Showing posts with label November 5. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Amy Waldman, on writing:

 

History is the history of human behavior, and human behavior is the raw material of fiction.

Most people recognize that novelists do research to get the facts right - how a glove factory works, for example, or how courtesans in imperial Japan dressed.

- Amy Waldman.



Recommended reading - The Machine Stops

 

The Machine Stops

by E. M. Forster.
 
Science Fiction short story.
Published by Suzeteo Enterprises.
First published 1909.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1645941566
ISBN-13: 9781645941569
 
Description:
 
In our modern era, we like to congratulate ourselves for our sophistication, knowing that we have doubtless created a world that our feckless ancestors could never have imagined. Actually reading the works of those ancestors would disabuse us of any such notion, and E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops is a case in point. Not only does it seem that Forster has contemplated the ubiquitous 'Zoom' call, but he correctly sensed the deadening of the soul that would accompany the faux-mastery of Nature, expressing itself through technology.
 
In The Machine Stops the height of mankind's advances was The Machine, and it cared for every aspect of human experience, and anticipated every human need, until such time that there was nothing left for humans to do except eat, and, if the algorithm approved, procreate; and when the algorithm decided Euthanasia was due, then Euthanasia was happily accepted. The Machine was not just the pinnacle of human ingenuity, it was Progress Incarnate. And then... the Machine Stopped. Today, we hail our own progress, technological and societal. If our machine stops, what then? Do we really suppose it is eternal?


Recommended reading - The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist

 

The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist

by Syd Mead.
 
Published by Titan Books.
Published 2017.
Illustrated edition.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1785651188
ISBN-13: 978-1785651182
 
Description:

Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting architectural renderings, but he is most famous for his work as a concept artist on some of the most visually arresting films in the history of cinema. Since working on Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1978 as a production illustrator Syd Mead has always aimed to render “reality ahead of schedule,” creating evocative designs that marry believable content with a neofuturistic form. It is this ability to predict technological potential that has helped Mead create such a distinctive and influential aesthetic. From his work with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner, to his striking designs for the light cycles in Tron, to his imposing concept art for the U.S.S. Sulaco in James Cameron’s Aliens, Syd Mead has played a pivotal role in shaping cinema’s vision of the future.

The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist represents the most extensive collection of Mead’s visionary work ever printed, compiling hundreds of images, sketches and concept arts from a career spanning almost 40 years, many of which have never been seen in print before. Each entry provides a unique insight into the processes involved in Mead’s practice as well as illuminating the behind-the-scenes work involved in creating a fully realized, cinematic depiction of the future. With such a plethora of images from the many genre-defining films Mead has worked on, this is essential reading for film fans, artists and futurologists alike.


Born on this day – Jessie Ralph:


Jessie Ralph


Actress

November 5, 1864 – May 30, 1944


Credits:

They Met in Bombay (1941); The Lady from Cheyenne (1941); The Bank Dick (1940); I Want a Divorce (1940); Girl from Avenue A (1940); I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940); Star Dust (1940); The Blue Bird (1940); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); Mickey the Kid (1939); The Kid from Texas (1939); Cafe Society (1939); St. Louis Blues (1939); Four Girls in White (1939); Port of Seven Seas (1938); Hold That Kiss (1938); Love Is a Headache (1938); Double Wedding (1937); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); The Good Earth (1937); After the Thin Man (1936); Camille (1936); Walking on Air (1936); Bunker Bean (1936); San Francisco (1936); The Unguarded Hour (1936); Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936); Yellow Dust (1936); The Garden Murder Case (1936); Captain Blood (1935); I Found Stella Parish (1935); Metropolitan (1935); I Live My Life (1935); Jalna (1935); Paris in Spring (1935); Mark of the Vampire (1935); Les Misérables (1935); Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935); Enchanted April (1935); David Copperfield (1935); Evelyn Prentice (1934); We Live Again (1934); One Night of Love (1934); The Affairs of Cellini (1934); Murder at the Vanities (1934); Coming Out Party (1934); Nana (1934); Ann Carver's Profession (1933); Cocktail Hour (1933); Elmer, the Great (1933); Child of Manhattan (1933); Such a Little Queen (1921); The Madonna of the Slums (1919); New York (1916); Mary's Lamb (1915); The Galloper (1915); A Ringer for Max (1915).


