Selma Blair partilha que foi diagnosticada com esclerose múltipla

A atriz Selma Blair foi diagnosticada há cerca de dois meses com esclerose múltipla e utilizou agora as redes sociais para falar sobre a doença.

Numa publicação no Instagram e de forma emotiva, a atriz, de 46 anos, disse que estava bem. Contudo, admite que no início não foi fácil aceitar que sofria de uma doença neurológica crónica.

Os sintomas terão surgido “há anos” e acredita que sofre da doença “há pelo menos 15 anos”, mas sente que “nunca foi levada a sério”.

“Às vezes caio. Deixo as coisas cair. A minha memória fica confusa. O meu lado esquerdo pede direções a um GPS partido”contou, acrescentando ainda que “vai fazer o seu melhor” para continuar a levar a vida normalmente.

A atriz fala ainda do carinho e apoio que recebeu por parte dos amigos, entre eles Jaime King, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tara Subkoff e Noah David Newman, depois do diagnóstico a 16 de agosto, e enaltece o apoio da equipa de ‘Another Life’, a série da Netflix, para continuar a gravar.

Selma Blair destaca a amiga Alissa Swanson.

 “Ela [Selma] cuidadosamente coloca as minhas pernas nas minhas calças, levanta os meus tops, aperta os meus sapatos e oferece o seu ombro para me apoiar”, relatou.

A atriz espera assim dar “esperança” a todos aqueles que estão a passar pelo mesmo..

“Pode ser esmagador ao início. […] Mas quero que a minha vida seja plena, de alguma forma. Quero brincar com o meu filho outra vez. Quero andar pela rua e andar no meu cavalo. Tenho EM e estou bem. Mas se me virem a deixar cair alguma coisa na rua, fiquem à vontade para me ajudar e pegar nessas mesmas coisas”, disse.

 

 

 

 

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I was in this wardrobe fitting two days ago. And I am in the deepest gratitude. So profound, it is, I have decided to share. The brilliant costumer #Allisaswanson not only designs the pieces #harperglass will wear on this new #Netflix show , but she carefully gets my legs in my pants, pulls my tops over my head, buttons my coats and offers her shoulder to steady myself. I have #multiplesclerosis . I am in an exacerbation. By the grace of the lord, and will power and the understanding producers at Netflix , I have a job. A wonderful job. 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. But we are doing it . And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best. Since my diagnosis at ten thirty pm on The night of August 16, I have had love and support from my friends , especially @jaime_king @sarahmgellar @realfreddieprinze @tarasubkoff @noah.d.newman . My producers #noreenhalpern who assured me that everyone has something. #chrisregina #aaronmartin and every crew member… thank you. I am in the thick of it but I hope to give some hope to others. And even to myself. You can’t get help unless you ask. It can be overwhelming in the beginning. You want to sleep. You always want to sleep. So I don’t have answers. You see, I want to sleep. But I am a forthcoming person and I want my life to be full somehow. I want to play with my son again. I want to walk down the street and ride my horse. I have MS and I am ok. But if you see me , dropping crap all over the street, feel free to help me pick it up. It takes a whole day for me alone. Thank you and may we all know good days amongst the challenges. And the biggest thanks to @elizberkley who forced me to see her brother #drjasonberkley who gave me this diagnosis after finding lesions on that mri. I have had symptoms for years but was never taken seriously until I fell down in front of him trying to sort out what I thought was a pinched nerve. I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least. And I am relieved to at least know. And share. 🖤 my instagram family… you know who you are.

A post shared by Selma Blair (@selmablair) on Oct 20, 2018 at 11:23am PDT