Selma & Sarah's Kiss
- Actresses Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar recreated their famous Cruel Intentions kiss, to the delight of fans.
- Selma Blair was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2018 and has been open about her battle.
- Keeping a positive mindset while coping with illness has been shown to help.
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Blair posted about the kiss to Instagram as well, and noted how much the culture has shifted since that onscreen same-sex kiss in 1999. She wrote: “Ready for the @MTVGOAT Awards tonight at 8pm! Looking back 20 years ago… A kiss. Between two young actresses. On screen. In a mainstream teen movie. In 2000. It was a sweet and delicious kiss for my character, Cecile. And she wanted more. And I must say it was a really good kiss. What feels so delicious to me now is how it isn't shocking in 2020. It stands for a shift in thinking…”
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Selma’s MS Diagnosis
Blair shared her diagnosis with the world in 2018, and the actress has been transparent about battling her disease. Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the immune system that eats away at the protective covering around the nerves.
She said of her illness in October 2018: “I have multiple sclerosis. I am in an exacerbation…I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps. But we are doing it . And I laugh and I don't know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best. Since my diagnosis at ten thirty pm on The night of August 16, I have had love and support from my friends…”
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To treat the disease, Blair has undergone chemotherapy. Chemo can be difficult on the body, and there are ways to combat the pain and fatigue, such as the use of medical marijuana.
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Staying Positive
We love to see how Blair has continued to stay upbeat and positive while fighting her disease. She finds joy in friends, celebrating the small things (like her new cane to help her walk), and dancing.
It can be challenging to stay upbeat and positive while fighting MS, cancer, or other illnesses. But keeping a positive mindset has been shown to make a difference in prognosis in outlook. Dr. Zuri Murrell, a Colorectal Surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, told SurvivorNet in a previous interview, “My patients who thrive, even with stage 4 cancer, from the time that they, about a month after they’re diagnosed, I kind of am pretty good at seeing who is going to be OK.”
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Dr. Murrell added, “Now doesn’t that mean I’m good at saying that the cancer won’t grow. But I’m pretty good at telling what kind of patient are going to still have this attitude and probably going to live the longest, even with bad, bad disease. And those are patients who, they have gratitude in life.”
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