Overview
- In You With The Sad Eyes, Applegate says calling her 2008 double mastectomy a “blessing” was untrue and writes she felt “disgusted” by herself for saying it publicly.
- She recounts telling Oprah Winfrey and ABC’s Robin Roberts that cancer was a blessing, now calling that portrayal “bulls***” and a harmful standard for others.
- Applegate details her 2008 early-stage breast cancer, a BRCA1-positive test, and a preventative double mastectomy after which she was confirmed cancer-free.
- Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, she describes worsening, “excruciating” pain, severe fatigue, nerve pain, numbness, and incontinence requiring adult diapers, declaring, “I’m not going to lie anymore. MS sucks.”
- Coverage of the book includes sharp criticism in a Daily Mail column that challenges the memoir’s harsh tone and its personal portrayals of friends and former partners.