Selma Blair
- Disease: Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Selma Blair is an American actress who starred in a lot of movies, such as Brown’s Requiem (1998), Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999–2000), Cruel Intentions (1999), Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002), to name a few. She also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
In October 2018, our actress posted on her Instagram page that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August. She also added that she thought all this time that she was suffering from an insignificant, minor illness, but now this serious chronic disease explains why she had many disabilities, such as occasional falls, foggy memory and dropping things. Blair uses a cane to carry out her daily activities and continues to post on social media about her general condition.
About this disease: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and is usually diagnosed in young adults, who are between 20 and 40 years old (however, the condition can be triggered at any time, at any age).
According to statistics, women are more likely to develop this disease than men. Unfortunately, the causes of this chronic illness are still unknown, but multiple sclerosis is considered an autoimmune disease. People who suffer from this disease don’t recover, but they can control the symptoms if they follow the right treatment.
The primary symptoms of multiple sclerosis include numbness or weakness, sensory loss, inability to control muscle movements (ataxia).
