multiple sclerosis
EntertainmentYahoo Canada Style'I am just breaking down': Selma Blair reveals she feels 'vulnerable' in candid new Instagram post
"It's just miserable and scary to feel unwell."
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKSelma Blair talks embracing her ‘salt and pepper hair’ following chemotherapy
Selma Blair is embracing her new hair following regrowth after chemotherapy [Photo: Getty] Selma Blair is embracing her new salt and pepper hair as it grows back following chemotherapy. For those not aware about her health battle, Blair revealed she was suffering from Multiple Sclerosis in October last year, via a candid Instagram post, after being diagnosed in August 2018. Multiple sclerosis, often shortened to MS, is a lifelong autoimmune condition which can cause a range of debilitating symptoms including fatigue, trouble with speech and walking, blurred vision and problems with bladder control. READ MORE: What is multiple sclerosis?
EntertainmentYahoo Canada StyleFans praise 'strong warrior' Selma Blair for new bikini photo during MS treatment
“For the thousands who have no voice, no way of publicizing their chronic, silent illnesses, you give a face to."
HealthYahoo LifeOzzy Osbourne didn't believe son Jack's MS diagnosis at first: 'He got misdiagnosed with MS in the '90s'
Jack Osbourne, son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 26 years old. He shares his highs and lows with having the disease.
EntertainmentYahoo Canada Style'My right eyelashes all fell out...': Selma Blair shares latest side effect of MS
“I guess [my] immune system figured it has bigger kid to spank."
HealthYahoo Life'I thought my life was over': What it’s like to be diagnosed with a chronic illness at 19 years old
As a teen, Chantelle Hobgood started experiencing numbness and tingling in her lower extremities, which she chalked up to a pinched nerve. When she finally got a diagnosis, she says, “I broke down into tears.”
EntertainmentYahoo LifeHow Meredith Vieira's husband, Richard Cohen, realized he had MS: 'I dropped a coffeepot for no reason'
Veteran journalist Richard Cohen has a strong family history of multiple sclerosis, but he says he was in “denial” when he first started showing signs of the disease.
HealthYahoo LifeDr. Oz says people get one thing 'absolutely wrong' about multiple sclerosis
While 2.3 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis, there’s a lot most people don’t understand about the disease.
HealthYahoo LifeWhat it's like to be the parent of a child with a chronic illness: 'Every day feels like a struggle'
Mom Judawn Merritt acknowledges that the future can be “scary," when you're parenting a 16-year-old with multiple sclerosis, but she says she’s so proud of how her son has handled his diagnosis.
EntertainmentYahoo Canada Style'I didn't know what was happening': What exactly is an MS flare up?
Selma Blair is continuing to shed light on what it's like to live with multiple sclerosis.
HealthYahoo LifeWhat it’s like to be diagnosed with MS at 23 years old: ‘I don’t want people to feel bad for me'
After her diagnosis, artist Brooke Pelczynski was "terrified" she wouldn’t be able to hold a brush to paint or draw, but instead learned how to adapt. "I think that has made me a better artist,” she says.
EntertainmentYahoo CelebrityJack Osbourne explains why Selma Blair speaking out about her MS diagnosis is so important
The reality TV star, who's revealed his own 2012 diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, applauded Blair in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment.
HealthYahoo Life'Disabilities aren't always visible': Woman with multiple sclerosis finds dog waste smeared on car in handicap-accessible spot
Shellie Nichol Chandar, who has multiple sclerosis, believes she was targeted after parking in a handicap-accessible spot because her disability isn't obvious.
EntertainmentYahoo Canada StyleWhy is multiple sclerosis so hard to diagnose?
Actress Selma Blair recently revealed via social media that she has MS.
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKWhat is multiple sclerosis? Selma Blair reveals 'incurable' MS diagnosis
The condition affects over 100,000 people in the UK.
LifestyleYahoo LifePlus-size influencer Madeline Jones on her MS diagnosis: 'I had to learn to love my body again'
Plus-size model Madeline Jones wondered how she could tell other women to "love yourself, love your body" when multiple sclerosis caused her body to attack itself.
NewsYahoo LifeWhat you need to know about MS, a disease that probably affects someone you know
Yahoo Lifestyle's Know Your Body series delves into multiple sclerosis — a disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.