Saturday Evening Post, November 1st, 1992
Annette Funicello wants no pity as she assumes an active role in the .fight against the disease that counts her among its victims--multiple sclerosis.
When Annette Funicello was nudged by an "enquiring" media to confirm the unhappy news that she has multiple sclerosis, she worried about the effect on her fans. In the spotlight for more than 35 years--first as a TV Mouseketeer, then as leading teen in a spate of beach-party films, and finally as spokesmother for Skippy peanut butter--she had always led a charmed life. Nothing bad ever happened to Annette. Her fiercely loyal fans kept her in ...
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