Selma Blair Records Music For Son Amid MS Battle, Fears Losing Voice

Selma Blair is stepping into the recording studio for a personal project dedicated to her son as she navigates the challenges of living with MS. The actress continues to channel her creativity while sharing glimpses of her private life as she balances her career, motherhood, and health journey.

On March 1, Blair shared some snaps on social media, showing her working in a recording studio alongside Grammy-winning music producer Dave Reitzas.

As the actress shared in the caption, she is working on a project for her 14-year-old son, Arthur. “I did it because there’s a quiet fear that lives with MS, that one day, I may lose my voice,” Blair shared, adding that “nothing is guaranteed” with her disease.

Although Blair didn’t reveal specific details about the recording, she shared that it’s one of her favorite memories that her mother passed down to her and her siblings. Likewise, she wants to pass it down to her own child, and eventually to Arthur’s future family.

She concluded the post on a lighter note, writing that Reitzas helped her sound “slightly more in-tune” in the recording. “Not an easy job… but I am so touched and thankful,” she noted.

In October 2018, Blair took to Instagram to publicly share her MS diagnosis. “I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy,” she wrote.

According to the World Health Organization, multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that may affect a patient’s balance, cognitive abilities, and vision. This happens when the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord. There is currently no cure for MS, but there are treatments that can reduce its symptoms.

Despite being officially diagnosed in 2018, Blair said that her symptoms may have started as early as her childhood years. She has since been an advocate for awareness, sharing her health journey with the public.

It was Blair who urged fellow actress Christina Applegate to get tested for MS when she experienced a tingling sensation in her feet. Applegate was diagnosed with MS in 2021.

Blair shares her son Arthur with her ex-boyfriend Jason Bleick. According to the actress, it was difficult navigating her disease while also raising her son as a single parent. “My fatigue was always the main issue and as any parent knows, especially a single parent, there’s no room for extra fatigue,” she shared.

In 2021, the mother and son duo walked the red carpet together, and the then-10-year-old boy expressed how proud he was of his mother. In 2025, Blair praised Arthur, describing him as “brave” and sharing how he always “takes great care” of her when she needs support amid her MS battle, per People.

“My disease isn’t a tragedy, but I tell myself, ‘You’re going to live in a way that would be an example for yourself and your son’,” Blair said.

In 2021, Blair shared that she was in remission, saying that no new lesions had formed and the disease had stopped progressing. Two years later, she opened up about her struggles and said she still experiences symptoms of MS, such as dystonia or involuntary muscle contractions, and was “in pain all the time.”

In November 2025, Blair shared that she was doing better after going through stem cell treatment and chemotherapy. “That, of course, means the world to me that I’m not, at this moment, accumulating more damage in my brain,” she expressed. Admittedly, the actress said she’s “very lucky,” as MS presents differently for each patient.

In January, Blair opened up on “TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle” about where her journey has brought her. She told the hosts, “I absolutely thought I would not act again.” For a few years, Blair used a cane for support, but stopped using one around 2024 after her health improved.

As she said on the show, “I’m relapse-free for a couple of years. It took a long time to break through and start healing.” In 2022, Blair joined “Dancing with the Stars” but had to exit in week 5 due to MS symptoms. Three years later, she starred in the movie “Stay Forte.”

Blair is also set to star in the upcoming supernatural thriller “Silent,” where she plays Skylar, a sound designer tasked to compose music for a silent film.