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Sunrise reporter reveals heartbreaking family tragedy during interview with actress Selma Blair: 'I was fifteen'
A Sunrise reporter has opened up about the heartbreaking tragedy that saw her lose her mother.
Mylee Hogan sat down with Selma Blair on the breakfast show to discuss the actress' battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on Monday.
Legally Blonde's Selma spoke about the harsh side effects of the illness, such as fatigue and joint pain, as well as the difficulty of juggling the disease with being a single mum to her son Arthur.
During the conversation, the Aussie reporter revealed her own personal struggle with the debilitating condition.
'Well, I feel like I wouldn't be honest if I didn't share this, but I lost my own mother to Multiple Sclerosis, so I feel like I have an understanding...' Mylee admitted.
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Selma, taken aback, offered her condolences to Mylee in a heartfelt moment.
'I'm so sorry. So you understand the fatigue and mother in bed... Was that so hard for you. Were you so young?' she asked the journalist.
'I was fifteen when she passed away,' she revealed, adding that she understood how hard it was for Selma's son to watch his mum suffer.
In April, Selma gave an incredible update on her years-long battle with MS after hitting numerous red carpets with the help of a cane or service dog.
The Cruel Intentions star attended The Daily Front Row's 9th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards where she revealed she is now 'truly in remission'.
'I am doing amazingly well. I've been feeling great for about a year,' she told People at the event held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
'But I am finally well enough to really, genuinely... I always try and feel my best, but now that I actually have stamina and energy and getting out and going out isn't so scary.'
Selma was asked what she's looking forward to now that she has her health back and she said she hasn't had any dreams since her diagnosis.
In April, Selma gave an incredible update on her years-long battle with Multiple Sclerosis after hitting numerous red carpets with the help of a cane or service dog
'I think maybe since the diagnosis,' she explained when asked what she meant.
'You're just tired all the time. I spent so much of my life so tired from being unwell that I think I just was trying to get through the day.'
Blair continued: 'And now it's like, wait, I realise I don't know what my goals are.'
She went on to say that her thoughts are 'much more career-oriented' these days and said she'd love to get back into acting and that is something she is actively working on.
Blair announced that she had officially been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in an Instagram post that was shared in August of 2018, revealing she 'hurts all the time' because of her illness.
Multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the immune system attacks the body and causes nerve damage to the brain and spinal cord. It is an incurable, lifelong condition.
