I get down sometimes — I ’m not going to lie to you and say ‘ No, it does n’t bother me at all, ’ some days it does, when you think, ‘ Why me ? Why me ? I’ve never intentionally hurt anybody.' But there’s a reason. There’s a reason for everything. And maybe I can help others.

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I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was something other than a kind, caring man.

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I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father. by Annette Funicello

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.

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MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is... by Annette Funicello

MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.

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The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symboliz... by Annette Funicello

The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.

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Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.

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The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me d... by Annette Funicello

The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.

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To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predicta... by Annette Funicello

To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.

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I am the creator of my reality by Annette Funicello

I am the creator of my reality

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Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters.

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Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.

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I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a ki... by Annette Funicello

I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart

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In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down

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Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stori... by Annette Funicello

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film

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I was not prepared to live as a single parent. by Annette Funicello

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

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I always considered myself a dancer before anything else. by Annette Funicello

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

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At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes... by Annette Funicello

At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes had TVs.

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Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes. by Annette Funicello

Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.

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Now I ’m not embarrassed to ask for a wheelchair, that’s another plus. So you try to find the good things that come out of anything, and there are good things.

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My equilibrium is no more ; it’s just progressively getting worse, but I thank God I just did n’t wake up one morning and not be able to walk. You learn to live with it. You learn to live with anything, you really do.

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