Eric Dane's posthumous memoir My Book of Days chronicles his battle with ALS prior to his tragic passing back in February.
And, per E! News, the Grey's Anatomy star opened up in the memoir about the one symptom that he missed prior to his diagnosis.
It's something that most people would also dismiss as something not so serious. He explained that his very first symptom appeared out of nowhere whilst he was eating a meal with his family.
"I'm eating sushi with my kids," he recalled, "and suddenly I can't work the chopsticks with my right hand." He added that the incident, which happened in January 2024, made his "fingers feel numb".
At the time, the Grey's Anatomy star tried to "shake it off." Who wouldn't? He remembered blaming it on his bad habit of "probably texting too much".
But then, tragically, it happened again. "Three weeks later, it happens again, only worse," he recalled. "I can't grip the chopsticks at all." Following that revelation, it took a whole nine-month period of "searching for answers" to find out the truth.
And, in April of 2025, he publicly announced his diagnosis with ALS. "I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter," he explained at the time.
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The 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Also Revealed Another Tragic Story
The Grey's Anatomy star's memoir also revealed one harrowing incident that happened after he was diagnosed.
We reported on that terrifying account when it was made public. He had been on vacation in the Bahamas, alongside his daughter Georgia and her friend.
He'd jumped into the ocean from a boat. "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.'"
Once he'd been helped to safety by his daughter, he called his estranged wife, Rebecca Gayheart. The Grey's Anatomy star explained, "'I can't swim, Rebecca,' I say. 'I can't swim'. "
"She explodes into tears and I weep with her. We cry together. Finally, the tears slow, become reduced to gasps, and when we're both cried out, Rebecca says, 'I was afraid of this day. I knew it would come. I've been dreading it.'"
May he rest in peace.
