Christina Applegate reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Christina Applegate has revealed she is now suffering with another devastating disease.

US actress Christina Applegate has revealed she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis .

The 49-year-old Anchorman actress took to Twitter to reveal the news to her fans.

“Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS,” Christina tweeted.

She added, “It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some asshole blocks it.”

Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some asshole blocks it.

— christina applegate (@1capplegate) August 10, 2021

According to MS Australia, multiple sclerosis is “a condition of the central nervous system, interfering with nerve impulses within the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. It is characterised by sclerosis, a Greek word meaning scars.”

“These scars occur within the central nervous system and depending on where they develop, manifest into various symptoms.”

While Applegate didn’t detail the severity of her symptoms, multiple sclerosis can cause vision loss, pain, fatigue and impaired coordination.

It’s not the first health battle Applegate has faced. In 2008 she had breast cancer and underwent surgery to have a double mastectomy.

Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with MS. Picture: AFP

She wrote her battle with breast cancer into her hit Netflix show Dead to Me.

“It’s such a personal choice,” she previously told USA Today. “I don’t know what anyone’s going to take away from that moment or scene, except for ‘Wow, I felt that way, too, and I’m going to be OK’. Because you will. It’s OK to admit that you feel that way.”

Other stars who have been open about living with MS include Selma Blair, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and Jack Osbourne.

As one of my friends that has MS said “ we wake up and take the indicated action”. And that’s what I do. So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo

— christina applegate (@1capplegate) August 10, 2021

Christina and Selma both starred in the iconic movie The Sweetest Thing together in 2002.

Applegate rose to fame playing Kelly Bundy in Married With Children.

What is MS?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition of the central nervous system, interfering with nerve impulses within the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, according to MS Australia.

Scars occur within the central nervous system and depending on where they develop can manifest into various symptoms ranging from mild to severe.

MS affects over 25,600 in Australia and more than two million are diagnosed with the disease around the world.

On average, three times as many women have MS as men.

At this stage, there is still no known cure for MS but there are options to manage symptoms and slow its progression, including several drug treatments.