Born on this day – Joel McCrea:


Joel McCrea


Actor

November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990


Credits:

Mustang Country (1976); The Young Rounders (1971); Cry Blood, Apache (1970); Ride the High Country (1962); The Crowning Experience (1960); Wichita Town (1959–1960); The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959); Fort Massacre (1958); Cattle Empire (1958); The Tall Stranger (1957); Gunsight Ridge (1957); Trooper Hook (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); The First Texan (1956); Wichita (1955); Stranger on Horseback (1955); Black Horse Canyon (1954); Border River (1954); Shoot First (1953); The Lone Hand (1953); The San Francisco Story (1952); Cattle Drive (1951); Hollywood Story (1951); Frenchie (1950); Saddle Tramp (1950); Stars in My Crown (1950); The Outriders (1950); Colorado Territory (1949); South of St. Louis (1949); Four Faces West (1948); Ramrod (1947); The Virginian (1946); The Unseen (1945); The Great Moment (1944); Buffalo Bill (1944); The More the Merrier (1943); The Palm Beach Story (1942); Sullivan's Travels (1941); The Great Man's Lady (1941); Reaching for the Sun (1941); Foreign Correspondent (1940); Primrose Path (1940); He Married His Wife (1940); Espionage Agent (1939); They Shall Have Music (1939); Union Pacific (1939); Youth Takes a Fling (1938); Three Blind Mice (1938); Wells Fargo (1937); Dead End (1937); Woman Chases Man (1937); Internes Can't Take Money (1937); Banjo on My Knee (1936); Come and Get It (1936); Adventure in Manhattan (1936); Two in a Crowd (1936); These Three (1936); Splendor (1935); Barbary Coast (1935); Woman Wanted (1935); Our Little Girl (1935); Private Worlds (1935); The Richest Girl in the World (1934); Half a Sinner (1934); Gambling Lady (1934); Chance at Heaven (1933); One Man's Journey (1933); Bed of Roses (1933); The Silver Cord (1933); Scarlet River (1933); Rockabye (1932); The Sport Parade (1932); The Most Dangerous Game (1932); Bird of Paradise (1932); The Lost Squadron (1932); Business and Pleasure (1932); Girls About Town (1931); The Common Law (1931); Born to Love (1931); Kept Husbands (1931); Once a Sinner (1931); Lightnin' (1930); The Silver Horde (1930); Framed (1930); Dynamite (1929); So This Is College (1929); The Single Standard (1929); The Jazz Age (1929); The Five O'Clock Girl (1928); The Divine Lady (1928); Freedom of the Press (1928); Dead Man's Curve (1928); The Enemy (1927); The Fair Co-Ed (1927); Torrent (1926); A Self-Made Failure (1924); Penrod and Sam (1923).


Born on this day – Vivien Leigh:


Vivien Leigh


Actress

November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967


Credits:

