It’s been a year and a half since Christina Applegate’s multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis was made public.
MS is a “potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord,” per the Mayo Clinic. MS can create “communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body” and “permanent damage or deterioration of the nerve fibers.”
Applegate is no stranger to health challenges. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and underwent a subsequent double mastectomy. The star also had her ovarian and fallopian tubes removed in 2017 to reduce the risk of a recurrence.
Since sharing her diagnosis in 2021, the actor has opened up about the many ways multiple sclerosis has affected her life. Read on to learn more about her MS journey.
Christina Applegate health update
The most recent time Applegate gave an update on her MS was in June 2023. Speaking to Variety, she said that her disease makes it hard to act, and she wasn’t sure how long she’d be able to continue doing so.
“We don’t know what my future as an actress is going to be,” she said. “How can I handle it? How can I go onto a set and call the shots of what I need as far as my boundaries, physically?”
The prior year, in November 2022, Applegate told Variety that she believes her role in “Dead to Me” could be her last acting job.
“I’m pretty convinced that this was it,” she said, adding that she still intends to be involved in the entertainment industry, whether that means producing projects or doing voiceover work.
In May 2023, Applegate gave a raw interview to Vanity Fair about her life with MS.
“With the disease of MS, it’s never a good day,” she said. “There are just certain things that people take for granted in their lives that I took for granted. Going down the stairs, carrying things — you can’t do that anymore. It f—— sucks. I…
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