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Dead to Me star Christina Applegate talks about the show taking a five-month hiatus after her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and making adjustments to work on ...

I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me,” she explained. But hopefully, people can get past it and just enjoy the ride and say goodbye to these two girls.” She just wanted the opportunity to send off these characters. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’” The stairs on her trailer created complications, and she shifted to using a wheelchair to take her to set. Cohn held up her legs as she filmed, and in others, she entered rooms with doors onscreen first, so she could lean on them to help her stand. “This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” she told the Times about promoting the show’s final season. “So I needed that time.” “I had an obligation to Liz and to Linda, to our story,” she said of her decision to finish out the series. We don’t need to finish it. I can’t walk without a cane. “I put on 40 pounds.

Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, wanted to finish filming 'Dead to Me' while battling her disease — details.

The Cruel Intentions actress, also 50, went public with [her MS diagnosis](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/selma-blair-shares-poignant-post-about-multiple-sclerosis/) in October 2018 and recently had to pull out of this season of Dancing With the Stars due to health complications. [she had been diagnosed with MS](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/christina-applegate-announces-multiple-sclerosis-diagnosis/) in August 2021. “I had an MRI on my knee, and the doctor was like, ‘Ugh, if you can choreograph it in the pool or do something, you know, not weight-bearing.'” According to the [National MS Society](https://www.nationalmssociety.org), the disease affects the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. The Samantha Who? And that’s what I do. [Linda [Cardellini]](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/linda-cardellini/), to our story. with Children](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/katey-sagal-talks-possible-married-with-children-spinoff/) star added, “As one of my friends that has MS said ‘We wake up and take the indicated action’. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. “It’s been a strange journey. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms.’” The Anchorman star, however, admitted that while the pause was difficult, it was also vital.

'There is no better': Christina Applegate, 50, reflects on 40-POUND weight gain and her devastating decline in mobility following MS diagnosis - and why she was ...

The Vacation actress also has the loving support of her Dutch bassist husband, Martyn LeNoble, 53, whom she said 'I do' to nearly ten years ago in 2013. A person is usually diagnosed in their 20s and 30s. They have one daughter, Sadie, who was welcomed to the world in 2011; Pictured 2016 in Hollywood Ultimately taking the break was 'good' for her: 'I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. Aware: 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. - She is gearing up to promote the Netflix show, and noted: 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. 'If people hate it, if people love it, if all they can concentrate on is, "Ooh, look at the cripple," that’s not up to me. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition,' Christina had explained at the time. A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms." 'This is the first time anyone's going to see me the way I am. I put on 40 pounds; I can't walk without a cane.

Christina Applegate, seen here in January 2020, is opening up about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis ahead of the final season premiere of "Dead to Me." Gregg ...

We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms,’” she said. “I’m sure that people are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’” I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that.” “Jen and Judy [their characters in “Dead to Me”] support each other, love each other, help each other through things. “But who was I to know?” I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me.

The actor said she told the "powers that be" that "we're going to do it on my terms."

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Christina Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the filming of the third and final season of 'Dead to Me' back in 2021 and although there ...

“If people hate it, if people love it, if all they can concentrate on is, ‘Ooh, look at the cripple,’ that’s not up to me,” she said. We’re going to do it, but we’re going to do it on my terms,'” she added. The Jesse alum said that she “had an obligation” to her co-star Linda Cardellini and the show’s creator Liz Feldman to continue the show. But hopefully, people can get past it and just enjoy the ride and say goodbye to these two girls.” I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. The [Netflix](https://deadline.com/tag/netflix/) show took a pause for about five months and the star is now recalling how she felt during that time.

Christina Applegate said she is "pissed" and "never going to accept" her MS diagnosis while reflecting on her 40-pound weight gain and cane usage.

And I have MS,” she “It’s been a strange journey,” she added at the time. Unless some a–hole blocks it.” I turned 50 today. [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/11/02/migos-label-slams-senseless-violence-after-takeoffs-death/) [ told the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/arts/television/christina-applegate-dead-to-me.html) on Monday of the upcoming third and final season of “Dead to Me.”

Christina Applegate is opening up about the early physical symptoms in her body that led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Applegate calls filming the final season of “Dead To Me,” which premieres Nov. Walking sticks are now part of my new normal,” she wrote alongside the pic. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. “But who was I to know?” The former “Married ... “Acceptance?

Christina Applegate is opening up about her struggles with multiple sclerosis, ahead of her first appearance on the big screen ... revealing she put on 40 ...

She continued, "It's been a tough road. At the time she said, "It's been a strange journey. Christina said she had been struggling to accept the weight gain and her impaired mobility ... with Children" star got candid with the New York Times ... and was forced to accept a new normal. The "Married...

The Emmy-winning actor revealed her MS diagnosis last year; MS is a degenerative autoimmune disease that impacts the brain and spinal cord. There is a myriad of ...

For Applegate, filming the new season of Dead to Me — a dramedy in which she plays Jen, a widowed real estate agent — was no easy feat. On average, the organization states, 12 Canadians are diagnosed with MS every day, with most diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 49. She had difficulty walking down the stairs of her trailer and had to often use a wheelchair on set. There is a myriad of symptoms, from muscle stiffness to vertigo and bladder issues. “It’s been a strange journey. I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that.”

Christina Applegate says she hopes people can "get past" what she feels are noticeable changes in the last season due to her multiple sclerosis.

"But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition." Jen Harding (Applegate) then corrects to "have each other." The trailer suggests Judy is about to be discovered as the hit-and-run driver who killed Jen's husband. "I’m sure that people are going to be, like, 'I can’t get past it.'" She used a wheelchair to get around set and even had crew members hold her legs up from the floor during some standing scenes, according to the NYT. 17, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Applegate's diagnosis.

Christina Applegate opened up about returning to 'Dead to Me' after being diagnosed with MS in 2021, telling the New York Times that she'd “never” accept ...

“And there is no better.” Applegate said she took the time to grieve and “process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me.” But, she added, that doesn’t mean she is at peace with her MS. Last week, she shared a photo of her new walking sticks on Twitter, telling fans that she was preparing for her “first time out since diagnosed with MS.” “There was a sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,’” she said. “I wish I had paid attention,” she said. “But who was I to know?” [tweet last August](https://twitter.com/1capplegate/status/1424982406180704259), telling fans, “A few months ago, I was diagnosed with MS.