Recommendations of the Editorial team
Christina Applegate has spoken out following reports of a hospitalization related to her ongoing illness with multiple sclerosis (MS). had made the rounds.
“Thank you for the overwhelming outpouring of love and good wishes,” the actress wrote in her Instagram post on Monday. “Health issues are a daily occurrence for me, but I’m a strong woman 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.” The post features a photo of her memoir “You With the Sad Eyes” and a mug with the words “Kissy Kissy” written on it.
Applegate’s health update followed a report from TMZ that the actress was hospitalized in Los Angeles on April 16. Applegate’s rep wouldn’t confirm or deny to Rolling Stone whether the actress was seeking medical treatment at the time, but said, “She has a long history of complicated medical illnesses, about which she has been refreshingly candid – as evidenced in her memoir and podcast.”
Applegate on MS and her podcast
In a recent ROLLING STONE interview about her memoir, Applegate also discussed her podcast MeSsy, With Jamie-Lynn Sigler and NextInMS.com, an MS support initiative.
“Basically we’re just going to have a whining party about MS. I always tell people that I don’t speak in flowers – and I think that’s really important,” Applegate said. “Because of the podcast, we noticed that a lot of people were saying, ‘Thank you for being so raw and weird and broken.’ And that is exactly what the platform is. We who have MS will never be truly understood. We just want to be heard. Let’s complain. Let me just be angry about it.”
