Selma Blair shares unbelievable health update amid years-long MS battle
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Selma Blair gave an incredible update on her years-long battle with Multiple Sclerosis this week.
The Cruel Intentions star, 52, attended The Daily Front Row's 9th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards on Thursday - 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.
'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 realize 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.
In January, Variety reported that Blair has three upcoming movies going into production: Stay Forte, a drama about the Israel-Hamas war; a supernatural thriller called Silent; and a twin drama There There.
'I started feeling really better this last year and I’m back at work and doing things, so I will have things to announce,” she said at the time.
Selma also wants to help other people navigate their chronic illnesses and reminding them to dream and set goals for the future, even when they are unsure if they will have a future or not.
'I still am advocating for people with chronic illness and getting better, and what that looks like when you haven't made your wishes. How do we give ourselves a new life force?' she asked People.
Selma attended the event in archival Betsey Johnson to present the iconic designer with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Selma and Betsey wore the same dress to the event, except Johnson's was silver where Blair's was gold.
'Betsey was my icon as a child. Of course, we love Chanel or Cacharel, but Betsey for young people was our couture that it could be attainable.
'And we could go to the shop, and it was all meant for people like us or people that were a little out of the box,' Blair gushed about the design icon.
She continued, saying, 'But also, Betsey was always a good time. I remember doing cartwheels down the runway, and she was my spirit animal.
'I was always doing cartwheels, too, and I was synonymous with Betsey Johnson growing up.
'Tell my friends, and they knew my mom would take me if I got good grades to New York to go shopping at Betsey Johnson.'
Selma shared a video of the night on Instagram and gushed over it.
She captioned the post with a gushing tribute to Betsey and The Daily Front Row.
'The most incredible night! @dailyfrontrow has once again honored all my favorite icons and presenting to our beloved betseyjohnson with a Lifetime Achievement Award, is a lifetime achievement of mine now,' she wrote.
'What an honor to have a twinning moment. What an honor to love her in real time. With all the love and congratulations! ✨✨'
