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

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

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

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...

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.

Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

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

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

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...

I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was...

I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was...

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

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

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After...

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After...

The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to...

The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to...

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 always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.

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...

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...

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...

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...

In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

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.