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...

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

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse...

My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of...

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Whatever dreams I have wished have come true.

Whatever dreams I have wished have come true.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

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...