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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

Betty Ford

My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.
BETTY FORD

Country Father Husband
We’re full all the time. And people do have good success and I think one of the programs at the center, the Continuing Care, helps them with their success. Because it’s difficult the first year.
BETTY FORD

People Thinking Years
For 14 years, I’d been on medication for the pinched nerve, the arthritis, the muscle spasms in my neck, and I’d lost my tolerance for pills. If I had a single drink, the alcohol, on top of the pills, would make me groggy.
BETTY FORD

Alcohol Tolerance Years
I had thought I would hate being First Lady… I loved it.
BETTY FORD

Firsts Hate Lady Love
Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
BETTY FORD

Abortion Legal Safe
I’ll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
BETTY FORD

Denial Forget never Reactions
I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn’t be so outspoken.
BETTY FORD

Believe Citizens Rights
The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
BETTY FORD

First Freedom Human Lady
I don’t feel that because I’m First Lady, I’m very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone.
BETTY FORD

Different Firsts Happen Lady
I really didn’t want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.
BETTY FORD

Names Personal Thing Want
That’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
BETTY FORD

Earth Helping Others
You can make it, but it’s easier if you don’t have to do it alone.
BETTY FORD

Alone Easier Fear
My makeup wasn’t smeared, I wasn’t disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
BETTY FORD

Alcohol Humor Makeup
And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, “What will you have to drink? Oh that’s right you don’t drink.” Just speak up and say, ‘Of course I drink. But I just don’t drink alcohol.’
BETTY FORD

Alcohol Course Patient Speak
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
BETTY FORD

Anticipation Business Sad Truth
I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
BETTY FORD

Independent Kind Streak

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