Eric Dane Reveals He Only Has ‘1 Functioning Arm’ & His Daughter Had To Rescue Him In The Ocean Amid ALS Battle

Eric Dane is coming to terms with his new reality.

The Grey’s Anatomy star sat down with Good Morning America for an interview released on Monday and opened up about how his ALS diagnosis is slowly taking over his body. Recalling when he first began noticing symptoms, he told Diane Sawyer:

“I started experiencing some weakness in my right hand. And I didn’t really think anything of it at the time, I thought maybe I’d been texting too much and my hand was fatigued. A few weeks later, I noticed it’d gotten a little worse. I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist. I went and saw a neurologist, and the neurologist sent me to another neurologist and said, ‘This is way above my pay grade.’”

Nine months after that, he received the world-shattering news:

“I will never forget those three letters, [ALS]. It’s on me the second I wake up. It’s not a dream.”

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And now as the neurodegenerative disease slowly takes hold of him, he’s heartbreakingly left with only one functioning arm:

“I have one functioning arm … My left side is functioning. My right side, [which is my dominant side], has completely stopped working. [My left arm] is going. I feel like maybe a couple, a few more months and I won’t have my left … I’m worried about my legs.”

That is absolutely terrifying. We can’t even begin to imagine what he’s going through…

Elsewhere in the interview, the 52-year-old recalled going on a boat trip with his daughter Georgia a few months ago when things went horribly wrong:

“​​When I jumped into the ocean that day and realized I couldn’t swim and generate enough power to get myself back to the boat. I thought, ‘Oh God.’ And I realized in that moment I’m not safe in the water anymore.”

Eric Dane's daughter rescued him from the ocean amid ALS battle
(c) MEGA/WENN

But thanks to his 13-year-old (above, right), he’s still with us today:

“[My daughter] dragged me back to the boat. I was breaking down in tears. So I made sure she got back in the water with her friend and continued on with the snorkeling with the guide. But I was just heartbroken.”

What a devastating feeling. Ugh. There are just no words. But what an incredible little girl for rescuing her father!

Eric also shares 15-year-old daughter Billie (above, left) with wife Rebecca Gayheart.

We wish Eric and his loved ones nothing but health and strength amid his debilitating battle. You can see more from his interview (below):

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