YOU'VE HEARD OF EMILY BLUNT. JUST NOT THIS ONE.

Long before the actress lit up the red carpet, another Emily Blunt was scribbling bylines under that name. This Emily Blunt—aka Erika Bolin—was raised in a family that felt less Brady Bunch and more we may need bail money.

She grew up fast. Humor became her armor. Film her escape. Music her balm.

Soon she was touring with The Clash, face-to-face with Hollywood legends like Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp, and helping to organize James Brown's funeral plans.

Erika was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Her MS was an invisible illness that disrupted everything at once: career, independence, even identity.

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