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Selma Blair gave an on-camera interview during an MS flare up for this important reason<\/p>\n

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Selma Blair<\/a> first revealed she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in October 2018, and since then, the actress has kept her fans updated with candid social media posts about her condition. Blair also recently made her first public appearance<\/a> since her diagnosis, arriving at the February 24th Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a show-stopping multicolored gown, holding a customized cane. Now, Blair has given an on-camera interview to show what her life with MS is like day-to-day.<\/p>\n

Blair’s interview with Robin Roberts aired on the February 26th episode of Good Morning America<\/a> (although it was taped several days prior, before her Oscars appearance). The 46-year-old actress told Roberts that she was in the midst of a flare up, but that she was “doing very well.” She explained that she wanted to do the interview in order to shed light on what living with her condition is like.<\/p>\n

“I am very happy to see you,” she told Roberts. “Being able to just put out what being in the middle of an aggressive form of Multiple sclerosis is like.”
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This was a pleasure. A gift of love and support to all of us from @goodmorningamerica @robinrobertsgma and me \"🖤\". Meeting and talking with #robinroberts was everything . Tune in #february26 to see the interview on #goodmorningamerica. #ms #warriors #support #stillanactress #mom #keepon #thebestisyettocome \"⭐\" #notcopyandpasted. \"👥\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A post shared by Selma Blair<\/a> (@selmablair) on Feb 22, 2019 at 12:19pm PST<\/p>\n

According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society<\/a>, flare-ups, or exacerbations, can cause the worsening of old symptoms or the development of new ones. These episodes last from a few days to months. Blair explained that as part of her exacerbation, she was dealing with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that can cause spasms in the vocal folds, making it more difficult to talk, as the National Institutes of Health<\/a> notes.<\/p>\n

“It is interesting to put it out there, to be here, to say, ‘This is what my particular case looks like right now,’” Blair said. <\/p>\n

She admitted that she had been “a little scared of talking” during a flare up, but that her neurologist told her it would “bring a lot of awareness because no one has the energy to talk when they’re in a flare-up.” She then jokingly added, “But I do ’cause I love a camera.”<\/p>\n

.@ABC<\/a> NEWS EXCLUSIVE: @SelmaBlair<\/a> speaks with @RobinRoberts<\/a> about her MS diagnosis, “I was giving it everything to seem normal.” https:\/\/t.co\/W1vUNMab63<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/i17QbcHtRD<\/a><\/p>\n

— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 26, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

When doctors determined she had MS, Blair said that she cried, but her tears “weren’t tears of panic. They were tears of knowing I now had to give in to a body that had loss of control, and there was some relief in that.”<\/p>\n

You can watch the full interview here:<\/p>\n