Christina Applegate's MS Battle: Picnic Plots & Resilience

0:00It's March 23rd, I'm Cory with the story. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Christina Applegate, the 54-year-old actress and mom to 15-year-old Sadie, opened up about her multiple sclerosis battle on a recent NPR podcast. Diagnosed in 2021, she's facing the disease's uncertainty, head on by buying burial plots for herself and two family members. She even plans to visit the spot for a picnic and pick out a shady tree for visitors. She's shared how the condition keeps her mostly bedridden with constant pain, but she pushes through for small routines like driving Sadie to school. That's her favorite alone time with her daughter, even if it means rushing home to rest right after. Applegate worries most about leaving her kid behind too soon, which hits her heart emotionally. She copes with dark humor, joking about her symptoms at award shows and turning canes into her new normal. Friends like Selma Blair, who has MS2, encouraged her to get tested early on.

1:02Her symptoms started six or seven years before the official diagnosis, with legs buckling on the set of dead to me. By the final season, she needed a wheelchair to get around. She's candid about the 30 brain lesions causing eye pain and isolation, but insists it's no silver lining. While dead to me might be her last on-screen role, Applegate stays connected through podcasts and social media, keeping fans updated on her resilient, fight against MS.