Christina Applegate’s Team Responds to Reports of Hospitalization Amid MS Battle

Christina Applegate was diagnosed in 2021 and has been candid about her fight against the autoimmune disease, MS. Multiple sclerosis causes a “breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes, and other symptoms,” according to the Mayo Clinic. There is no cure. Symptoms can include numbness or tingling, slurred speech, electric shock sensations with certain neck movements, trouble walking or inability to walk, and partial or complete loss of vision, among others, according to the clinic.

Christina Applegate

Her rep has responded to reports that the actress has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since late March. The 54-year-old actress was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, in 2021. “She’s had a long history of complicated medical conditions that she has been refreshingly open about,” Applegate’s rep tells Entertainment Weekly.

Among the reports. Applegate’s rep declined to comment on whether Applegate was hospitalized or on her current medical status. “She’s had a long history of complicated medical conditions that she has been refreshingly open about.

Despite her health challenges, Applegate has remained active professionally. Her memoir has been well-received. Her strength is to be admired.

In her memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes,” she details the daily effects of the disease. She writes, “When I wake up, I often can’t get my arm to move far enough to grab the cup of water by my bed or my phone from its charger.”

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