If Selma Blair and Christina Applegate have known and appreciated each other for a long time, their friendship has been strengthened in the face of the ordeal of multiple sclerosis.
The two actresses suffer from it and help each other to improve their daily lives.
The Sex Intentions
star
announced her diagnosis in 2018 and was able to count on her sister in the most difficult psychological times.
“Christina supports me.
She's a strong person… She has a protective instinct.
If you need anything, she comes to you.
I had a hard time and she was like, 'I'm outside. Open the door,'" Selma Blair told Entertainment Tonight.
Solidarity
Christina Applegate was diagnosed later and announced it publicly last year.
The star of the series
Dead to Me
can count on his colleague to adapt his daily life.
Multiple sclerosis affects the brain and spinal cord and attacks the myelin whose role is to protect nerve fibers.
In particular, it causes walking difficulties, muscle contractions or relaxations and extreme fatigue.
No treatment exists to date.
Selma Blair having developed the disease earlier, she can guide her colleague.
“I'm more the type to offer him help, like with the canes and that kind of stuff, because I'm really good with everything that allows me to move around.
She is starting to master all that, ”added the actress, who notably participated in the American version of
Dancing With The Stars
this year .
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