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is set to be released on Nov. 3, with the late actor having made “the deliberate decision” to finish the book after being diagnosed with ALS in 2023. According to a Thursday press release, Penguin Random House announced that Dane “wanted his daughters and readers to have these words.
Publishing it as planned allows him to continue speaking, in his own voice, with the clarity and courage that defined him.”Eric Dane was working on the memoir, “My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments,” seen above, up until his death on Feb. 19.Dane, seen on the Netflix show “Famous Last Words,” “wanted his family to know how much he loved them,” according to Maria Shriver, whose imprint, The Open Field, is publishing the book.at age 53 on Feb. 19 after a 10-month battle with the neurodegenerative disease, chose her team to release the memoir. “He told me he wanted his family to know how much he loved them and he wanted to leave them a story they could be proud of,” Shriver, 70, added. Dane told the publishing house before his death: “I wake up every morning, and I’m immediately reminded that this is real — this illness, this challenge — and that’s exactly why I’m writing this book.” “I want to capture the moments that shaped me — the beautiful days, the hard ones, the ones I never took for granted — so that if nothing else, people who read it will remember what it means to live with heart,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” star continued. “If sharing this helps someone find meaning in their own days, then my story is worth telling.”According to Dane, seen above on “Grey’s Anatomy,” he wrote the book “to capture the moments that shaped me.”A lot of what Dane was writing was for his daughters, Billie and Georgia, seen with their dad above in 2024.‘ captures everything from the grind of his early years in Hollywood and the hard-won peace of sobriety to the profound clarity that came with his ALS diagnosis.” Dane had a “newfound perspective” after being diagnosed with the disease: “Our days are all we truly have.” In his book, the “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” star also took time to reflect on life after he was gone, sharing thoughts meant for his daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14.In the interview, which was released after he passed, the “Euphoria” actor addressed the teenagers, noting: “Fight with every ounce of your being and with dignity. When you face challenges, health or otherwise, fight.”Dane, seen with his girls above, shared a heartbreaking final message to the teens, which aired on Netflix after his death.Dane, who shared his girls with ex Rebecca Gayheart, said to Billie and Georgia: “You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words.”“Never give up. Fight until your last breath. This disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit,” Dane detailed. “I hope I’ve demonstrated that you can face anything. You can face the end of your days. You can face hell with dignity. Fight girls, and hold your heads high.” Through tears, he expressed, “Billie and Georgia, you are my heart. You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words.”After the star — seen here in a candid shot — passed away, friends set up a GoFundMe for his daughters. The actress continued to show up for Dane throughout his ALS battle and later explained that she made the move in order to “As his illness progressed far more quickly than anyone could have imagined, Eric’s friends have come together to create this GoFundMe to support his girls and their future needs.“I tested the new and improved Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream, billed as ‘a facelift in a jar’Britney Spears arrested for DUI in CaliforniaElisabeth Hasselbeck Stuns ‘The View’ Audience As She Calls Democrats “The Party of Masks”: “You Guys Forced Masks On Everybody in the United States” ‘Traitors’ star Maura Higgins on how Rob Rausch pulled off his big Birkin apology — with an assist from Lisa RinnaEric Dane was working on the memoir,"My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments," seen above, up until his death on Feb. 19.Dane, seen on the Netflix show"Famous Last Words,""wanted his family to know how much he loved them," according to Maria Shriver, whose imprint, The Open Field, is publishing the book.A lot of what Dane was writing was for his daughters, Billie and Georgia, seen with their dad above in 2024.Dane, seen with his girls above, shared a heartbreaking final message to the teens, which aired on Netflix after his death.Dane, who shared his girls with ex Rebecca Gayheart, said to Billie and Georgia:"You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words."
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