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.
I go to Yosemite a lot. To get there, you fly from L.A. to Fresno and rent a car. So I know about Fresno. It looks like the entire city was built in 1946 in three months - all these low California ranch style homes. The whole city looks like that.
Win or lose, star or not, you wait for your car with everyone else, and waiting for your car is a drag.
I went to North Hollywood High. I'm the original Val girl.
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.
With this disease it is so easy to throw in the towel, and that is the worst thing we can do.
