Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Annette Funicello performances. According to Wikipedia: Annette Joanne Funicello is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer, and... [more]

Annette Funicello news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Annette Funicello performances. According to Wikipedia: Annette Joanne Funicello is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer, and went on to appear in a series of beach movies.

A Heartbreaking Look at Annette Funicello's M.S.

Dupont in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
David Lutz, honoree Sarah Dupont and Alexandra Dupont arrive at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner of Champions held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on September 25, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)more pics »
Annette Funicello who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987, is seen outside in a wheelchair with her nurse. She was Disney's most popular Mousketeer and went on to appear in a series of beach movies. She is the reason behind the Annette Funicello Fund For Neurological Disorders. She first noticed signs of what would be diagnosed as multiple sclerosis while working on the 1987 film "Back to the Beach". In 1992, she made her diagnosis public, saying "I think you only have two choices in this kind of situation. Either you give in to it or you fight it. I intend to fight."

See more pictures of the Multiple Sclerosis Society's Dinner of Champions here (click any picture):
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  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions
  • Kristen Bell in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 34th Annual Dinner Of Champions

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i had my first contact with ms when my dad came down with it in 1959. then annette came into my life and made my teen years happy. i then went on to nursing school only to have a close friend be diagnosed with ms in 1967. life goes on and i was then paired up with a patient as a private nurse who had ms. i cared for him till he died. memories of my dad again. all this time i had always followed annettes life over the years. the good and the bad. i now have a great family. nine children and fourteen grandchildren and four great grand children. we have since received the news that my daughterinlaw has ms. its a cruel disease but the experience of being around these brave people have taught me a lot. thank you annette for bringing me through a difficult time in my life. may your family be comforted. s jones oklahoma
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