Selma Blair keeps casual in a cardigan and cargo pants as she steps out for breakfast with her service dog Scout amid her battle with MS

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Selma Blair looked nothing but chic as she enjoyed a relaxing outing in Los Angeles with her trusty service dog, Scout. 

The actress, 50, who is battling multiple sclerosis, stepped out for coffee and breakfast on Wednesday. 

Selma, who recently competed on the US version of Dancing With The Stars, looked stylish in a pair of white cargo pants and a flowing navy cardigan. 

She teamed the look with a white camisole and sneakers. 

Selma carried a white Chanel bag under her arm and wore a pair of sunglasses. 

Stepping out: Selma Blair looked chic in a navy cardigan and white cargo pants as she stepped out for breakfast in Los Angeles on Wednesday with her trusty service dog Scout amid her battle with MS

Stepping out: Selma Blair looked chic in a navy cardigan and white cargo pants as she stepped out for breakfast in Los Angeles on Wednesday with her trusty service dog Scout amid her battle with MS

She chatted on the phone as she stepped out and kept her support dog Scout right by her side. 

Selma, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, dropped out of Season 31 of Dancing With the Stars at her doctors' request in October, four weeks after she joined the competition. 

'The thing is, I pass out a lot,' she told Entertainment Tonight in an interview during her time on Dancing With The Stars.

'It's part of the reason I have Scout, and it doesn't mean I lose consciousness [or] it's a whole ambulance experience, it's something that I lose my vision, gravity pulls me down, and I'm very disoriented, and gone for a spell,' she said.

Selma explained that her dog is 'kind of there to also catch me, you know, make the ground a little closer with his back.'

During her final episode as a contestant, Blair told the judges and her fellow dancers; 'This competition has shown me how much I love to be with people who are trying their hardest.'

Selma spoke about her journey with the disease on the show, saying, 'I was sick for so many years.'

Selma revealed to People magazine in May that she brought Scout home on the advice of her neurologist.

Relaxed: She chatted on the phone as she stepped out and kept her support dog Scout right by her side

Relaxed: She chatted on the phone as she stepped out and kept her support dog Scout right by her side

She's a fighter: Selma, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, dropped out of Season 31 of Dancing With the Stars at her doctors' request in October, four weeks after she joined the competition

She's a fighter: Selma, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, dropped out of Season 31 of Dancing With the Stars at her doctors' request in October, four weeks after she joined the competition

What is MS? 

MS is an an immune system disorder. This is when something goes wrong with the immune system and it mistakenly attacks a healthy part of the body – in this case, the brain or spinal cord of the nervous system.

In MS, the immune system attacks the layer that surrounds and protects the nerves, called the myelin sheath. This damages and scars the sheath, and potentially the underlying nerves, meaning that messages travelling along the nerves become slowed or disrupted.

Exactly what causes the immune system to act in this way is unclear, but most experts think a combination of genetic and environmental factors is involved.

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She noted that her new English Labrador 'kept me moving and helped me build stamina' and that her son Arthur 'loves knowing Scout is by my side.'

The Hellboy actress explained: 'It's a big undertaking, and he's still young, not yet two, but he's a tremendous gift. He's with me all the time.'

She added: 'If I fall into a big [muscle] spasm or have some trouble moving and need to recalibrate, he can get between my legs, help me get up, and balance me. It's given me a lot of independence.'

Selma shares her 11-year-old son, Arthur, with American fashion designer Jason Bleick whom she dated from 2010 to 2012. 

MS is an an immune system disorder. This is when something goes wrong with the immune system and it mistakenly attacks a healthy part of the body – in this case, the brain or spinal cord of the nervous system. 

Exactly what causes the immune system to act in this way is unclear, but most experts think a combination of genetic and environmental factors is involved. 

Last month, Selma said she thinks speaking publicly about her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis has damaged her career.

She shared: 'When I talked about it, there was so much support, but I never got a job again.'

The actress has experienced fatigue and speech disturbances for decades. 

However, she remained tight-lipped about the issue for a long time because she thought it would damage her career.

She told the BBC: 'I was ashamed and concerned I wouldn't work again.'

Despite this, Selma actually felt 'unburdened' when she received the diagnosis.

The 'Dark Horse' star said: 'It was a relief. There was a little bit of panic, like how will I have the energy to ever even deal with this?

'I had been down that road for so many years without a diagnosis that I did feel kind of hopeless still, but I was hoping that the diagnosis of MS would give me so many more options.

'It was an amazing, comforting feeling to know that there was a whole community of chronic illness or MS patients.' 

Selma believes that Hollywood has made strides in its representation of people with disabilities. However, she insists that much more can still be done. 

'I never got a job again': Last month, Selma said she thinks speaking publicly about her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis has damaged her career

'I never got a job again': Last month, Selma said she thinks speaking publicly about her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis has damaged her career

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