Teri Garr Quotes
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Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze.
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I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff.
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I was in an acting class taught by Eric Morris, and Jack Nicholson was in the class. He wrote the script for 'Head', so all of us in the class got little tiny parts in the movie.
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I'm wondering if they haven't reported all the people with MS, because if all of the cases were reported, the government would have to step in and give more financial aid to us.
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I go to my physical therapist to keep fighting it and one of them told me if you don't use it, you lose it, but I know we're on television so I won't say what I would often say.
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I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting?
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I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.
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When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter.
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Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.
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You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.
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I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things.
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Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends.
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You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.
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If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only write parts for women where they let everything be steamrolled over them, where they let people wipe their feet all over them.
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MS doesn't define who I am.
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There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS.
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If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.
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In addition to having a good partnership with a good doctor, you have to do some of the work yourself. Go online, read about it, and find out what you can tolerate
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I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves.
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Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can't get it out.
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I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career.
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No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn't tear you apart inside like dishonesty.
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I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don't want pity or random advice.
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You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice.
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There's always going to be somebody worse off than me
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I remember when we did our first read-through, Sonny [Bono] looks at the script and he goes, "Okay, I'll see you guys later. Chai-ay-oh!" And I said, "It's ciao! Aren't you Italian? C-i-a-o doesn't spell 'chai-ay-oh.'" Sonny's dead, so he won't be embarrassed if I tell that story.
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I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private person, but I have found support by talking to fellow MSrs in the community.
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I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif.
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You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future.
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I think eventually they're going to find out that MS is like 10 different things. I have a neurological disease something like MS, and it's MS, so let's take medicine for it
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