“It’s been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going.”
. Specifically, the body attacks the fatty myelin sheaths that surround the nerves. Normally the myelin sheaths insulate and protect the nerve fibers. Without that protective shell, the messages the body sends along the nerves don’t travel as quickly or as well. Eventually that can lead to permanent nerve damage.
Although there is no cure for MS, it’s possible to manage the symptoms with medications including corticosteroids, the Mayo Clinic says. The right treatment course for a particular patient depends on the severity of their symptoms and thethey have, which may be relapsing-remitting, primary-progressive, or secondary-progressive, for instance.
After revealing her diagnosis, Applegate went on to say she remembers the words of a friend who also has MS. “‘We wake up and take the indicated action,’” she wrote. “And that’s what I do. So now I ask for privacy. As I go through this thing. Thank you xo.”
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