Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis
Emmy Award-winner Christina Applegate has announced that she has multiple sclerosis, describing her diagnosis as a "tough road."
The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in "Married... with Children" and "Dead to Me," said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed "a few months ago."
"It´s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition," wrote Applegate. "It´s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going." She added in a later post: "Now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing."
Multiple sclerosis - also known as MS - affects the nervous system and often results in progressive physical and cognitive decline.
More than 2.3 million people have a diagnosis of MS worldwide, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly 1 million people over the age of 18 live with a diagnosis of MS in the US, the nonprofit organization adds.
Applegate won her Emmy in 2003 for a guest spot on "Friends" and has a Tony Award nomination for the musical "Sweet Charity." Her films include "The Sweetest Thing," "Anchorman," "Hall Pass" and "Bad Moms."
FILE - Christina Applegate arrives at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 12, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. Applegate has announced that she has multiple sclerosis, describing her diagnosis as a "tough road." The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in "Married... with Children" and "Dead to Me," said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed "a few months ago." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
She has previously discussed her 2008 battle with breast cancer, after which she had a double mastectomy as well as her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
