When my mom was diagnosed with MS the only two public figures who has come out about the disease at that time were Richard Pryor and Annette Funicello. My mom identified more closely with Annette on a personal level. Being same age, gender, and having that wholesome fifties thing going on. She felt some comfort in the fact that someone like Annette had the same dreaded disease she had.
I was sad the last few years watching Annette’s decline and while I feel for the loss her family and loved ones are feeling with her passing I am happy to know she is in a better place and maybe my mohter will fin
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/08/opinion/leydon-annette-funicello/?hpt=us_c2
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/09/176640353/annette-funicello-dies-at-70
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