Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

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

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.