Christina Applegate is very sorry that her 13-year-old daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble, was diagnosed with the neurological condition Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
The 52-year-old actress and her teenage daughter, with whom she has husband, musician Martyn LeNoble, have spoken openly about their battle with the condition which causes abnormally large increases in heart rate when sitting or standing and which increases in cold weather. warm.
Sadie also has misophonia, which causes a lower tolerance to specific sounds.
Speaking on the ‘MeSsy’ podcast with her actress mother, who also has multiple sclerosis, Sadie said: “I have something called POTS.”
“I have no idea what it really is, but it has something to do with the autonomic nervous system and it affects my heart. When I get up, I get very dizzy, my legs get very weak and I feel like I’m going to faint,” he added.
Christina Applegate is deeply saddened that her 13-year-old daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble, shown together in January in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with the neurological condition Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
On severe days, you may faint and even lose consciousness.
Sadie said, “That’s only on the really bad days when it’s hot.”
On how it affects her ability to do physical activities, she said: ‘Last year, in sixth grade, I went to the nurse several times a day because I always felt like I was going to faint.
‘In class, if I stood up, I would say, ‘I have to go to the nurse.’ I can not do this.’ Or I’ll be in PE and say, “I have to go to the nurse’s office.”
The school thought she was making up her symptoms just to avoid PE class, because they didn’t know what she was suffering from.
Sadie said: “They said, ‘You’re doing this to get out of class.’ It’s probably just anxiety. Go back to class. They wouldn’t do anything about it.
He did his sports classes and suffered a lot because of it, which also impacted his mental health.
Sadie discussed her diagnosis of the neurological condition Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome while appearing on an episode of the MeSsy podcast; She seen in 2024 with her mother in Los Angeles
While welcoming her daughter on her podcast, which she hosts alongside her friend Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who also lives with MS, the Dead to Me star, 52, described her teenager as the best guest she “could have ever” and his reason for ‘getting up in the morning’ (seen in 2022)
“When she was diagnosed, I felt like… not like it was all over, but it was hard to see my mom lose a lot of the skills that I used to have growing up,” Sadie told listeners about her mom’s MS diagnosis. . (seen February 2023)
She continued: ‘The fact that they didn’t do anything about it definitely hurt me physically and emotionally.
Because I thought, “This is rude, I feel bad and you tell me to go to PE and run laps around the soccer field.” I can not do this”.
His mom said, “He wears layers of clothing on 90 degree days and hates PE, sorry school, not a big fan of PE or physical activities.”
“I was like, ‘Oh, I felt that way too.’ I feel so horrible that we didn’t pay attention to it.”
Christina apologized to her daughter, saying, “I just didn’t see it at home, honey.” You were fine at home. But it’s kind of like us.’
Christina said: “We go out into the world, and the stress and anxiety of the world makes our symptoms much worse than they would be if we were in the safety and coolness of our own homes.”
She said, “And I’m so sorry, Sadie Grace.”
Her daughter replied, “It’s okay.”
Sadie said her neurological issues make her more empathetic and understanding of her mother’s battle with the autoimmune disease MS.
She added: “I feel like if I didn’t have this it would be a lot harder to understand what my mother is going through.”
‘Like when my mom was like, ‘Oh, it hurts a little bit right now.’ Oh, I’m having the shakes.” If she didn’t have this, she’d probably say, “I don’t really care.” I don’t know what you’re talking about.”