Actress Selma Blair is undergoing a treatment to reboot her immune system as she continues her battle with multiple sclerosis.
Actress Selma Blair is undergoing a treatment to reboot her immune system as she continues her battle with multiple sclerosis .
MS is a chronic disorder in which cells from the immune system attack the nerve cells of the central nervous system . Blair, 47, first publicly revealed her MS diagnosis last year. "Insomnia. I am like a waking baby. Afraid and want to cry. I want my mom. I do. I will take a bath. And cry. The beginning is hard. I have to Remember," she captioned the photo, including the hashtag #HSTC.First, stem cells are harvested from the patient or donor and then the patient is given chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both to suppress immune cells and reduce levels of cancer cells. In some cases, chemo-radiation is given before harvesting.
Allison Karr, 49, battled MS for years and underwent a stem cell transplant in 2014 after she had exhausted all medications.
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