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Jamie Lynn Sigler Talks Multiple Sclerosis, a New Memoir and Finding Acceptance in Midlife

You probably recognize actress Jamie Lynn Sigler from her role as Meadow on the award-winning drama, The Sopranos. On screen, life for the Sopranos family was complicated and often shrouded in secrecy. Off camera, Sigler was dealing with a secret of her own: She was living with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) — a chronic disease that can affect the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves and causes unpredictable flare-ups.Siegler was just 20 years old when she was diagnosed and still filming the popular TV show. For 16 years, she kept her diagnosis to herself, in part because she was afraid tha...