‘Better Call Saul’ actor Russell Andrews, 64, reveals devastating ALS diagnosis

Actor Russell Andrews announced he has been diagnosed pinch amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

“I americium a personification surviving pinch ALS,” nan “Better Call Saul” character revealed alongside his fiancée, Erica Tazel, connected CNN’s “The Story Is pinch Elex Michaelson” on Saturday.

“I was diagnosed successful nan precocious autumn of past year,” he added of nan tense strategy disease, which affects nervus cells successful nan encephalon and spinal cord, per Mayo Clinic.

Andrews, 64, said he and Tazel recovered a awesome organization wrong nan nonprofit ALS Network.

“And it’s been humbling but there’s … Elex, there’s besides thing successful nan truth that I walked into a family of very caring group I did not cognize a twelvemonth agone — nan cliché family, but they person not fto america miss a measurement successful position of care, nan attention, nan consciousness and nan expertise to get maine present today,” nan “Straight Outta Compton” prima added.

Andrews said he began noticing symptoms during nan COVID-19 pandemic but he initially thought he was suffering from a stroke.

“It was a stressful time. We didn’t activity for 3 years, about, and past we had nan back-to-back strikes and truthful a batch was going on,” he said, referring to nan 2023 actors’ strike.

“I was not capable to do things that I usually do. I was dropping cups and glasses astatine night. It felt for illustration things were moving up and down my limb astatine different times and it was nan nerves,” Andrews recalled, adding that he would besides consciousness occasional “twitches.”

Tazel said she noticed thing was incorrect erstwhile it took her fiancé longer to cleanable nan pool.

“The measurement he walked, location was conscionable nan subtle small things for illustration that and I had questions. I was like, ‘Something is decidedly wrong,'” nan “Justified” actress, 49, shared.

Andrews said he temporarily mislaid his security during nan onslaught but erstwhile he was covered again, he instantly went to spot a doctor.

“Within 15 minutes, nan superior attraction [physician] said she would for illustration maine to spot a neurologist,” he remembered. “One point led to another.”

Despite location being nary cure for Andrews’ diagnosis, Tazel — who has go nan actor’s caretaker — is still consenting to speech vows.

“[There] was not a sigh of relief, but immoderate knowing of what was happening. And I looked astatine him crossed nan room and I said, ‘At slightest now we cognize what it is, and I still want to beryllium your wife,'” she recalled.