Christina Applegate reveals how she learned about MS diagnosis

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She referred to filming the series while suffering from MS as the “hardest thing” she’s ever done in her life, and revealed that she had been experiencing symptoms as early as four years ago. After her diagnosis, Applegate said she “started thinking about the last four years” and recalled how she had “very small symptoms” of MS over the years. “So, it presented itself a few years ago until it just got as bad as it did.” Christina Applegate reveals how she learned of MS diagnosis Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a variety of symptoms such as mobility issues, partial or complete loss of vision, or balance issues. “But who was I to know?” Eventually, Applegate’s symptoms grew more severe, with the actor recalling how the “tingling and numbness” in her extremities began to worsen before her eventual diagnosis.