A chronic illness is a long-lasting health condition that can be managed but usually not cured, requiring ongoing treatment, monitoring and lifestyle adjustment. Multiple sclerosis is one example; others include diabetes, lupus and Crohn’s disease. Living with a chronic illness often means planning energy, medication and rest around an unpredictable body — the reality Selma Blair has described publicly since 2018, and the backdrop her team asks the public to remember when judging a single difficult day.
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