She remembers some of that time as a haze of drunken, drug induced sets when she d hold onto the mic stand to keep the room from spinning. That was my life for years. I was still traveling and performing, but also main-taining this terribly destructive disease. I m so lucky, Margaret says. I ve learned from all of this, and I can try to share it with others what not to do, how not to live your life.
Life is really valuable and beautiful.
All of this has really enriched my life because I can share with others and hopefully make it easier. I feel really good about myself and comfortable in my own skin, she says almost with a sigh of relief. I feel really lucky to be alive. I could ve died so many times. Karen Taussig, Margaret s manager, says comedy remained her lifeline during those dark night of soul days.