100 Years at the Movies (1994); 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009); 20 to 1 (2010); 21 Days Together (1940); A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); A Yank at Oxford (1938); ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999); Alexander Korda, Kt (1956); All-Time Movie Greats (1988); America at the Movies (1976); America in Color (2018); American Masters (2003); Anna Karenina (1948); Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001); Biography (1998–2001); Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975); Caesar and Cleopatra (1945); Canaan Land (2020); Catalogue of Ships (2008); Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940); Century of Cinema (1995); Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019); Classified X (2007); Corazón de... (2005); Dark Journey (1937); Darlings of the Gods (1989); Der Klang Hollywoods - Max Steiner & seine Erben (2009); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Faye (2024); Fire Over England (1937); Gentleman's Agreement (1935); Glorious Technicolor (1998); Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019); Gone with the Wind (1939); Great Performances (1983); Great Romances of the 20th Century (1997); Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979); Heinz Rühmann: Kleiner Mann ganz groß (1994); HI$TORY (2019); Hollywood Couples (2001); Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983); Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969); Intimate Portrait (1996); ITV Play of the Week (1959); Korda Interviews (1956); Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer (2011); Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001); Legends (2000); Legends of Entertainment Video (1995); Legends of World Cinema (2004); Les couples mythiques du cinema (2015); Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2016); L'Histoire nous le dira (2019); Living Famously (2003); Look Up and Laugh (1935); Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993); Morgenmagazin (2024); MsMojo (2023); Murphy Brown (1989); My Week with Marilyn: The Untold Story of an American Icon (2011); News 44 (1994); Reader, I Married Him (2006); Round the Film Studios (1937); Sale el Sol (2022); Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017); Ship of Fools (1965); Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982); Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000); Small World (1958); Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006); Storm in a Teacup (1937); Suncoast Motion Picture Company - We Can Take You There Commercial (1986); Sunset Over Mulholland Drive (2019); Teresa the Thief (1973); That Hamilton Woman (1941); That's Entertainment! III (1994); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The 14th Annual Tony Awards (1960); The 17th Annual Tony Awards (1963); The British Academy Awards (1956); The Deep Blue Sea (1955); The Drunken Peasants (2016); The Ed Sullivan Show (1954 / 1963); The Extraordinary Seaman (1969); The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995); The Golden Gong (1985); The Golden Years of Alexander Korda (1968); The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996); The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988); The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (2004); The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland (2021); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961); The Screen Director (1951); The Sidewalks of London (1938); The Tales of Helpmann (1990); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960); The Village Squire (1935); The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990); Things Are Looking Up (1935); To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009); Today (1960); Today Australia (2017); Today Tonight (2007); Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2020); Unsere Besten (2004); Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent (2021); Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990); Waterloo Bridge (1940).


Born on this day – Guy Green:


Guy Green


Director

Producer

Writer

Cinematographer

November 5, 1913 – September 15, 2005




Born on this day – Madeleine Robinson:


Madeleine Robinson


Actress

November 5, 1917 – August 1, 2004




Born on this day – Richard Davalos:


Richard Davalos


Actor

November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016




Born on this day – Jan Shutan:

 

Jan Shutan


Actress

November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021



Credits:
Miracle at Beekman's Place (1988); This House Possessed (1981); NBC Special Treat (1979); Hello, Larry (1979); Mother, Juggs & Speed (1978); Dracula's Dog (1977); Quincy M.E. (1976–1977); Charlie's Angels (1976); Three for the Road (1975); Love Is Not Forever (1974); Sons and Daughters (1974); Message to My Daughter (1973); Love, American Style (1972); Night Gallery (1971); The Seven Minutes (1971); Nanny and the Professor (1970); Room 222 (1969–1970); Star Trek / episode: The Lights of Zetar (1969); Dick Tracy (1967); The Felony Squad (1966); Man in the Square Suit (1966); Ben Casey (1963–1966); Barnaby (1965); The F.B.I. (1965); Valentine's Day (1964–1965); The Fugitive (1965); The Andy Griffith Show (1965); The Outer Limits (1964); My Three Sons (1964); Arrest and Trial (1963).


Born on this day – Victor Argo:


Victor Argo


Actor

November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004

Credits:

