Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76.
"May we find that strength to lift our heads up. Mine currently is on my pillow. But I try," she wrote.
"It's been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps going," the 49-year-old actress said.
An estimated 3.2 million Americans are living with spondylitis. That's more than Lou Gehrig's disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatic arthritis combined -- but still so few people know about it.
People who have either suffered a stroke or traumatic brain injury, or have diseases like Parkinson's or Multiple Sclerosis, could someday regain their voice.
Through her difficulty speaking, Selma Blair explained she wants to show what an aggressive form of MS looks like.