Joan Gruffudd’s girlfriend Bianca Wallace has shared emotional videos detailing her battle with MS.
In a post to commemorate World MS Day, 30-year-old Bianca talked about her day-to-day life with her debilitating symptoms as she shared videos of herself in tears.
Hours before Bianca posted Monday, Alice Evans, 53, who was married to Ioan, 48, for 14 years before her messy breakup last year, shared her own emotional Instagram update. while he revealed that he has spent years struggling to get out of bed and has been living with chronic pain for 13 years.
Fighting: Joan Gruffudd’s girlfriend Bianca Wallace has shared emotional videos as she details her battle with multiple sclerosis in a post to commemorate World MS Day
Bianca, who went public with Ioan in October 2021, shared an update on living with multiple sclerosis to commemorate World MS Day along with excerpts from her symptom diaries showing her crying in front of the camera. as he described his pain levels, at one point crying “my legs.” they are not working properly. ‘
“I will be as real and vulnerable as I am … I want to show you what really happens,” he wrote in a lengthy headline.
“Between July 2018 and October 2019, before finding a treatment that would help me, it was a truly terrible time in my life that I spent almost completely in bed and on MRI machines. My memory and cognition are they were affected by MS almost immediately.Everything happened so hard and fast with 10 attacks in the first year and three months.
“I Couldn’t Get Out of Bed for Years” of Instagram while revealing that he was living with a chronic illness. pain for 13 years
“I struggled to keep my neurologist up to date due to memory issues, so he suggested I start a video diary … To raise awareness, today I’m going to share some brief excerpts from some of these videos throughout of the years (also like some photos!). ‘
“I learned to accept that my life is not easy, that I will have many physical problems, that not everyone has a good heart and that my future will always be unstable with a giant question mark hanging heavily on my head.… ‘
Bianca, who was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system three years ago, continued:
“It was necessary to have my ass ** freed from an illness that I had no way of controlling so that I could really understand what life was all about. I don’t care how cheesy it sounds: I’ll never appreciate what you’ve taught me, not only about life, but about who I really am. It’s amazing what a diagnosis can make for a soul! ‘
Tears: Bianca shared excerpts from her diary of symptoms showing her crying in front of the camera as she described her pain levels, at one point crying “my legs are not working properly.”
Living with MS: Bianca, made public with actor Ioan in October 2021, shared an update on living with multiple sclerosis to commemorate World MS Day
“It’s a harder life, but what changed in me and for me has made everything worthwhile every second of difficulty I experience!”
He ended his emotional post with the statement: “Follow your heart because life is terribly short, unpredictable and real, genuine remorse is a hellish experience to overcome …”.
Posting the house before Bianca, Alice shared a screenshot of a recent MailOnline story about presenter Kirsty Young and her experience with fibromyalgia, praising the star for talking about the disease.
Hard: Alice previously revealed how “altruistically” she allowed her ex-Ioan to continue working during her 14-year marriage, while staying home with the girls, despite battling chronic pain.
Chronic pain: The 53-year-old actress shared an emotional Instagram post on Monday night when she revealed that she spent years struggling to get out of bed, while today she is forced to “weld” and live with the pain of taking care of his two. daughters
“I’m very proud of you, Kirsty, for coming back. I have that too. Who else does it? There are so many of us who live there, we’re usually afraid to tell people because they don’t understand it and we don’t want to have it. the feeling we’re simulating, “Alice wrote.
“Kirsty is right: because doctors don’t really understand it, they try all kinds of medications and there’s a point where we don’t know what causes endless pain and glass joints, incredibly sore muscles and the inability to move.”
Alice added that after years of trying to cope with the pain with the help of medication, she no longer takes any medication other than ibuprofen.
Health: Bianca has spoken openly about living with MS in her social media updates
Next: Earlier this month, Bianca spoke highly of Joan and how she handled her diagnosis while attending an MS fundraiser in London together.