A Change of Climate (1999); After Hours (1985); All in the Family (1973); Angel Eyes (2001); Angela (2002); Anything But Love (2002); Bad Lieutenant (1992); Baretta (1975); Blue in the Face (1995); Blue Moon (2000); Boxcar Bertha (1972); Bridget (2002); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1980); Charlie's Christmas Secret (1984); Chopper One (1974); Cinéma, de notre temps (2003); Coming Soon (1999); Compression (2023); Condition Red (1995); Confessions of a Dangerous Mime (2004); Coyote Ugly (2000); Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989); Dangerous Game (1993); Dark Eyes (1995); Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972); Desperately Seeking Susan (1985); Dirt (2003); Don't Say a Word (2001); Double Whammy (2001); Dream House (1981); Dream Street (1989); Due vite, un destino (1993); Early Edition (1997); Falling in Love (1984); Fast Food Fast Women (2000); Fast Horses (1998); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Florida Straits (1986); Force Five (1975); Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999); Going Nomad (1998); Hanky Panky (1982); Her Alibi (1989); Hot Tomorrows (1977); Household Saints (1993); I Believe in America (2007); Joe Forrester (1976); Johnny Ryan (1990); Johnny Staccato (1977); King of New York (1990); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Kojak (1973–1974); Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974); Law & Order (1992–1997); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003); Leg Work (1987); Little Bill (2001–2003); Love = (Me) ^3 (2000); Lulu on the Bridge (1998); Lustre (2005); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1977); McBain (1991); Mean Streets (1973); Men Lie (1994); Miami Vice (1988); Monkey Trouble (1994); Mulberry St (2006); Music (2003); New Rose Hotel (1998); New York News (1995); New York Stories / Segment: Life Lessons (1989); Next Stop Wonderland (1998); Off Beat (1986); On the Run (1999); Personal Sergeant (2004); Prince Street (1997); Queenie in Love (2001); Quick Change (1990); 'R Xmas (2001); Raw Deal (1986); Romando (1987); Shadows and Fog (1991); Side Streets (1998); Sins of Silence (1996); Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974); Smoke (1995); Somebody to Love (1994); Spenser: For Hire (1985); Starsky and Hutch (1975); Taxi Driver (1976); The Don Is Dead (1973); The Electric Chair (1985); The Equalizer (1985); The Exorcist (1973); The Funeral (1996); The Last Temptation of Christ (1988); The Man Who Knew Belle Starr (2001); The Pick-up Artist (1987); The Rockford Files (1977); The Rose (1979); The Terminal Man (1974); The Unholy Rollers (1972); The Waltons (1973); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); The Yards (2000); Toma (1974); True Romance (1993); Under Fire (1995); Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (1990); Very Like a Whale (1980); Which Way Is Up? (1977); Wonder Woman (1977).


Born on this day – Isela Vega:


Isela Vega


Actress

Singer

Songwriter

Director

November 5, 1939 – March 9, 2021




Born on this day – Sam Shepard:


Sam Shepard


Actor

Writer

Director

November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017




On this day in movie history - Challenge to Be Free (1975)

 

Challenge to Be Free

a.k.a. Mad Trapper of the Yukon and Mad Trapper.


Directed by Tay Garnett,

written by Anne Bosworth, Chuck D. Keen and Dick North,

music by Ian Bernard,

narrated by John McIntire,

was released in the United States on November 5, 1975.

Based on the true 1932 case of Albert Johnson, a.k.a. The Mad Trapper of Rat River.


Cast:
Mike Mazurki, Fritz Ford, Vic Christy, Jimmy Kane, Alex Van Bibber, Tay Garnett, Gordon Yardley, Bob McKinnon, Roger Reitano, Ted Yardley, Brian Russell, Connie Yardley, Patty Piper, John McIntire.


On this day in movie history - Flesh and Bone (1993)

Flesh and Bone

directed and written by Steve Kloves,

was released in the United States on November 5, 1993.

Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:
Julia McNeal, Ron Kuhlman, Jerry Swindall, Ryan Bohls, James Caan, Dennis Quaid, Ez Perez, Craig Erickson, Barbara Alyn Woods, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Berryman, Meg Ryan, Scott Wilson, James N. Harrell, Gerardo Johnson, Héctor García, Betsy Brantley, John Hawkes, Vic Polizos, Nik Hagler, Travis Baker, Christopher Rydell, Angie Bolling, Joe Stevens, Libby Villari, Gail Cronauer, Jim Bob Howard, Buck Reynolds, E. Parker Webb.

On this day in movie history - The Insider (1999)


The Insider


directed by Michael Mann,

written by Eric Roth and Michael Mann,

was released in the United States on November 5, 1999.

Based on the 1996 Vanity Fair article The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner.


Music by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.


