Christina Applegate MS

Christina Applegate talked to The New York Times about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis while filming the final season of her Netflix series "Dead to ...

Applegate calls filming the final season of "Dead To Me," which premieres Nov. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. She credits her co-star and close friend Linda Cardellini for being supportive on the show's set. I’m pissed," she said. “But who was I to know?” The show stopped production for about five months so the actor could begin treatment.

Dead to Me star Christina Applegate talks about the show taking a five-month hiatus after her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and making adjustments to work on ...

I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me,” she explained. But hopefully, people can get past it and just enjoy the ride and say goodbye to these two girls.” She just wanted the opportunity to send off these characters. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’” The stairs on her trailer created complications, and she shifted to using a wheelchair to take her to set. Cohn held up her legs as she filmed, and in others, she entered rooms with doors onscreen first, so she could lean on them to help her stand. “This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” she told the Times about promoting the show’s final season. “So I needed that time.” “I had an obligation to Liz and to Linda, to our story,” she said of her decision to finish out the series. We don’t need to finish it. I can’t walk without a cane. “I put on 40 pounds.

The 'Dead to Me' star shared in a new interview that she has to walk with a cane and 'put on 40 pounds' as a result of her diagnosis.

In the interview, which she said marked the first time anyone has seen her physical state following her diagnosis, Applegate shared that she "put on 40 pounds" and she has to walk with the support of a cane. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’” [shared a photo of her walking sticks](https://www.etonline.com/christina-applegate-shares-look-at-her-walking-sticks-ahead-of-first-public-event-since-ms) as she prepares to do press for the final season launch of Dead to Me, which drops Nov. "Fine, don't get past it, then. There were instances where one of the crew members, who was also a close friend, would sometimes hold up her legs off-screen. I'm sure that people are going to be, like, 'I can't get past it,'" she theorized. "I had an obligation to Liz and to Linda, to our story,” Applegate explained. [filming the final season](https://www.etonline.com/netflix-reveals-dead-to-me-final-season-premiere-date-watch-the-teaser-191489) of Netflix's [Dead to Me](https://www.etonline.com/people/christina-applegate). I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. But who was I to know?" Applegate publicly [revealed her diagnosis](https://www.etonline.com/christina-applegate-says-she-was-diagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis-a-few-months-ago-170228) on Aug. "I wish I had paid attention.

Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, wanted to finish filming 'Dead to Me' while battling her disease — details.

The Cruel Intentions actress, also 50, went public with [her MS diagnosis](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/selma-blair-shares-poignant-post-about-multiple-sclerosis/) in October 2018 and recently had to pull out of this season of Dancing With the Stars due to health complications. [she had been diagnosed with MS](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/christina-applegate-announces-multiple-sclerosis-diagnosis/) in August 2021. “I had an MRI on my knee, and the doctor was like, ‘Ugh, if you can choreograph it in the pool or do something, you know, not weight-bearing.'” According to the [National MS Society](https://www.nationalmssociety.org), the disease affects the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. The Samantha Who? And that’s what I do. [Linda [Cardellini]](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/linda-cardellini/), to our story. with Children](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/katey-sagal-talks-possible-married-with-children-spinoff/) star added, “As one of my friends that has MS said ‘We wake up and take the indicated action’. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. “It’s been a strange journey. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’” The Anchorman star, however, admitted that while the pause was difficult, it was also vital.

The actor said she told the "powers that be" that "we're going to do it on my terms."

I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that.” “I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. “It’s been a tough road. “This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” Applegate said of her presence in the show’s third and final season, which arrives Nov. “I put on 40 pounds; I can’t walk without a cane. So I needed that time.”

'There is no better': Christina Applegate, 50, reflects on 40-POUND weight gain and her devastating decline in mobility following MS diagnosis - and why she was ...

The Vacation actress also has the loving support of her Dutch bassist husband, Martyn LeNoble, 53, whom she said 'I do' to nearly ten years ago in 2013. A person is usually diagnosed in their 20s and 30s. They have one daughter, Sadie, who was welcomed to the world in 2011; Pictured 2016 in Hollywood Ultimately taking the break was 'good' for her: 'I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. Aware: 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. - She is gearing up to promote the Netflix show, and noted: 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. 'If people hate it, if people love it, if all they can concentrate on is, "Ooh, look at the cripple," that’s not up to me. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition,' Christina had explained at the time. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms." 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. I put on 40 pounds; I can't walk without a cane.

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that disrupts communication between the brain and the body. Applegate currently walks with a cane. The article ...

“If people hate it, if people love it, if all they can concentrate on is, ‘Ooh, look at the cripple,’ that’s not up to me,” she says. “I’m sure that people are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’ Fine, don’t get past it, then. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.” She hopes viewers look beyond her diagnosis and give the series the send-off it deserves. Her MS isn’t visible in the series, but some days she couldn’t work, and other days she had to arrive on set in a wheelchair. The article details that Applegate prides herself on self-sufficiency, and would never ask any of the crew to do anything for her she could do herself.

Christina Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the filming of the third and final season of 'Dead to Me' back in 2021 and although there ...

“If people hate it, if people love it, if all they can concentrate on is, ‘Ooh, look at the cripple,’ that’s not up to me,” she said. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms,'” she added. The Jesse alum said that she “had an obligation” to her co-star Linda Cardellini and the show’s creator Liz Feldman to continue the show. But hopefully, people can get past it and just enjoy the ride and say goodbye to these two girls.” I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. The [Netflix](https://deadline.com/tag/netflix/) show took a pause for about five months and the star is now recalling how she felt during that time.

Christina Applegate said she is "pissed" and "never going to accept" her MS diagnosis while reflecting on her 40-pound weight gain and cane usage.

And I have MS,” she “It’s been a strange journey,” she added at the time. Unless some a–hole blocks it.” I turned 50 today. [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/11/02/migos-label-slams-senseless-violence-after-takeoffs-death/) [ told the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/arts/television/christina-applegate-dead-to-me.html) on Monday of the upcoming third and final season of “Dead to Me.”

Christina Applegate is opening up about the early physical symptoms in her body that led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Applegate calls filming the final season of “Dead To Me,” which premieres Nov. Walking sticks are now part of my new normal,” she wrote alongside the pic. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. “But who was I to know?” The former “Married ... “Acceptance?

Christina Applegate is opening up about her struggles with multiple sclerosis, ahead of her first appearance on the big screen ... revealing she put on 40 ...

She continued, "It's been a tough road. At the time she said, "It's been a strange journey. Christina said she had been struggling to accept the weight gain and her impaired mobility ... with Children" star got candid with the New York Times ... and was forced to accept a new normal. The "Married...