Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood.Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood BY TERI GARR Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944)[1] is an American actress and comedienne. Biography Early life Garr was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Her father, Eddie Garr (born Eddie Gonnau), was a vaudeville performer, comedian and actor whose career peaked when Although the details of her life can be disorienting dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. at times, Teri Garr displays a sharp comic sense as she peppers Speedbumps with anecdotes of fun and folly. But as her MS symptoms slowly emerged, she began to focus on her current role as an advocate for raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. about MS. Garr GARR Gruppo Armonizzazione Reti di Ricerca GARR Georgia Association of Recovery Residences GARR Grand American Road Racing thinks of MS this way: "[It's] an annoyance that I've learned to live with, like bunions. It may not be pleasant, but it's a part of who I am." Speedbumps is an enjoyable read, and Garr's meditations on having MS resonate with anyone who's experienced the onset and management of the disease--so much so that identifying with a famous Hollywood actress isn't difficult at all. Hudson Street Press, 2005, 256 pp., $23.95. Jacob Wascalus, a freelance writer and editor who lives with MS in Minneapolis. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion