BETTY: Chuck, when Gene was diagnosed the first time, I thought in my heart of hearts and I believed that if we followed the protocol and everything, we’re going to beat this. On the evening of the Fourth of July, besides fireworks, fire hazards, and, Fourth of July movies: A few recommended titles that should help you temporarily escape current global madness Two thousand and seventeen has been a weirder-than-usual year on the already pretty weird. We’re going to talk about a subject that fundamentally will touch every American in some form or fashion. I turned out to be a little different than, I guess, what she expected, but we both have something in common, we’re both cancer survivors, but more importantly, Betty is has also been a caregiver and founded Caregivers for Cancer. BETTY: Well, Gene, my love of my life had hiccups. I got to ask you a question. During this period she joined the Communist Party and began performing at fundraisers for progressive causes. There’s a tone of resources out there, because once you have knowledge, that’s going to give you some control, as the caregiver and it will help the patient as well. [23], The following year, Garrett was performing her one-woman show Betty Garrett and Other Songs in Westwood, California when she was offered the role of landlady Edna Babish in Laverne & Shirley. "June-Marie Liddy Folding Denim Jeans in Boots." Garrett later became known for the roles she played in two prominent 1970s sitcoms: Archie Bunker's politically-liberal neighbor Irene Lorenzo in All in the Family and landlady Edna Babish in Laverne & Shirley. You’ve got the wrong person, you’ve got the wrong chart, doctor. As the wife of a cancer patient, I was thrust into this role and didn’t have a clue what to do, but I learned quickly, although not always easily. I got to think about it.” Of course I call my wife and the first thing she said was, “You’re kidding?” I’m like, “No, I’m not kidding.” “Yeah, you are. And the other thing is, Gene knew that I went at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon, yes, I have to have my nails done. BETTY: Well, I have said all along, it’s harder to be the caregiver than it is the patient. Betty, I have to say to you, I guess the next step and perhaps next phase is, okay, so wow, we’ve been diagnosed, then what happens? BETTY: And the other thing that you can do, and if you got to my website caregiversforcancer.com, I want you to be able to find those papers, those important papers like “do not resuscitate”, your wills, your divorce papers and all of that. Keep in mind, the civil rights movement was just a baby back in the mid and late 1940s when the so-called Communists in Hollywood investigations were going on in Congress with the so-called House Un-American Activities Committee. Yes, it’s a new normal. Parks formed a highly successful construction business, and eventually the couple owned many apartment buildings scattered throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. BETTY: They want you to have that information because that means less calls on the triage, once you get home and things start happening. Many Faces of Fraud – Benita Dinkins-Robinson sentenced to Prison. [5], Garrett and her mother arrived in Manhattan in the summer of 1936 and Garrett began classes in September. Hopefully our listeners can glean something from what I’ve learned on this journey. [20] Garrett then was cast opposite Janet Leigh and Jack Lemmon in My Sister Eileen, a 1955 musical remake of a 1940 theatrical adaptation of stories by Ruth McKenney. Please, find something funny, whether it’s dark or not. The New York Times: Opinion- Thomas J. Tune in each week on transformationtalkradio.com, each Monday at 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern as Chuck Gallagher, international speaker and author, cuts through the noise to share truth through transparency! [7] She joined Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre as an understudy in what was to be its last stage presentation, a poorly-reviewed and short-lived production of Danton's Death that gave her the opportunity to work with Joseph Cotten, Ruth Ford, Martin Gabel, and Arlene Francis. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. And then, the other thing was when Gene was going into surgery. Over the next two decades. Because what happens when the battery goes down? The two were wed on September 8, 1944,[32] four months after their initial meeting. We did surgery in June, which was nine and a half hours. He’s dealing with his own issues.”, BETTY: So, being the independent caregiver that I am and [30:23], I decided that I’d use some of my problem-solving skills and go to Baylor with a list of topics, went to the right person and I said, “This is what I need and I need it now. And besides that, and we had three doctors in the medical team, and I got along real well, right off the bat, the first two. CHUCK: Run the race! She later worked with Archie at his place of employment, driving a forklift, and was paid less than the man she replaced (but more than Archie). What Mich... Libertarians: If You Think This is About Libertari... Progressives: Progressives and Progressivism, Not Socialists and Socialism. So, if you’ve been diagnosed or I’ve been diagnosed, you said, “I went to the internet and you can’t believe everything that you read,” but knowledge is power. This is not convenient.” In fact, one of the times the oncologist wanted us to be in downtown Dallas at 7:30. You’ve been listening to Straight Talk with Chuck Gallagher. CHUCK: That does raise an interesting memory for me when I went in for a surgery for prostate cancer. Don’t read everything that you can on the internet because it’s not always the right information. The play closed after only eight performances, but returning to Laverne & Shirley was not an option as the writers had explained Edna's disappearance by having her divorce Frank, although this was not directly addressed until the series' final