Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn praises Eric Dane’s ALS fight while recalling her own painful loss

Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic skier, praised actor Eric Dane on Monday, September 15, 2025, after he announced he is working with I AM ALS to help people with ALS. Eric Dane, 52, shared a video saying he wants to raise awareness and support for research.

Lindsey Vonn wrote under his video: “Thank you for raising awareness. You are showing great strength. My mother would thank you.” Vonn lost her mother to ALS in 2022. Dane has been open about living with ALS since April.

Lindsey Vonn supports Eric Dane’s ALS partnership

Eric Dane revealed in a video on September 15, 2025, that he has joined I AM ALS, a nonprofit group. He talked about the Push for Progress campaign.

This campaign wants to raise $1 billion in three years for ALS research and treatment.

After seeing the video, Lindsey Vonn left a message under his post. She is 40 years old. She wrote: “Thank you for raising awareness. You are showing great strength. My mother would thank you.” Vonn’s mother, Lindy Anne Lund, was diagnosed with ALS in 2021 and died in 2022.

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Eric Dane urges more action and shows his struggles

Eric Dane spoke in the video about living with ALS. He said this disease is progressive—that means it gets worse over time. He has lost some motor functions. He asked people and leaders to support bills like the Act for ALS. That’s a law that helps many patients get care and research. Dane says many people with ALS need better care. He wants faster progress toward treatment. Lindsey Vonn’s message shows how many are watching, and are moved. Her words connect her own loss with Dane’s work.