Eric Dane made his final appearance less than three months before his death. Dane appeared on a virtual panel for IAMALS.org on December 2, 2025, and discussed the impacts of his diagnosis. "I have no reason to be in a good spirit at any time, on any given day," Dane said. "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." Dane went on to note that he was determined to continue his career in the industry. "I'm not about to concede my purpose for some disease. I just am not capable of doing that," he said.