Eric Dane’s final ALS mission: moving awareness and funding toward a cure
Eric Dane, best known as Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. McSteamy, died at 53 after an ALS diagnosis. In his final months he actively campaigned to raise awareness and funds for ALS research, launching a three-year push to boost federal funding, joining Target ALS’s board, and helping campaigns surpass targets, underscoring the urgent need to move the needle on this incurable disease.