Rebecca Gayheart is reflecting on a profound moment she shared with Eric Dane at the end of his life. In an interview with Variety published on Wednesday, the grieving widow opened up about the difficult demise of Eric, who went public with his ALS diagnosis in April 2025. The progressive, neurodegenerative disease "affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord" and often "affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe," according to the Mayo Clinic.