Christina Applegate Details Gaining 40 Lbs, Not Being Able to ‘Walk Without a Cane’ Amid Multiple Sclerosis Battle

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Pushing forward. Christina Applegate opened up about her battle with multiple sclerosis — and revealed her struggle to come to terms with her diagnosis.“This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” the Bad Moms actress, 50, told The New York Times in an interview published on Tuesday, November 1, referring to the upcoming final season of Dead to Me. “I put on 40 pounds; I can’t walk without a cane.

I want people to know that I am very aware of all of that.”The former Up All Night star recently revealed that she plans to use a cane at her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with MS in 2021. “I have a very important ceremony coming up,” she tweeted on Thursday, October 27, alongside a photo of several walking sticks. “This will be my first time out since diagnosed with MS.

Walking sticks are now part of my new normal. Thank you @neowalksticks for these beauties. Stay tuned to see which ones make the cut for a week of stuff.”The Married … With Children alum received her diagnosis while filming season 3 of the Netflix comedy last year. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,’” the Emmy winner recalled. “And there is no better.

But it was good for me. I needed to process my loss of my life, my loss of that part of me. So, I needed that time.”Though she’s worked to “process” her diagnosis, she noted that she’s not ready to “accept” how her life has changed. “It’s not like I came on the other side of it, like, ‘Woohoo, I’m totally fine,’” she told the outlet. “Acceptance?