Cast:
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Linda Hart, Robert Harper, Nestor Serrano, Pete Hamill, Wings Hauser, Cliff Curtis, Renee Olstead, Mike Moore, Gary Sandy, Willie C. Carpenter, Paul Butler, Jack Palladino, Roger Bart, Alan Desatti, Sayed Badreya, Chris Ufland, Douglas McGrath, Bill Sage, Joseph Hindy, Dennis Garber, Tim Grimm, Paul Perri, Wanda De Jesus, Robert Patrick Brink, Vincent Foster, James Harper, Eyal Podell, Breckin Meyer, David Roberson, Gregg E. Muravchick, William P. Bradford, David Clyde Carr, Ann Reskin, Claire Slemmer, Steve Salge, Derrick Jones, Donald F. Burbrink, Vyto Ruginis, George R. Parsons, Isodine Loury, Charlene Bosarge, Saemi Nakamura, Ronal G. Yokley, Bob Lazarus, Robert J. Ragno Jr., Alvin L. Welch, Nathan Lewis Hill, Paula Bisbikos, Christi Evans, Knox White, Amy L. Caudill, Cara Briese, Brian Canberg, David C. Fisher, J.B. Flinn, Phil Hawn, Tom Jones, Zane Lamprey, Don Langley, Clyde Lee, Robert D. Parham, Roger Phenix, Scott Ritcher, Ted Speaker, Robbie G. Tomlin, Susan Wagner.

On this day in movie history - All Good Things (2010)


All Good Things


directed by Andrew Jarecki,

written by Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling,

inspired by the true Robert Alan Durst case (1943 – 2022),

was released in the United States on November 5, 2010.

Music by Rob Simonsen.


Cast:
Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe, Philip Baker Hall, Michael Esper, Diane Venora, Nick Offerman, Kristen Wiig, Stephen Kunken, John Cullum, Liz Stauber, Marion McCorry, Mia Dillon, Tom Kemp, Trini Alvarado, Tom Riis Farrell, Bruce Norris, Francie Swift, David Margulies, Glenn Fleshler, Stephen Singer, Francis Guinan, Ellen Sexton, William Jackson Harper, Ashlie Atkinson, Donna Bullock, Pamala Tyson, Julie Moran, Diane Kagan, Socorro Santiago, Barbara Ann Davison, Zabryna Guevara, Lanny Flaherty, Robert Clohessy, Lázaro Pérez, Michelle Hurst, Craig Walker, Lola Pashalinski, Jerry Grayson, Tony Torn, Zoe Lister-Jones, Tristan Comeau, Amelia Martin, Matthew Floyd Miller, Peter Becerra, Mary A. Kelly, Jeong Kim, Andy Tsay, Ruel Jusi, Arwen (the dog), Jordie (the dog), Charlton Alonso, Kina Bermudez, Renee Fishman, Liz Loza, Tamara Torres.



On this day in music history - American II: Unchained, aka Unchained, by Johnny Cash (1996)


American II: Unchained


a.k.a. Unchained


by Johnny Cash,

was released on November 5, 1996.



On this day in music history - American IV: The Man Comes Around, by Johnny Cash (2002)


American IV: The Man Comes Around


by Johnny Cash,

was released in the United States on November 5, 2002.



Thursday, September 15, 2022

Actress Teri Garr Calls Multiple Sclerosis a “Scum Sucking Pig of a Disease”:


November 5, 2018

Teri Garr is a 73-year-old actress best known for her roles in Young Frankenstein, Oh, God!, Tootsie, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She also played Phoebe’s biological mother on the TV sitcom Friends. One day in 1983, Teri went out for a run around Central Park in New York. She began to experience a tingling in her right leg and before long, she felt a sharp pain in her arm. During this time, Teri was at the peak of her career and she was not going to let a little pain and tingling get her down. “Every movie I did, I’d go see a different doctor in the location where we were shooting, and everyone had a different opinion about what it might be. Every so often someone would mention MS, but then someone else would think it was something else,” she said.

Over the next 16 years, she kept on working and her symptoms came and went. Finally, in 1999, she received a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Teri, who had also trained as a dancer, did not feel sad or depressed about her condition. Rather, she felt angry. She could not understand how her body could have deceived her and this anger brought up memories of her mother. 

Teri’s complicated upbringing

Teri grew up in a family involved in show business. Her father, Eddie Garr, was an ex-vaudevillian and her mother, Phyllis Garr, was a former Radio City Rockette. However, the family was struggling to make ends meet and at one point, they decided to split their house and rent out the front. At the age of 11, Teri’s father died, leaving her mother with three children to take care of. Despite the family’s devastation, her mother Phyllis remained optimistic and wore a pin on her blouse that read EGBOK – Everything’s going to be OK. In order to get by, Phyllis worked 18 hours a day and ultimately, she was able to put Teri and her two brothers through college. “That was my role model. Someone who takes care of things, copes. So, I was conditioned to do that,” said Teri.

