He became a household name, but behind the success was a disorder he kept hidden. Through it all, his wife supported him, but when she was diagnosed with a deadly illness, he admits he failed her. Years later, when the disease returned, he showed up, this time, without excuses. For more than four decades, she stood by her husband as he built a successful Hollywood career. During that time, she fought two life-threatening illnesses and remained steady through his periods of emotional absence. Their marriage endured illness, distance, and change. What kept them together wasn't luck, but choice, made again and again, through fear, silence, and recovery. An Unlikely Start to a Lifelong PartnershipThey met in 1976, inside a clothing store in Beverly Hills. Stacey was working behind the counter,
She's the Wife of a Hollywood Star, Has Twice Survived a Deadly Illness & Stood by His Side for 46 Years

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