Selma Blair Makes Unexpected Career Announcement After MS Once Made Life 'Impossible'

When Selma Blair walked the red carpet at the recent Elle Women in Hollywood event in a white dress with heels, she was missing two accessories: her cane and service dog.

As the Legally Blonde star told Variety, her health has been improving as of late thanks to a bone marrow treatment and changes in medications.

“I started feeling really better this last year and I’m back at work and doing things so I will have things to announce,” she told the outlet.

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Blair shared her multiple sclerosis diagnosis with the public in 2018 and has been open about the challenges associated with her condition in the years since.

“I had felt so weak and all the fogs and the movement really made it impossible to go out at night,” Blair said. “I just had no strength. I didn’t think I’d get to feel this grounded.”

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As the 52-year-old actress explained, her advocacy work has become increasingly important to her through her illness.

“You don’t realize how much visibility matters for people until people thank you,” Blair said. “Even it’s as simple as people telling you that they appreciate the chance to feeling seen. I didn’t take that into account at the beginning. I never thought people would see themselves in me. But now that’s really important to me."

Blair presented Michael J. Fox—who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at 29—with the Norman Lear-Geri Jewell lifetime achievement award at the event, praising him for his support after she received her diagnosis.

“There was comfort in knowing there was a great human being and fellow actor who could offer some wisdom,” she said. “He buoyed my spirits and faith in carrying on with life. He instilled determination and the invaluable comfort and strength that comes from the generosity of another human spirit like Michael’s.”

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