Christina Applegate has announced that she has recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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The 49-year-old “Dead to Me” actress made the announcement in a tweet posted Monday night.
"Hi friends. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition. It’s been a tough road," she wrote.
"As one of my friends that has MS said ‘we wake up and take the indicated action’. And that’s what I do," she wrote in another tweet. "So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo"
Multiple sclerosis also known as MS is a potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord and can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the nerves.
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