Selma Blair is speaking candidly about her health journey, choosing to transform uncertainty into something lasting for her son as she continues living with multiple sclerosis.
Now, the former DWTS star shared on Instagram that she recently recorded with seven-time Grammy winner Dave Reitzas. The session was more than creative. It was deeply personal. Blair said she wanted to preserve something meaningful for her son while focusing on her health.
‘There’s a Quiet Fear That Lives With MS’
“Recently, I stepped into the music lab with 7x Grammy winner Dave Reitzas to record something for my son,” she wrote.
Blair said the choice to step into the studio came from a place of honesty and vulnerability.
“I did it because there’s a quiet fear that lives with MS, that one day, I may lose my voice,” she shared. “It lingers when I speak publicly. It shows up when dystonia does. And it reminds me that nothing is guaranteed.”
She has previously spoken about living with spasmodic dysphonia, a rare condition that affects the vocal cords and can cause speech to sound strained or breathy.
In the photos from the session, Blair sits close to the microphone, calm and intent. She explained that she wanted her son “to have something lasting.”
“Something my own mother passed down to me and my sisters. It’s a forever memory of mine. Now, I feel it as a piece of me: steady, clear, and full of love.”
She said that if “anything ever changes,” her son will “be able to hear me as I am right now.”
“Okay… maybe a slightly more in-tune, incredibly engineered version of me,” she added with humor. “That’s where my brilliant friend came in.”
The former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant, who joined the show as a contestant in September 2022, exited the competition in week five.
Quitting the show, she explained that her health had worsened and she needed to prioritize her well-being.
Living Openly With Multiple Sclerosis
Blair first shared her multiple sclerosis diagnosis publicly in October 2018 and has continued to speak openly about the realities of living with the condition.
“I have #multiplesclerosis. I am in an exacerbation. By the grace of the lord, and willpower and the understanding producers at Netflix, I have a job. A wonderful job. I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking a broken GPS for directions. 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,” she wrote at the time.
In January 2026, she shared a hopeful update during an interview with New Beauty.
“I’m relapse-free. I found the right treatment for me, finally. It took many years and a lot of false starts. But I didn’t give up.”
She said she was able to “find the right doctor” and continues “healing.”
“When I go out, I realize: I’m the grown-up in the room. If we’re not going to be the ones cheerleading or having a good time, who is? I think we can have a responsibility to bring whatever joy we can.”
Blair is gradually returning to the screen as she balances her health and career.
She recently appeared in the Israel-Hamas war drama “Stay Forte,” which is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters in March.
GettyIn February, it was also announced that Blair will star opposite Sean Patrick Flanery in the indie film “Ethan Almighty.” The project is based on the true story of Jeff Callaway and a rescue dog named Ethan. Filming is expected to begin in April.
