""In my situation, Sadie only knew me as healthy and a runner and a Pelotoner and a dancer - and she only knew that, so then when this came about in 2021, she was stoic about it," Christina told Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also has MS, on the Aug. 26 episode of their "MeSsy" podcast."
""I see her look at me when I'm in bed and can't quite move or, I want to go say goodnight to her in her room, but I can't quite get down the hallway, for whatever reason, that my that legs aren't working that day," she said."
""She didn't know this," she said. "It was like losing the mom she had to this f------ thing. And the more she's gotten older now, I think the more it's hurting her.""
Christina Applegate received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021. Her daughter Sadie, 14, had known only a healthy, athletic parent before the diagnosis. MS has affected Applegate's mobility, causing days when she cannot move or walk down the hallway to say goodnight. Sadie experiences grief and stoicism while witnessing her mother's changing abilities and loss of previous parental roles. Children with a parent who has MS face a harsh emotional reality and added responsibilities. Applegate also experiences moments of connection during outings that reveal resilience and bonding.
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