If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.
Meaning of the quote
If you find out you have a health problem, make sure to get the right treatment. And even though it might be difficult, try to stay positive and don't forget to laugh and have fun. This will help you get through the tough times.
About Teri Garr
Teri Garr is a retired American actress known for her comedic roles in films like Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, and Mr. Mom. With over 140 credits, she was nominated for an Academy Award and has won other prestigious awards. Garr’s quick wit and charming personality made her a sought-after guest on late-night shows.
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There are things that you can do today that, years ago, there was nothing. The community today needs to know that with MRI and the current medications the view is good.
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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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MS doesn’t define who I am.
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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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Any movie I’ve ever made, the minute you walk on the set they tell you who’s the person to buy it from.
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I have been off the motorcycles for about 20 years now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still do it.
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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 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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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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My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we’ve got medicines out here that can help, let’s put you on one of them and say we’re treating MS.
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I plan to live to be 120!
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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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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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There’s always going to be somebody worse off than me.
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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 recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there’s a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn’t help him. She says, I don’t want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I’ve fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go.
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Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women.
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I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It’s very comforting.
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I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif.
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You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.
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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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With this disease it is so easy to throw in the towel, and that is the worst thing we can do.
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