“She has been an inspiration to so many through her efforts to educate women about breast cancer and her wonderful work at the Betty Ford Center.”
— Former first lady Nancy Reagan
“She was an authentic and genuine hero in the recovery world. … It’s sort of hard to imagine her absence on this earth.”
— Carl Sferrazza Anthony, former speechwriter for Nancy Reagan and author of
“First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents’ Wives & Their Power”