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    Eric Dane will open up about his ALS battle and his career in a new memoir

    The 53-year-old actor went public with his diagnosis of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) - a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and causes loss of muscle control - earlier this year, and he is keen to "capture the moments that shaped" him in new autobiography Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments.


    The Grey's Anatomy star said in a statement: "I wake up every morning, and I'm immediately reminded that this is real - this illness, this challenge and that's exactly why I'm writing this book.
    "I want to capture the moments that shaped me - the beautiful days, the hard ones, the ones I never took for granted - so that if nothing else, people who read it will remember what it means to live with heart."
    Eric - who has two daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13 - hopes that some will "find meaning in their own days" thanks to his upcoming tome.
    He added: "If sharing this helps someone find meaning in their own days, then my story is worth telling."
    Eric's memoir will be available in 2026, but a specific date is yet to be revealed.
    It will be published by Maria Shriver's The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
    Shriver said in a statement: "Eric wants to give his daughters and family something to be proud of, and this book will not only make them proud, but it will also help people understand what ALS is and isn’t, what happens to someone when they get it, and how we can all be compassionate partners to people suffering with neurological conditions such as this."
    Earlier this month, Euphoria star Eric insisted he has "no reason not to be in a good spirit" as he battles ALS.
    Speaking on a virtual panel to raise awareness of ALS, he explained: "I have no reason to be in a good spirit at any time, on any given day, I don't think anybody would blame me if I went upstairs in my bedroom, crawled under the sheets, and spent the next two weeks crying.
    "And I was a little bit pleasantly surprised when I realised that I wasn't built like that, because I thought for sure that was gonna be me."

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