The American actress Selma Blair, known for her role in Hellboy or Sex Intentions, announced on Instagram that she had multiple sclerosis.

The American actress Selma Blair, 46, revealed this Saturday on Instagram suffering from multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease of the nervous system.

The star of "The Revenge of a Blonde" and "Sex Intentions" announced that her illness was diagnosed in August but she felt the symptoms "for years" .

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I was in this wardrobe fitting two days ago. And I am in deepest gratitude. So deep, it is, I have decided to share. The brilliant costume #Allisaswanson not only designs the pieces #harperglass will wear it on this new #Netflix show, but she will be careful, my legs in my pants, my pants to steady myself. I have #multiplesclerosis. I am in an exacerbation. Netflix, I have a job. A wonderful job. I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps. But we are doing it. And I laugh and I do not know exactly what I will do exactly. Since my diagnosis at ten pm on the night of August 16, especially @jaime_king @sarahmgellar @realfreddieprinze@tarasubkoff @ noah.d.newman. My producers #noreenhalpern who assured me that everyone has something. #chrisregina #aaronmartin and every crew member ... thank you. I am in the thick of it but I hope to give some hope to others. And even to myself. You can not get help unless you ask. It can be overwhelming in the beginning. You want to sleep. You always want to sleep. So I do not have answers. You see, I want to sleep. But I am a forthcoming person and I want my life to be full somehow. I want to play with my son again. I want to walk down the street and ride my horse. I have MS and I am ok. But if you see me, you'll be able to pick me up. It takes a whole day for me alone. Thank you and we are all good times among the challenges. And the biggest thanks to @elizberkley who forced me to see her brother #drjasonberkley who gave me this diagnosis after finding the lesions on that mri. I have had symptoms for a long time. I thought it was a bad day. I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least. And I am connected to at least know. And share. my instagram family ... you know who you are.

A publication shared by Selma Blair (@selmablair) on Oct. 20, 2018 at 11:23 PDT

"I am disabled. I happen to fall. I drop objects. My memory is foggy, " says the actress, who turns in the series of science fiction Netflix" Another Life ", expressing gratitude to the particular costume designer Alissa Swanson, who helps her get dressed.

"Give hope to others"

"I hope to give hope to others," added the actress, who says she experiences great physical fatigue. "I want to play with my son again. I want to walk in the street and ride horses. I have multiple sclerosis and I'm fine. But if you see me throwing stuff on the street, do not hesitate to help me pick them up, " she wrote.

Multiple sclerosis, which affects more than two million people worldwide, mostly women, causes a disruption of the immune system, which attacks myelin, the protective sheath of nerve fibers, and causes symptoms such as weakness muscle, disorders of balance, vision, language, paralysis. In the more or less long term, an irreversible disability can set in.