Rebecca Gayheart wrote about her family's "anticipatory grief" just weeks before Eric Dane's death. In a personal essay for The Cut, published in December 2025, the 54-year-old said she tried to stay in the moment while worrying about their daughters losing their father. She said that nearly a week after Dane was diagnosed with ALS they told Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, aiming for transparency and honesty. News broke February 19 that Dane died at 53 following his ALS diagnosis, and his family
