Christina Applegate has provided an update on her health following reports that she has been hospitalized in Los Angeles amid an ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.
“Thank you for the outpouring of love and well wishes,” the actress shared on Instagram on Monday. “Health issues are a constant for me, but I’m a strong girl and I’m getting stronger and better every day. I’m taking a moment to focus on my health, but I’ll be back with more soon enough.”
She shared the post with a picture of a coffee cup with the word “Kissy Casey” written on it, and placed it on top of her new diary. You are the one with the sad eyeswhich was released last month.
The update is coming yet TMZ The Daily Mail reported last Thursday, April 16, that the veteran star had been hospitalized since late March. The actress has not commented on the report and her only Instagram post in April was an update on her now-memoir New York Times Best selling audio. After the report went viral, Applegate’s rep issued a statement declining to comment on whether or not she was “in the hospital or what her medical treatments are.”
“She has a long history of complex medical conditions that she has been open about, as evidenced in her memoir and on her podcast,” the rep added.
Along with fellow MS sufferer Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate is hosting the event Messi podcast They regularly talk about their illness and how they deal with life. While promoting her new book, Applegate said: New York Times Of MS, “It feels like pushing a boulder up a hill. My friend Cindy and I want to write a pamphlet called ‘MS for Dumbasses.’ We’re going to pass it around to help people understand: It’s slowly killing us, guys. ‘Period, end of story,’ she said. ‘Whether it’s 20 or 30 years, it takes away our jobs. …I wake up and my hands are cramping. I can’t move my head, I can’t walk to the bathroom. So don’t tell me: “You look good today.” I don’t want to hear that. Just help me up. “That’s it.”
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