{"id":45378,"date":"2026-04-09T04:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45378"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:11:08","slug":"eric-danes-als-advocacy-shown-in-doc-filmed-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45378","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane’s ALS Advocacy Shown in Doc Filmed Before Death"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Eric Dane<\/strong><\/a> not only battled ALS, but also advocated for others fighting the disease before his death.<\/p>\n

Dane\u2019s work as an ALS ambassador with the organization I AM ALS<\/a> is featured in the upcoming documentary Ring Every Bell<\/em>, which will be screened in Washington D.C. next month. The project follows Dane as he goes to D.C. to advocate for the reauthorization of the ACT for ALS bill. The legislation, which was passed in 2021 by President Joe Biden<\/strong>, establishes grant programs for neurodegenerative diseases. It is set to expire on September 30, 2026.<\/p>\n

In a clip from the upcoming short film, Dane sits down with Senator Lisa Murkowski<\/strong> and Representative Morgan Griffith<\/strong> to advocate for an extension of the bill ahead of its looming expiration date.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a bill that needs to get to the floor for reauthorization,\u201d Dane says in a preview from the doc. \u201cAnd then it needs to get fully funded because if it doesn\u2019t then people who are dependent on some of these investigational therapies no longer have access to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane is joined by fellow ALS patient and advocate Dan Tate, Jr<\/strong>. in the meeting, who also shares his positive experience using investigational therapies.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I went on that drug, I used to use a speaker and amplifier for my voice,\u201d Tate explains. \u201cSince I started that drug, I no longer use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane adds that while he has been lucky to receive top-of-the-line care, he wants all ALS patients to have the same access.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very fortunate to get great medical care and access to all of these investigational therapies, etc., which is why it\u2019s so important to me that this bill gets pushed through because it gives access to people who wouldn\u2019t normally have access,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

According to Ring Every Bell<\/em>\u2019s press release, Dane traveled to Capitol Hill \u201cmultiple times\u201d in 2025 to support the renewal of ACT For ALS. The actor also partnered with the nonprofit I AM ALS for the Push for Progress initiative.<\/p>\n

Last year, Dane revealed that he was diagnosed with ALS, which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord and has no cure.<\/p>\n

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