Selma Blair's emotional interview about her illness 1:39
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Selma Blair believed she was "filming the last days of (her) life" during a moment of filming a soon-to-be-released documentary that follows her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), a trailer reveals. of the same.
The actress, best known for her work on films such as "Cruel Intentions" and "Legally Blonde," was diagnosed with the disease in 2018.
"Introducing, Selma Blair," directed by Rachel Fleit, explores the process of personal acceptance and resilience of Blair as her condition progresses.
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The two-minute trailer, released Thursday, begins with the actress gingerly walking down a flight of stairs at her home, while saying in the voice-over: "I always thought I was on a reality show."
"As if it were in a documentary, but only God would see it and disapprove of it," he adds as he reaches the bottom of the stairs and strikes a pose in the mirror.
There are moments when the 49-year-old star's humor gives way to quiet reflection in the video diaries recorded in hospital while undergoing chemotherapy.
"They told me to make plans to die," Blair says in the trailer.
"Not because I have multiple sclerosis, because I'm fighting multiple sclerosis."
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When Blair first revealed her diagnosis in 2018, she said that she had been experiencing symptoms for years, leading her to believe that she may have had the disease for more than a decade.
Selma Blair's emotional interview about her illness 1:39
"I have multiple sclerosis. I am in an exacerbation," he wrote in an Instagram post at the time.
"I'm disabled. I fall down sometimes. Things fall out of me. My memory is fuzzy. And my left side asks a broken GPS for directions. But we're doing it."
According to the Mayo Clinic, multiple sclerosis is a lifelong disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and causes the immune system to attack the protective sheath (myelin) that lines nerve fibers.
This can cause problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation, or balance.
"Introducing, Selma Blair" opens in theaters on October 15 and will be available on the Discovery + streaming service starting October 21.
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