Mouseketeer was lifetime MS sufferer

Published: Apr. 8, 2013 at 11:24 PM CDT|Updated: Dec. 14, 2014 at 3:09 AM CST

Actress Annette Funicello, probably the most famous original Mouseketeer died today at her home in California after a nearly 50-year struggle with multiple sclerosis.

She tried every treatment including brain surgery and even a controversial procedure to open blocked arteries, but her doctor said the attempts did not improve her condition.

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