‘I haven’t been able to get out of bed in years. Now I can, but not for long. I no longer take any medication for this: Lyrica, Gabapentin, Plaquenil, Cymbalta (this was the worst for me) Tramadol, Cyclobenzaprine just made me feel worse. Steroids were hell. They don’t seem to touch my pain and drive me crazy. “
‘I take ibroprofen even though it does nothing. Apparently, fibrosis is not an inflammatory disease (but who knows?) I only take it when I can no longer bear the pain and I take it practically like a placebo.
“Exercise does help, but now I’m at the stage where he also puts me to bed for three days and I can’t afford to do it with two kids. So I’m still a soldier.
Division: Ioan filed for divorce in Alice in March 2021, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation (pictured January 2020)
WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease defined by widespread pain and fatigue.
It affects up to 2.7 percent of people worldwide, with three women suffering for every man, studies suggest.
Fibromyalgia is often triggered by trauma, such as a car accident or childbirth, as well as infections. Why this is happening is unclear.
Discomfort is often felt as pain and burning from head to toe.
And fatigue ranges from drowsiness to the exhaustion of having the flu.
Severely ill people often cannot work or socialize.
Pain may get worse at times than at other times and may change location, such as becoming more intense in the most commonly used parts of the body.
Other symptoms may include headaches; SII; diarrhea or constipation; low concentration; light headed; allergies and sensitivity to stimuli such as light or heat.
Studies suggest that the average patient waits five years to be diagnosed, which is believed to be because X-rays and other medical tests do not detect the disease.
It is usually defined as pain that lasts more than three months and affects 11 or more than 18 sensitive points when pressed.
The treatment aims to relieve pain and help you sleep.
Source: Fibromyalgia Action UK
Alice said her two daughters Ella, 13, and Elsie, eight, “know I’m sick, but they don’t really understand why there are days when I can take them to places, and others where it hurts if they even touch me. ” much less jump in bed!) ‘
The actress, who explained that she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia three months after Ella’s birth, ended her post by thanking other stars for using her platform to talk about the disease and asking for more funding and research.
Earlier this month, Bianca spoke highly of Ioan and how he handled his diagnosis.
She said: “Look, it’s not an easy disease. I’m more proud of couples, I’m more sorry for the couples of people with MS because for us you have to face it, you really don’t know what it will be like. ‘
“But when you have an amazing support system, everything is different, everything changes”
“I feel very lucky to be with someone so supportive. It’s amazing, I haven’t had that before. Having someone who understands is amazing.”
Ioan, who spoke alongside Bianca at a fundraiser for MS in London, added: “I think it’s a matter of being constantly aware, generous, kind, patient and understanding.
Alice previously revealed how “altruistically” she allowed her ex-Ioan to continue working during her 14-year marriage, while staying home with the girls, despite battling chronic pain.
Responding to a Twitter follower, on his account since deleting, who claimed it was his choice to become a stay-at-home mom and allow Ioan to work, he said:
‘It was hard. Really hard. I felt like I was doing my bit for the family … every time I was about to break up I told myself that I would go back when they were older and that at least my husband had a chance to do things that he wanted. ..
‘More than the material being shot here, which is very limited. everything I did was altruistic … It was very hard during the first years …
“I have fibromyalgia, so sometimes it was hard for me to move or get out of bed. But I took the girls on planes wherever he was and tried to be a casual guest. that my friends were doing great. “
Family: Alice requested legal and physical custody of her children. In court documents obtained by People, the actress requested that visitation rights be granted to Ioan (pictured with Ella and Elsie in 2018)
Ioan filed for divorce in Alice in March 2021, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation.
The document, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 1, revealed that the former couple separated on New Year’s Day, a month before the status of their relationship was made public.
Alice requested legal and physical custody of her children. In court documents obtained by People, the actress requested that the visitation rights be granted to Ioan.
He also requested “the maintenance of the spouse, the termination of the court’s capacity to grant the maintenance of the spouse to Gruffudd and that his lawyer’s fees be paid by her husband separately,” citing …