For 15 years, former Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been fighting a secret battle, and now she's decided go public with it.

The actress took to Instagram to reveal that she suffers from multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease. As for why she waited so long to come clean, she posted, "I wasn't ready until now. You'd think that after all these years, somebody would be settled with something like this, but it's still hard to accept."

Sigler says that she's been symptom-free "for quite some time" but eventually the disease "reared its ugly head." The actress told People that her symptoms are under control for now, and she's managed to keep a positive attitude through it all.

"I can't walk for a long period of time without resting. I cannot run. No superhero roles for me," Sigler joked. "Stairs? I can do them but they're not the easiest. When I walk, I have to think about every single step, which is annoying and frustrating."

The actress has been taking a pill twice a day to help keep her MS symptoms at bay. "Things are manageable now," she says. "It takes a fighting attitude to deal with all this. This disease can absolutely take over your life if you let it."

Source: Eonline.com

 

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