# Eric Dane’s widow Rebecca Gayheart details first ALS symptom she noticed before his diagnosis

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/eric-danes-widow-rebecca-gayheart-details-first-als-symptom-she-noticed-before-his-diagnosis/
- Published: 2026-11-04T18:11:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T05:41:43+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/04/celebrity-news/rebecca-gayheart-details-first-als-symptom-she-noticed-before-eric-danes-diagnosis/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Gayheart noticed Dane’s headaches before his hand weakness.
- Dane traced his first symptom to trouble using chopsticks.
- His ALS diagnosis came after nine months of tests.

## Summary

Rebecca Gayheart says she first became concerned about Eric Dane when he began having headaches, months before he noticed weakness in his hand. The account adds to what is known about the early signs of his ALS, a progressive disease he was diagnosed with in 2024 and died from in February.

Dane recalled that his right hand tingled and went numb while he was trying to use chopsticks at dinner; within three weeks, he could no longer grip them. Doctors initially diagnosed multifocal motor neuropathy and treated him for it, but he did not improve. After further tests, including a lumbar puncture and brain scans, he received an ALS diagnosis nine months later. He and Gayheart, who have two daughters, had filed to dismiss their divorce in April 2025.

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