Selma Blair looks chic as she takes her service dog Scout to the Lakers game after giving an update on her health amid MS battle
Selma Blair cut a chic figure on Wednesday as she attended the Lakers vs Heat game in Los Angeles.
The 51-year-old actress, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was accompanied by her assistance dog Scout.
Selma looked radiant as she wore her platinum locks in a stylish updo, opting for a bold red lip for a pop of color in her look.
The mother-of-one opted for stylish leather trousers and a blazer-style jacket, which added an elegant touch to her look.
She seemed in good spirits as she took Scout to the Crypto.com arena for a gripping game in which the Miami Heat team ultimately took the lead.
Selma Blair cut a chic figure on Wednesday as she attended the Lakers vs Heat game in Los Angeles
The 51-year-old actress, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was accompanied by her assistance dog Scout
The celebrity-studded competition was also attended by the likes of Selena Gomez and her boyfriend Benny Blanco.
Selma got her golden dog Scout in 2019 after her MS diagnosis a year earlier, at the age of 46.
She spoke about Scout during an interview with Peopleexplaining that she brought him into her life for a sense of stability.
“I'm a single mother and I'm alone with my child a lot, and I wanted legitimate support,” she said.
The Legally Blonde star said Scout has been trained to provide her with physical assistance.
'He's with me all the time. If I get a major (muscle) cramp or have trouble moving and need to recalibrate, he can come between my legs, help me up and balance me. It has given me a lot of independence,” she explained.
And of her 12-year-old son Arthur, she said, “My son, when he goes to see his daddy, he loves knowing that Scout is by my side.”
Selma gave a positive update about her condition in November last year.
Selma looked radiant as she wore her platinum locks in a stylish updo and opted for a bold red lip for a pop of color in her look
Blair began by revealing that although “it took a while” for her to recover from multiple sclerosis, she was now “really feeling a lot stronger and building stamina.”
The Hellboy actress also stated that her illness had been “burning for many, many years” before she started her treatment.
The performer went on to say that he has been able to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis in recent years.
“It's been a really beautiful journey in this second part of my life, finding (my) community and realizing that nothing feels as good as helping to be a megaphone for other people,” she said.
The performer also spoke openly about living with multiple sclerosis in her memoir Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up, which was published last May.
In her book, Blair discussed how she could effectively become a spokesperson for people living with the disease and how she would embrace her new role in life.
She wrote via The guard: 'I became a kind of face for the disease, an advocate for something that is important to me. Even though it's a role I never thought I would play, it has become who I am.”
'I think it's important to talk about it. When it comes to chronic diseases, there is a great shame in making your experiences public,” she added.
The Legally Blonde star opened up about how many symptoms manifested much earlier in her life and caused her great anxiety.
Before her diagnosis, Selma suffered from vomiting, hair loss and skin rashes and was diagnosed with cat scratch fever and possible leukemia while working on the film Hellboy (pictured in Hellboy, 2008).
Speaking to British Vogue, she said: 'As an adult, the fatigue and anxiety actually became terrifying. I made mistakes. I wished myself dead. Suicide attempt. A couple of times. Out of desperation.'
Selma said that while working on film sets, she would often have to mask her symptoms and self-medicate to cope with the pain.
She said: “Sets were unbearable at times with the exhaustion and tics. I took benzos and Klonopin (used to prevent seizures and anxiety).
'I didn't abuse those things, just alcohol. But I was lost and sad and could hardly ever smile. Hence my roles, I think.'
She added: “I have feared since the beginning of time that one glaring mistake would remove me from the workforce. And usually it was my incoordination or getting stuck, too weak or sick, in my caravan – or at any time, really.'
She said she would suffer from vomiting, hair loss and rashes and was diagnosed with cat scratch fever and possible leukemia while working on the movie Hellboy.