Christina Applegate's Raw MS Journey

0:00Here's more news from across the U.K. for February 26, brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable, online privacy. Links in the episode description. Christina Applegate, the 54-year-old actress famous for married with children, opened up about living with multiple sclerosis five years after. Her diagnosis. She now spends most days confined to bed because movement brings intense pain. Ahead of her new memoirs release, Applegate shared with People magazine that she pushes through to drive her 15-year-old daughter Sadie to. School each day. It's become her favorite routine, giving them precious one-on-one time. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder where the body attacks the protective layer around nerves, disrupting signals from the brain. This often leads to walking difficulties and, for some, leg paralysis. It mainly affects women and typically shortens life expectancy by five to ten years. Her book, You with the Sad Eyes, gets real about her Los Angeles childhood, watching her mother battle heroin addiction and abusive relationships.

1:04Applegate calls it raw and honest, not a feel-good tale, but one that might spark something in readers. She's no stranger to health fights, having had a double mastectomy for breast cancer back in 2008. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth. Applegate's story reminds us how personal battles shape us, even as she keeps sharing her truth.