Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MS PBS NewsHour - The Latest By: Mark Kennedy · Associated Press 20 October 2026 at 19:24 Applegate revealed that despite the misdiagnosis, she still has "every symptom of someone with MS," adding, "I still have to use wheelchairs when I go to the doctor's office. I can't walk from the car to the room."