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Annette Funicello, 70, helped remove stigma from disability
By Denise A. Valenti
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Annette Funicello died April 8 at the age of 70.
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In 1992, she acknowledged to the world "life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful" with her very public announcement that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis, a disease that involves an immune system attack against the central nervous system.
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Funicello had achieved an incredible level of success as a performer.
She is most often remembered for her singing and dancing performances while working with Disney as an original Mouseketeer. Many may recall her reign as a beautiful teen queen in the beach movies of the 1960s, and a younger generation saw her squeaky-clean mom personality used to promote peanut butter on television.
But for those within the MS community, Funicello will be remembered f
