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Christina Applegate Experienced First MS Symptoms in ‘Dead To Me’ Pilot
Christina Applegate has opened up about how she ignored the early symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis while shooting early episodes of comedy-drama ‘Dead To Me’
Applegate was in conversation with her close friend, Dead To Me creator Liz Feldman when she revealed that her symptoms first started appearing back in 2019 — but she dismissed them for quite some time before seeing medical help. Applegate said that she unexpectedly fell while running across a field during a scene of Netflix’s award-nominated dark comedy-drama series — and now realizes it was an early sign of the autoimmune condition. The support Applegate received from Feldman and the rest of the Dead To Me cast and crew continued right up until the end of the show, with the producers adapting her scenes to make her more comfortable as her mobility deteriorated.
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