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 still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.

I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it...

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it...

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single...

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single...

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone...

Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone...

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

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

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

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

Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.

Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.

In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and...

In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and...

For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.

For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.

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

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

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

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

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

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

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

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.

Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.

As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort...

As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort...

As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble...

As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble...