Eric Dane isn’t giving up amid his battle with ALS.
The actor was spotted in a motorized wheelchair at an airport in Washington, DC, this week and shared a message to a paparazzo who asked him what he wanted to say to his concerned fans.
“Keep the faith, man,” Dane replied in a stilted voice in footage obtained by the Daily Mail.
The “Euphoria” star also responded “thank you, brother,” when he was told that the country was wishing him the best.
Dane, who wore a black jacket and pants with white Nike sneakers, was pushed out of the airport with the help of an aide.
The 52-year-old father of two is putting on a brave face amid the progression of his terminal disease, a source told the outlet.
“He wants to enjoy what he has now because he now knows with his full heart that tomorrow isn’t promised,” the source said.
“He wants to live life and he doesn’t want people grieving him or for him while he is going through this terrible disease, he just wants the people in his life to be present and as happy as they can be, he wants to always surround himself with positivity, that is a major thing that is driving him nowadays,” the source added.
Dane’s wife, Rebecca Gayheart, recently talked about how the disease has affected their daughters: Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13.
“I mean, it’s heartbreaking,” Gayheart told People in comments published Saturday. “My girls are really suffering, and we’re just trying to get through it. It’s a tough time.”
“We have some professional therapists who are helping us, and we’re just trying to have some hope and do it with dignity, grace and love,” she continued.
Earlier this month, Dane appeared in a campaign video for the I AM ALS organization to promote accelerating research for the neurodegenerative disease.
The progression for the disease was noticeable as he spoke slowly and occasionally slurred his words. His arms also appeared to twitch uncontrollably at times.
In June, Dane said he was “worried” about losing function in his legs after losing all function in his right arm while speaking with Diane Sawyer for “Good Morning America.”
Dane shared that he expected that he only had “a few more months” before his left arm and hand gave out as well.
“It’s sobering,” he said.