While admitting that she is 'sad all the time' after the diagnosis, the 'Dead to Me' star promotes friend and fellow MS sufferer Selma Blair's new documentary detailing her battle with the disease.
- Oct 29, 2021
AceShowbiz - "Dead to Me" star Christina Applegate is "sad all the time" after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis this summer (August 2021) but she's trying to turn herself into a fighter.
The actress took to Twitter on Wednesday, October 27 to urge her followers to tune into pal and fellow MS sufferer Selma Blair's new documentary detailing her battle with the disease of the nervous system - and admitted she's not yet as "strong" as her friend.
When a follower commented on the supportive post, "You and Selma are good strong women," Christina replied, "I'm not a strong woman. I'm a person with MS. I'm sad about it all the time. But I hope one day I will be a fighter."
"Being technically disabled is what it is. I didn't know what MS was before I had it. My life is changed forever. But my girl Selma Blair documented the first year. Which is hard. Please watch her documentary. Introducing Selma Blair. An intimate look inside a person with MS," she tweeted before conversing with followers about the debilitating condition.
To a man who shared that his wife had recently been diagnosed, she wrote, "Aaron these first few months will be confusing. Please get a good neurologist and make sure she starts a treatment right away. It's imperative. That way she will live a long life. Maybe no marathons for a minute. But it can be done. That's what I tell myself as i walk the stairs."
She also shared advice to "hydrate, rest, stay out of the heat," adding, "Look, I just found out. I cry so much and eat burritos. But I'm learning what makes us flare (up)."
Christina previously shared the news of her diagnosis on Twitter, penning, "Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It's been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It's been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going..."
