Eric Dane, back in 2022. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Eric Dane is out there fighting for others after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in April.

The “Euphoria” star traveled to Washington, DC, this week before the government shutdown with the nonprofit I AM ALS, to advocate for further research and assistance in neurodegenerative diseases

The Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act was passed in 2021. It provided five years of funding for research and also allowed early access to treatments for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The legislation will expire in 2026.

Dane met with US House of Representatives member Eric Swalwell of California, where he said the specifics of ALS make it “the last thing they want to diagnose anybody with.”

“So oft

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