««It took many years and many unsuccessful attempts, but I didn’t give up. I am relapse free. I finally found the right therapy for me». So he says Selma Blairaffected by multiple sclerosis since 2018to the magazine New Beauty. Next to her, as always, his Scout assistance dog. «I wish I had more and more energy, but I’m not Richard Simmons!» the actress jokes during the interview.
Then he adds: «We must be the ones to set a good example, to bring joy”. Looking to the future, the 53-year-old expresses cautious optimism: «I hope for a more beautiful 2026, a new page. People are often blocked by fears, but we are still here. We want more kindness and connection».
Selma Blair, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Selma Blair has always chosen to tell her story without filterswith irony, vulnerability and a sincerity rare in Hollywood. Successful actress since the ninetiesIn the 2018 his life changes with the diagnosis of multiple sclerosisa chronic neurological disease that affects the central nervous system. However, the actress does not give up public life: she shows herself on the red carpet with the stick or with his Scout dogrecounting the effort, the pain and the relapses, but also the small progress. Not to build a heroic image, but to normalize fragility. «I didn’t want to be strong at all costs. I wanted to be real», he explained several times.
The years of fighting the disease
Today, a 53 years oldSelma Blair can say she found it the right therapy for you. During theElle Women Event of Los Angeles last December had already anticipated the progress achieved: «I haven’t had a relapse for a couple of years and am continually renewing my resistance».
Blair is back to traveling and working on setbut what gives her the most joy remains her son Arthur14 years old: «My joy will always come from my son». Her story is not just that of an illness, but that of a woman who learned to redefine the concept of beauty, success and strengthfinding a new balance of truth, kindness and hope.
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