Eric Dane shares update on his ALS diagnosis

CNN Actor Eric Dane is opening up about living with ALS In his first television interview since revealing he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS also known as Lou Gehrig s Sickness Dane recalled the clues that led to discovering his identification about a year and a half ago I started experiencing a few weakness in my right hand Dane explained Good Morning America I didn t really think anything of it at the time I thought maybe I had been texting too much or my hand was fatigued A meager weeks later I noticed it had gotten a little worse so I went and saw a hand specialist who sent me to another hand specialist I went and saw a neurologist who sent me to another neurologist who commented this is way above my pay grade ALS progressively affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make the muscles of both the upper and lower body work according to the ALS Association a non-profit organization which works to research the syndrome and offer information to people living with it There is presently no known cure I will never forget those three letters It s on me the second I wake up Dane described ABC Dane disclosed his right arm and hand have entirely stopped working I feel like maybe a couple scant more months and I won t have my left hand functioning either Dane mentioned adding that he s worried about the eventual loss of his leg mobility he described as sobering Dane rose to fame as the handsome Dr Mark McSteamy Sloan on Grey s Anatomy from His credits also include film roles in movies like Bad Boys Ride or Die More of late Dane plays Cal Jacobs the troubled father to Jacob Elordi s character in the HBO drama Euphoria Dane shares two teen daughters with actress Rebecca Gayheart They married in and though they separated for a time remain close I talk to her every day Dane stated of Gayheart We have managed to become better friends and better parents And she is supposedly my biggest champion and my preponderance stalwart supporter And I lean on her He reported he is focused on his family and continuing to work as long as he can At the end of the day just all I want to do is spend time with my family and work a little bit if I can he noted later adding I don t think this is the end of my story I just don t feel like in my heart I don t feel like this is the end of me