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Joy in visibility: Selma Blair's MS journey
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April 27, 2026
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33:29Now PlayingIt took years for actress Selma Blair to find the role of a lifetime, and joy, in a shocking diagnosis. Discovering in her 40s that decades of health concerns and misunderstandings were the result of multiple sclerosis, Blair transformed her diagnosis into action. Around 1 million Americans are known to have the auto-immune disease MS, which can impact the brain and spinal cord, as well as the body's ability to communicate. Selma Blair takes Becky Quick through her journey of self-acceptance.
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Produced by: Katie Kramer, Brad Quick, Kelly Lin, Leanne Miller and Jennifer Zweben
Edited by: John Lazration
Camera: Marco Mastrorilli, Gerard Miller, Oscar Molina, Mark Aster, Alex Bedoya
Audio: Everett Wong
Graphics by: Jason Reginato, Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Materials: Selma Blair, Getty Images, Versant Media, Celebrity Footage, American Heart Association / American Stroke Association, Alamy, E! News
Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from MEAN BABY by Selma Blair, excerpt read by the author. Selma Blair ℗ 2022 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.
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