Earlier this year, Selma Blair opened up in an interview with Good Morning America about her what it was like to be diagnosed with MS and how she's been dealing with her 8-month-long flare up.
Since then, she's given us an even closer look through her social media about what her day-to-day life has been like.
Since the very beginning, she's taken us through what it was like to tell her son about her diagnosis, what her symptoms have been like, and so on.
"And I was self-medicating when he wasn't with me. I was drinking. I was in pain. I wasn't always drinking, but there were times when I couldn't take it."
It can cause pain, tremors, numbness, gait, difficulty speaking, failure of basic motor functions, fatigue, and more.
Selma has made it a point to spread the word about this debilitating illness.
"I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken GPS," she said.
She even recently took a trip to Disney land where she was seen being pushed around in a wheelchair with her son on her lap.
Even if that means putting herself center-stage, publicly sharing the obstacles along the way — nursing her grievances for the entire world to see.
"Selma and I talked about it at dinner. What’s happening with her is so unreal, so I was like, 'Well maybe this is something that is needed in a way,' so we'll see. I don't know yet but maybe," Christian revealed.
This means something as simple as putting on makeup in the morning can be a challenge for Selma.
She managed to keep things funny and lighthearted — without missing the point she was trying to get across.
She definitely hasn't lost her charm or sense of humor!
And it turns out things are getting slightly worse before they get better — because now she is facing another symptom.
"My right eyelashes all fell out except 3 corner ones. Happened in end of August. Haven’t regrown!," she wrote.
"I guess immune system figured it has bigger kid to spank. Im going to bed. With a lack of lashes but an abundance of love and beautiful flowers."
Certain medications that target autoimmune diseases can cause hair loss.
"A number of medications can help slow the progression of disease but some are quite potent,” explained Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, a neurologist and neuroscientist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. "Some are even chemotherapy drugs and can cause things like hair loss."
She has raised a ton of awareness, and hopefully made others who suffer from MS feel like they aren't alone!
