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A posthumously released memoir from late actor Eric Dane, titled 'My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments,' reveals why he was let go from 'Grey's Anatomy' and recounts his early ALS symptoms and past addiction struggles, with excerpts published Sunday, October 18. Dane wrote he felt 'expendable' after his exit from the long-running medical drama. The memoir also describes a frightening moment during his ALS battle when his daughter had to help save him from drowning after he realized he could no longer swim, and he recalled a 2008 relapse that left him physically depleted. The book arrives nearly nine months after Dane's death.