Watching Eric Dane Slowly Disappear on camera Felt Wrong

Last week I watched Last Words of Eric Dane on Netflix. He died from ALS earlier this year after being diagnosed in 2024, following episodes of weakness in his right hand. The documentary left me torn between feeling like I had watched something too intimate to be seen by outsiders - and strangely relieved that something raw and real still exists in a world overflowing with fillers, selfies and performative nonsense. But watching a human being slowly disappear while still alive - unable to intervene, unable to help, simply witnessing the process unfold in real time - left me deeply uneasy. It also left me ashamed.