Actress Christina Applegate may retire from acting due to multiple sclerosis

[OSEN=최나영 기자] It is regrettable that the actress confessed that she may never stand in front of a camera again.

“I can’t imagine filming right now,” actress Christina Applegate, 51, confessed after finishing the hit Netflix series Dead to Me, which aired its final season last November.

As the daughter of musician and actor Robert Applegate, she appeared in a CF for the first time at the age of 5 months and started her acting career. She was recognized and loved for her acting skills by appearing in many works such as the sitcom ‘Jesse’, ‘The Unstoppable Bundy Family’, and ‘Friends’. . She is suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS, a chronic inflammatory disease), a progressive disease. “I can’t imagine preparing for a shoot right now,” the Emmy winner told Vanity Fair recently. “This is a progressive disease. I don’t know if it will get worse,” she said of her situation. The inevitable inevitability of retirement. Adjusting to her new life as a multiple sclerosis patient was difficult for the star, who had been acting since she was five months old. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just before going into production for the third and final season of ‘Dead to Me’.

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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that damages nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include numbness, speech difficulties, loss of muscle coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue. About 2.3 million people worldwide are known to suffer from it, including about 1 million in the United States. It is more than twice as common in women as in men and is usually diagnosed in the 20s and 30s. It is more commonly diagnosed in people of European descent. The cause is not clear. There may be a gene associated with it, but it is not directly inherited. Smoking and low vitamin D levels are also associated with MS. Symptoms can be managed with medication and treatment. This disease shortens average life expectancy by 5 to 10 years. She candidly said, “There are certain things that people take for granted in their lives. These are things I took for granted. Going down stairs, carrying things. I can’t do that anymore. It’s like X.”

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Caring for her 12-year-old daughter, Sadie, is helped by a friend. On weekends, a caregiver comes and does the necessary work. “I don’t want to be around a lot of people because I have a weak immune system. I also don’t want a lot of stimulation on my nervous system, because that can be a little bit too much for me. I want to keep it as quiet and gentle as possible,” Applegate said. . Also, he added, “I couldn’t imagine that I would be sick, gain 40 pounds (about 18 kg) with medication, and not be able to move.” “I’ll probably never be on camera again, but I’m so happy to be dating the greatest actor of my life, if not the greatest person I’ve ever known,” said Dead to Me co-star Linda Cardellini, 47. ) was mentioned. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 while filming the TV series ‘Samantha Hu’ and recovered after surgery.

Meanwhile, in November of last year, Applegate received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the first time since fighting the disease.

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