Christina Applegate’s daughter Sadie said she struggled to watch her mother’s battle with multiple sclerosis.
As she welcomed her daughter to the Messy podcast, which she co-hosts with friend Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also lives with MS, the Dead to Me star, 52, described her teen as the best guest she “could possibly ever have” and her reason for “ to get up in the morning.’
The 13-year-old, who the Emmy-winning actress shares with husband Martyn Le Noble, revealed it was her idea to appear on the MeSsy podcast and speak about her own experiences as the child of someone living with MS.
“When she was diagnosed, it felt like… not everything was over, but it was hard to watch my mother lose a lot of the skills she had growing up,” Sadie told listeners.
She continued, “When I was a kid, we would dance in her room for hours.”
Christina Applegate’s daughter Sadie opened up about her struggle watching her mother’s battle with multiple sclerosis while appearing on an episode of the MeSsy podcast; seen in 2024
Although Sadie said it was a “difficult” time for their family, the teen emphasized that “it was also nice to be able to help and support her.”
Still, Sadie joked that her mother can sometimes be reluctant to accept her help.
“Every time we go to a concert she always says, ‘You can’t push my wheelchair, Sadie, you’re going to hit a wall,’” she said. “And I will beg. I’m like, “Please, Mom, let me push your wheelchair.” Because I want to help her, so that’s definitely why I want to do it, but it’s also funny because she’s always like, “No, I want this person to do it”… and it’s never me.”
Applegate then playfully mused to Sadie that she “gets scared that… if there was some kind of ramp, ‘Sadie’ would just let go” to be “funny.”
Despite her occasional concerns, the Hollywood native pointed out that her daughter was “damn good at pushing the wheelchair.”
After she was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in June 2021, Sadie recalled how Applegate had her “put on socks with sand or like balloons with sand” to “help” her “understand the pain of walking.”
“It was a very uncomfortable experience,” Sadie noted.
Sadie also spoke about her own health issues, including misophonia, which is a “strong aversion or hatred of certain sounds,” according to WebMD.
While welcoming her daughter to her podcast, which she co-hosts with friend Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also lives with MS, the Dead to Me star, 52, described her teen as the best guest she “could possibly ever have.” have’ and her reason for getting up in the morning’ (seen in 2022)
The condition can cause a person to exhibit unusually strong emotions, body changes, or reactive behaviors that compromise functioning, socializing, and mental health.
In addition, she was recently diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
POTS is an abnormality of the autonomic nervous system that can cause a rapid heart rate and symptoms of dizziness.
‘When my mother says, “I’m in pain right now, I’m having tremors.” If I didn’t have that [POTS], I’d probably say… I don’t know what you’re talking about. But I’m actually experiencing tremors from POTS,” Sadie explained. “It’s definitely a lot easier to understand what she’s going through when I have something I’m going through too.”
Over the years, Sadie has accompanied her mother to several star-studded events, such as the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards and the 2024 Emmy Awards.
The 13-year-old, who the Emmy-winning actress shares with husband Martyn Le Noble, revealed it was her idea to appear on the MeSsy podcast and speak about her own experiences navigating life after MS diagnosis from her mother.
“When she was diagnosed, it felt like… not everything was over, but it was hard to watch my mother lose a lot of the skills she had growing up,” Sadie told listeners (seen in February 2023) . )
In March, Applegate admitted that multiple sclerosis has changed her ability to parent.
“She had to see the loss of her mother, as I was with her mother,” the actress said. People. ‘Dancing with her every day. I pick her up from school every day. Working at her school, working in the library. Being present outside the home, from my bed. She doesn’t see those things anymore.’
She added: “This is a loss for her too. And we’re both learning as we go.”
In 2018, Applegate said her daughter had a very “entertaining” personality and was talented in comedy, playing the piano and doing accents.
“She has a lot of accents in her repertoire,” the performer told People at the time. “She’s such a weirdo.”
Applegate also noted that she has a “very strict rule” that her teen must wait until she is at least 18 before pursuing acting, if she wants to.
“Under my roof you will train and become the best you can be,” the star said. ‘And also make sure you get a good education, because… the chances of becoming successful in this profession are really great [slim].’