Watch: Eric Dane Vows to Fight "Until the Last Breath" Amid ALS BattleEric Dane's struggles with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused him to miss out TV's biggest night. The actor explained his last-minute absence at September's Emmys 2025, sharing that he wasn't able to present an award with Grey's Anatomy costar Jesse Williams as initially scheduled because he was in the hospital receiving treatment. "ALS is a nasty disease," he said of the neurodegenerative disorder-commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease-in an interview with The Washington Post published Oct. 2. "So I was in the hospital during the Emmys getting stitches put in my head." Because of that, Eric shared, "I missed an opportunity I was really looking forward to." "It would have been great to see Jesse and get reunited with some of my peers, and to be able to present in front of my colleagues I thought would have a been special moment," the 52-year-old continued. "I was a really upset about it, but you know, there was nothing I could do about it." Still, Jesse had Eric on his mind at the ceremony, where he handed out the prize for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series to Slow Horses' Adam Randall solo.readEric Dane Vows to Fight "Until the Last Breath" Amid ALS Battle"We had a really great run," Jesse told Live From E!: 2025 Emmys of his and Eric's time on Grey's Anatomy. "We had a great following, and I loved working with him." The 44-year-old added, "On and off screen, that's my brother." Eric also knows that he can rely on wife Rebecca Gayheart as well as their two daughters-Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13-during challenging times.
Todd Williamson/January Images/Shutterstock"I call Rebecca," he told Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer in June. "I talk to her every day. We have managed to become better friends and better parents, and she is probably my biggest champion and my most stalwart supporter, and I lean on her." And while his battle with ALS can be debilitating at times, Eric doesn't plan on slowing down his career one bit. As he put it to E! News earlier this year, "I'm going to ride this till the wheels fall off." "My spirit is always pretty buoyant," the Countdown star added, "so at the end of the day, that's all that matters." For more celebs speaking out about their health struggles, read on.
Jason Mendez/Getty ImagesNikki Garcia's Breast Implant InjuryThe Total Bellas alum revealed that one of her breast implants shifted after an elbow slam from fellow WWE star Piper Niven during a July 2025 wrestling match. "It's OK," she told sister Bella Garcia at the time. "We're going to get it fixed one day. I told the doctor, I go, 'Newly divorced, so the minute the boots are hung up, I'm going to come back to you and we're going to make these girls look real good, because these girls are going to get some action in the future and that can't look like that.'"Jason LaVeris/WireImageLupita Nyong'o's Uterine FibroidsThe 12 Years a Slave star was diagnosed with uterine fibroids-non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus-in 2014, the same year she won an Oscar for performance in the movie. However, it wasn't until 2025 when she disclosed her diagnosis, writing on Instagram that she had been "suffering in silence" for more than a decade. "When we reach puberty, we're taught periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman," she shared. "We're struggling alone with something that affects us most." Instagram/Suki WaterhouseSuki Waterhouse's HerniaIn July 2025, the Daisy Jones & The Six star shared that she had been hospitalized due to a hernia-a gap in the muscular wall that's commonly found in the abdomen or groin area-caused by wearing tight pants. "'Suki you never tweet anymore,'" she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I've been too scared to tell you?"Paul Zimmerman/ShutterstockBrian Austin Green's Perforated AppendixThe Beverly Hills, 90210 alum revealed in April 2025 that he was recovering from surgery after his appendix nearly burst. "Last week, I started feeling some pain in my stomach," Brian said in an Instagram video at the time. "I ended up going to the emergency room, and I had a perforated appendix. Not quite burst, but just before." He added, "I'm on the road to recovery. It's not an easy process. This is my first major surgery."Steph Chambers/NWSL via Getty ImagesSavannah DeMelo Suffers "Medical Emergency" Mid-GameThe Racing Louisville midfielder collapsed just a few minutes into her soccer team's Sept. 14 match against Seattle Reign at Lumen Field in Seatle. The United States Women's National Team player could be seen slowly sitting down on the field with a teammate by her side, per Reuters, as the referee called for trainers to check her out. She collapsed seconds later. "Savannah received immediate on-field care from medical personnel and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation," the Natio