\u00ab\u00a0Grey’s Anatomy\u00a0\u00bb star Steven W. Bailey is done hiding his rare genetic disorder, which sometimes requires him to use a wheelchair . and he hopes his bravery doesn’t cost him his career.<\/b>
\n\u00ab\u00a0Grey’s Anatomy\u00a0\u00bb star Steven W. Bailey is done hiding his rare genetic disorder, which sometimes requires him to use a wheelchair . and he hopes his bravery doesn’t cost him his career.
The actor opened up in a lengthy X thread over the weekend, revealing he’s been battling Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome for over five years.
He wrote, \u00ab\u00a0CMS is a genetic disease that disrupts the communication between the brain and the muscle at the ‘nerve\/muscle junction.’ . My muscles aren’t clearly receiving all my brain’s orders to do all the swell things muscles are meant to do. It’s a drag.\u00a0\u00bb
Bailey explained he kept the diagnosis a secret \u00ab\u00a0out of career caution\u00a0\u00bb but assured Hollywood he can still do most of the things he used to, as his wheelchair use is ambulatory.
He said, \u00ab\u00a0Much like walking my dog around the block, or helping at the store, I can still perform on my feet, limitedly. I can ambulate my way through simple ‘walks and talks’ with no problem. I can still rise to my feet to object to the judge, derail a town meeting, or yell at a cop for being a loose cannon. But, practically speaking, moving forward, it’s time for my work, like in my life, to start skewing more wheelchair, if you will.\u00a0\u00bb
Bailey reassured he was the same guy . just \u00ab\u00a0now with wheels.\u00a0\u00bb
In addition to playing Joe the bartender on ‘Grey’s’, Bailey has also appeared on \u00ab\u00a0Chicago Fire\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0You\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Modern Family\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Shameless\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Scandal\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0All That\u00a0\u00bb, and \u00ab\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u00a0\u00bb, among other hit TV shows.<\/p>\n