R.I.P. Betty Ford
By Wink
Do you remember the days when Republicans were allowed diverse opinions?
Betty Ford did. In spite of the fact that her conservative Republican husband, President Gerald Ford, opposed the Equal Rights Amendment, Betty Ford supported it.
She didn’t just silently support it, she said so in front of microphones. She made public speeches in support of that issue.
She supported abortion rights. Abortion rights !!!! The wife of a conservative Republican president!! (Note: In a 1999 interview with Larry King, Gerald Ford admitted that he, too, was pro-choice.)
When others hid in needless shame, Betty Ford made known her troubles with alcohol and with breast cancer, opening the door for others to talk more openly about these subjects, and giving people the courage to get the needed treatments.
Regarding her openness regarding her mastectomy, she once said that because she was well-known, this honesty probably saved “at least one person – maybe more….”.
This may be one of the all-time understatements….
R.I.P. Betty Ford. Your spirit will be missed….
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