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Christina Applegate's MS Fight: Hollywood Rallies

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Christina Applegate, a 54-year-old Emmy winner, has been battling MS for five years and recently experienced a severe flare-up, leading to hospitalization. Her Hollywood friends, including Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart, Ed ONeill, and Katey Sagal, have shown support through messages, visits, and offers of help. Applegate, who previously beat breast cancer, is focusing on recovery and sharing her progress on Instagram. Despite the sudden onset, her outlook is improving, and her circle is rallying around her.

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Christina Applegate's MS Fight: Hollywood Rallies

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Christina Applegate's MS Fight: Hollywood Rallies. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 25th, Christina Applegate, the 54-year-old Emmy winner, just went through her worst multiple sclerosis flare-up, yet late last month. She's been hospitalized for almost a full month now, dealing with numbness, weakness, and major mobility issues that come with the disease. This hit hard after five years of battling MS, leaving her mostly bedbound for the last two. Friends from across her decades in Hollywood didn't waste time reaching out with messages, flowers, and visits. Bill Farrell from Anchorman, Linda Cardellini from Dead To Me, Jean Smart from Samantha Who, and her married with children TV parents, Ed O'Neill, and Katie Segal all stepped up fast. These co-stars shared love and support, making sure to tell her how much she means to them. O'Neill, who stayed super close like family, texted right away offering help and saying he's there for anything. Segal's been checking in constantly, worried, but hopeful. Bill Gates no stranger to health fights. She beat breast cancer back in 2008, with a double mastectomy, and now advocates for early.

Testing On Instagram Monday, she shared she's focusing on recovery, posting her memoir, and saying she's getting stronger every day with less dizziness, and nausea. Sources close to her say this, flare-up felt sudden since she kept it private at first, but the outlook's improving. Our circles rallying around this vibrant fighter reminded how precious time is amid her ongoing battle. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update, AI powered and always trending.

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