Farewell, Betty Ford, frankly, was born.

President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 senators in the United States, President Suite Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland, after breast cancer surgery first lady. 10-2-1974 White House image courtesy Gerald r. Ford Library, David Hume kinerli

The former First Lady Betty Ford had died of natural causes at the age of 93. Ms. Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer during the term of President Ford in the White House, she declares that news. Betty Ford, break the silence that encapsulate breast cancer, and opened the door to the general debate of this disease and its prevention and treatment. "I think I was born to be openly". "We hope that it was for the benefit of others."

Frank Betty Ford certainly, many of us have benefited and will continue doing so for many years to come. She open around her breast for breast cancer, and about a year and a half from the White House, she started for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. no dark secrets to the former Betty Bloomer who worked as a teacher of dance and fashion model who married former counsel ... Gerald Ford after a brief first marriage, and the display speed in the world of national politics. "and" four children, Betty endured many conventional roles on their homes, while keeping up with politics and society.

Ford served in Congress for 13, and ultimately won the position of minority Leader House "." in late 1973, Ford became a public outcry and break the President as a Deputy in the Watergate scandal and Nixon's second term a lack of confidence in the leadership mounted, Nixon, Nixon took the unprecedented step of resigning from office. Gerald Ford, and then became President of the United States. 38 "only" a few weeks after Ford, Betty Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine examination, and the role of first lady will never be the same!

Betty Ford used her gift to her outspokenness to press for equal rights amendment (era) and abortion, and equality in divorce and took the breast from the Treasury and Maktoum. spotlight on Frank General breast diagnosis inspired many others to start performing routine breast self-exams and mammograms. after leaving the White House, Ford, Betty was forced to face her addiction to pain medications and alcohol again. is open about this topic earlier taboos. retrieve paved the way for the establishment of a centre of Betty Ford Rehabilitation and recovery, she was awarded the "Presidential Medal of freedom" by George Bush in 1991, eight years after Congressional Gold Medal Award, as well as the Woodrow Wilson School of public service.

Ms. Ford may be a difficult task as first lady, helping the nation to restore confidence in the Government after a historic national scandal. it could be the secret to diagnose-and said that all the resources available to help them overcome, but they opted otherwise. Betty Ford said, "we've been in where my husband had sworn at very, very difficult time. There was a cover-up so much during Watergate we want definitely there will be no cover-up in the Ford administration. " Instead of continuing this traditional silence on breast cancer, we felt that we must be open to the public. "I'm so glad she made this bold option!

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