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Mrs. Ford’s Vision Brought to Life Through BFI
July 11th, 2011 - Betty Ford Institute
The Betty Ford Institute has been fortunate to have benefited from the vision and wisdom of First Lady Betty Ford. Over several decades, her pioneering spirit and honest dialogue has contributed to hope and healing. In 1975, Mrs. Ford took her first step into history by going public with her breast cancer, thereby saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of women by emphasizing early detection. Seven years later, in 1982, Mrs. Ford took her next step into history by sharing the truth about her alcoholism and other drug dependence with the nation, and by co-founding the Betty...
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