Selma Blair shared with fans over the weekend that she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and she thanked her colleagues for supporting her as she deals with the news. Read on for details.
Selma Blair’s emotional reveal on Instagram this weekend that she was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis included her thanking the cast and crew of her new Netflix original series Another Life for helping her as she copes with the disease.
The post Saturday included a selfie of Blair during a wardrobe fitting for the series with costumer Allison Swanson.
“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,” Blair posted. “I have #multiplesclerosis. I am in an exacerbation.”
She added: “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.”
Blair is recurring as Harper Glass in the 10-episode sci-fi drama, which centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Katee Sackhoff) leading a crew on a mission to explore the genesis of an artifact in the search for alien life. Glass is a 21st century media influencer trying to break one of human history’s biggest stories.
Blair in the post also thanked Another Life‘s executive Noreen Halpern “who assured me that everyone has something” as well as #chrisregina [and creator/showrunner/executive producer] #aaronmartin and every crew member… thank you.”