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, a physical handicap can sometimes mean the end of one’s career, as the acting business is very judgmental. For this reason, Teri decided to keep her diagnosis quiet and tried her best to mask her symptoms. She knew that agents and producers would view her as being disabled, so she felt like she needed to protect herself. She frequently stumbled and dropped objects in the privacy of her own home, but she could handle the accidents. “Getting depressed or sad wouldn’t have helped me,” she said.

Revealing her diagnosis to the world

Finally, she decided to tell the world the secret she had been hiding because rumors were floating around and she wanted the information to come from her and not an outsider. “I thought, there’s too much drama here. What if someone went out and talked about it like a stand-up comic? If you get somebody laughing — and then stick in a point about something important — they’ll remember it,” said Teri. So, in October of 2002, she went on ‘Larry King’ and spoke publicly about her condition, all the while using her wit. She also used to same wit when she went on ‘Letterman’ to raise awareness on MS and uplift the spirits of MS patients and their families.
 
Advocating for MS
 
As a spokesperson for MS LifeLines, an educational and support service, Teri traveled the country to speak to individuals with MS. She aimed to encourage them to find out everything they could on available treatment options and to try to move forward with their lives. She spoke out about her own symptoms, including extreme fatigue, stumbling, and difficulty controlling her right hand. “I had weakness on the right side — arm, leg, and foot. Having to manage fatigue is something I and many people with MS have to deal with, and heat is no friend to my MS either; it can be devastating. However, each person with MS lives with his or her own special suitcase of symptoms. Yet, we all work around our symptoms and move forward with our lives,” she said. Teri also spoke out about how one type of approved disease-modifying drug, a healthy diet, and exercise have helped her in managing her symptoms and slowing down the progression of MS. In regards to exercise, she noted that it is crucial to her well-being and she favors a machine similar to that of a recumbent bicycle. “I try to use it an hour a day. It helps strengthen both my arms and legs and is aerobic as well. Plus, I can read or watch TV while I’m on it. In the summer I swim, which I really love. It’s vital to keep moving,” she said. Although slowing down was not in her nature, Teri realized that she had to because stress and anxiety were not good for MS. So, she learned to ‘simplify’ her tasks and do one thing at a time.
 
Her advice to anyone who suspects MS
 
Teri’s advice to any individual who suspects that they may have MS is to see a neurologist right away, as early treatment is crucial. “I’d advise anyone recently diagnosed to relax. MS affects everyone differently. The status of MS research has never been more exciting and there are many therapies available that slow the progression of the disease. As we all know, knowledge is power. Get involved on a local level. Become a volunteer, be an advocate, join one of the many Walk MS or Bike MS events in your area. Bring your friends and family with you. It’s a good way to connect with people and you’ll feel better about not only helping yourself but helping others,” she said.
 
These days, from time to time, the actress can muster up the strength to walk for short periods of time. However, she frequently needs to use a cane or wheelchair, as is the case for over 60% of individuals who have MS. “I call it the scum sucking pig of a disease that treats everyone differently. Some people don’t get any symptoms, but I wasn’t one of them,” said Teri.
 
Still, despite her lasting battle with the disease, Teri remains positive in the face of her condition. “I think some people want you to be upset. Not only am I not upset, but I’m okay. I don’t see any profit in being down, I don’t see that it gets you anywhere. Maybe it has to do with my show-business background. You’re always being told that you’re not right for something, not tall enough, not pretty enough, whatever. I would say, ‘But I’m smart, I’m talented, I’m this, I’m that!’ I’ve always been able to do that, and I do it now with MS,” she said. Teri has inspired so many individuals and because of her, some are saying that they are no longer letting their symptoms get in the way of them living their lives to the fullest and pursuing their dreams. “Speaking out about multiple sclerosis to others who may be dealing with this disease is actually helpful to me, as well as, I hope, to others. It builds community, helps bring awareness to MS, and strengthens the MS movement that will ultimately lead to the end of this disease,” she said.
 
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