Overview
- Applegate, 54, told People she spends much of each day in bed because chronic pain from multiple sclerosis makes it too difficult to move around.
- Her memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, is set for release on March 3 and explores childhood molestation, family instability, teen fame, abusive relationships, breast cancer, and living with MS.
- She says the school run with her daughter Sadie is the one outing she refuses to give up, describing it as a cherished daily routine.
- Applegate has launched an online community called Next in MS to help people with the disease share experiences and connect, complementing her candid conversations on the MeSsy podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
- Diagnosed in 2021, she emphasizes unfiltered honesty about her condition and stresses that her book is not meant to be inspirational, though she hopes it may still help readers.