Selma Blair 'In Remission' After Years-Long Battle With Multiple Sclerosis: 'My Prognosis Is Great'

Selma Blair revealed that she is in remission from multiple sclerosis years after being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease.

The "Cruel Intentions" star has dealt with immense pain and physical disability since being diagnosed with MS in August 2018. She also had difficulty speaking and lost the ability to use her left leg.

But thanks to a stem cell transplant, the 49-year-old actress said she is now "in remission."

"My prognosis is great," Blair was quoted by Page Six as saying during a virtual appearance at the Discovery+ Television Critics Association panel Monday to promote her upcoming documentary, "Introducing Selma Blair."

The "Legally Blonde" star underwent hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, the Associated Press reported. The procedure uses stem cells derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood.

"It took about a year after stem cell for the inflammation and lesions to really go down," she shared.

Blair added that she wanted to wait to share her story with the world because she felt that she needed to be "more healed and more fixed." She explained that she has "accrued a lifetime of some baggage in the brain that still needs a little sorting out or accepting."

"It doesn’t look like this for everyone," she continued. "I have really felt unwell and misunderstood for so long that it’s just me."

The "Hellboy" actress added that having her MS flare up was hard. She felt that she was "so burnt out" and that the flare lasting so long was "killing me." However, she continues to fight for the sake of her 10-year-old son, Arthur, because she has "no desire to leave him alone right now."

Blair also said that getting an MS diagnosis "can be very isolating" but that her friends and family have been supporting her throughout her battle.

She also spoke about how her fame has helped bring awareness to MS and helped others to find strength within them as they battled the disease.

"To hear even just me showing up with a cane or sharing something that might be embarrassing, it was a key for a lot of people in finding comfort in themselves and that means everything to me," she said.

"I’m thrilled that I have some platform. In [sic] no means am I saying that I’m speaking for all people in this condition or any condition of chronic illness, I’m speaking my story and I that helps normalize one thing to open the door for other people to be comfortable in telling their stories. I’m thrilled to have this here."

Last week, Christina Applegate, who is the same age as Blair, revealed her own MS diagnosis.

"It's been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know who also have this condition," the "Bad Moms" actress tweeted. "It's been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going. Unless some a--hole blocks it."

According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, more than 2.3 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with MS. Nearly 1 million people over the age of 18 live with a diagnosis of MS in the U.S.

"Introducing Selma Blair" premieres in select theaters on Oct. 15 and will stream on Discovery+ starting Oct. 21.