Christina Applegate's Raw MS Battle: 'Life Can Suck'

0:00On April 17th, Christina Applegate, the 53-year-old actress, has been open about her tough battle with multiple sclerosis since her diagnosis. Back in August 2021, the disease has hit her hard with brain lesions, constant pain, a double kidney infection, and serious mobility problems, leaving her mostly stuck in. Her bedroom these days, earlier symptoms showed up six or seven years before that, like her leg buckling on the set of dead to me, which she brushed off as fatigue at first. By the final season, she needed a wheelchair to get around, and she's been hospitalized more than 30 times from complications. She's coping with dark humor, joking about her condition at award shows and podcasts to keep from breaking down. Fans and friends see her raw honesty, especially after beating breast cancer, and she's grateful for pals like Summer Blair, who pushed her to get. Tested after her own MS diagnosis, Applegate says she's isolating right now to manage, feels angry about it all, and doubts she'll act on camera again. After dead to me. Still, she's promoting her memoir, with straight talk about how life can suck sometimes.

1:05Her spirits stay strong, turning pain into punchlines while facing whatever comes next. That's the story for today, entertainment and celebrity news. Today, driven by AI.