season. Once you’re diagnosed, call the insurance agent or call your insurance company and ask for a case manager to be assigned to you because you’re going to have numerous times when you have to call the insurance ask them about different questions. Betty Garrett, the brassy comic actress who played Frank Sinatra’s ardent, taxi-driving pursuer in the movie “On the Town,” Archie Bunker’s liberal foil of a neighbor in “All in the Family” and a sardonic landlady in “Laverne & Shirley,” died on Saturday in Los Angeles. |  Wait a minute! It was there where she met Larry Parks, who was producing the show. At that moment I became a statistic. As the wife of a cancer patient, I was thrust into this role and didn’t have a clue what to do, but I learned quickly, although not always easily. I don’t want one of those. Cult nonsense filmmaking finds its Ultimate in, Troupers takes an honest look at performers in their 80s and even into their 90s. When Gene had the hiccups and went in and he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, if I can penetrate and ask a really personal question, what was his reaction and what was yours? I did the fast lane and I got through it and it’s done. [8][9] She performed with Martha Graham's dance company at Carnegie Hall and the Alvin Theatre, sang at the Village Vanguard, and appeared in satirical and political revues staged by the Brooklyn-based Flatbush Arts Theatre, which eventually changed its name to the American Youth Theatre and relocated to Manhattan. Turner Classic Movies continues with its Gay Hollywood presentations tonight and tomorrow morning, June 8–9. Following her senior year performance in Twelfth Night, the bishop urged her to pursue a career on the stage. The third one was the oncologist and he was like that. You bet. [36][37], Garrett died of an aortic aneurysm in Los Angeles on February 12, 2011 at the age of 91. Her career stalled soon after these milestones because in 1951 her husband, Larry Parks, an actor who had played Al Jolson in the movie “The Jolson Story,” was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and admitted he had been a member of the Communist Party between 1941 and 1945. BETTY: [chuckles] I don’t know where that came from, but all of a sudden it just popped out. You can also see this post at The Daily View:https://thedailyviewplus.wordpress.com/2018/01/13/foundation-interviews-betty-garrett-discusses-the-hollywood-blacklist/ on WordPress. If it’s not life threatening, don’t worry about it. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. He also identified other Hollywood professionals who had belonged. If you remember Robin Roberts when she was diagnosed, she said the three things that got her through were faith, family and friends. Garrett was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Elizabeth Octavia (née Stone) and Curtis Garrett. I know we’re talking about cancer, but it illustrates the point. When the gastroenterologist came out and said what was wrong with Gene and all this sort of stuff, he got into that medical cloud and when he finished he said, “Miss Garrett, is there anything you want to ask?” I said “Yes, sir.” He said, “What is that?” and I said, “Will you tell it to me in layman’s language, what you just said?”. BETTY: Total up to 65%. Right them down before you go in, have those questions ready, write down the answers because once you leave that room, you’re not going to remember half of what he told you. Give her the 10 o’clock slot.” So, you know, it’s just something that they forget, that we have other lives. Parks died in 1975. No! I mean, there are a ton of things and in the book From Hiccups to Hospice, is like Chuck said, it is a guide to help you and there’s a long list of things that you can do for the caregiver and for the patient. Feb. 13, 2011— -- Betty Garrett, a star of stage and screen throughout the second half of the 20th century, died in Los Angeles Saturday at the age of 91, according to her son Garrett Parks. More from Betty Garrett 30 articles. She actually runs an incredible speakers bureau. Thank you for that. So, talk to us a little bit about the organization. Hearing the words communist and progressive, to describe Communists, is ironic at best. Obviously, especially when you’re involved in a cancer diagnosis where there is treatment that is, what I’ll call more radical and challenging to the patient’s body, it really adds that extra level of effort on the part of the caregiver. After her parents divorced, she and her mother moved to New York. And she said, “You’re going to have to have a blood test.” I said, “What?! So, get a case manager assigned to you immediately, so that when you do have to call them, you deal with that one case manager all through the treatment. [chuckles] It’s continuing to go back. BETTY: That was interesting because I had not had a mammogram in two years, I didn’t have time. We’re going to schedule you to see your urologist,” and I was like, “Well, what is a PSA anyway?”, and they tell me it was prostate specific antigen. BETTY: But he knew where they were. BETTY: And so, you have a lot of frustration on the caregiver’s part, because you don’t know what to ask, you don’t know what’s next and that sort of thing. Glenn Beck: Here's Why ANTIFA is Anti-Trump, Anti-Right, and Anti-Liberal? I cannot be a Christian and drive in this traffic.”. Source:The Daily Beast- U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D, Now, we’ve talked about three of them. Both of you, stick out your hands.” And they did it. We met in Dallas, Texas. [32] Garrett and Parks spent a month honeymooning in Malibu Beach, and they then lived apart for the next two years while pursuing their careers. I believe the medical community is well-intentioned for care and providing service, but I also believe that we have to understand that the medical community doctors are in business and their job is to do whatever their job happens to be.

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