Ruth Buzziis still making jokes.
“That’s a Corona Premier in my hand at our neighbors' (Jack and Juanita Bragg’s) ranch,” she continued. “And shoot… I was going on 18 hours of sobriety.”
“Still a couple of hours until wine-thirty,” she added. “Oh, well, Que-Syrah, Syrah.”
Last month, Buzzi gave her fans afunny and uplifting updateon her health.
Alongside a picture of her and her cat, she wrote on Twitter, “Some people have strokes of luck; I had the other kind.”
After thanking her followers for “all your love, messages, cards, letters and Sweet Tweets,” the comedian added, “And although my final arrangements include cremation, I’m not quite ready to make an ash out of myself. xoxoxo.”
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On July 19, Buzzi’s husbandshared her health strugglesvia Facebook.
In a photo of her celebrating her 85th birthday last year, Buzzi was seen smiling while holding a piece of pie.
“This photo was from nearly a year ago on Ruthie’s birthday. She wants you to know she is not in pain and is aware you are sending your best wishes her way as she battles the results of devastating strokes that have left her bedridden and incapacitated,” Perkinswroteon the comedian’s official Facebook page at the time.
Perkins said at the time that he is now “living with an attitude of gratitude for 43 years of marriage to my best friend, the greatest person I ever met, the one and only Ruth Buzzi.”
“Her love for others knows no bounds, and she has spent a lifetime making people smile,” he wrote.
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Perkins then saluted his wife for “dealing with the situation bravely, and still with humor, believe it or not… and with the love of God in her heart and soul, she thanks you for being her friend. And for the love you’ve shown her continuously for the past six decades or more…”
“Whatever happens, please know you have always been loved right back in return,” he concluded.
Perkins' message came shortly after a sentimental message was shared on Buzzi’s Twitter, whichread, “Thank you for your love and friendship for all these years.”
She also notably portrayed Suzie Kabloozie inSesame Streetfrom 1993 to 2006 and appeared inThe Dean Martin ShowandThe Berenstain Bears.
source: people.com
