A FRAIL ELIZABETH TAYLOR MADE HER FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE MICHAEL JACKSON FUNERAL. HER BEAUTY WAS ONCE THE STUFF OF LEGEND, BUT TAYLOR CUT A FRAIL, DRAWN FIGURE AT THE MACY'S FUNDRAISER FASHION SHOW IN SANTA MONICA RECENTLY. THE RECLUSIVE 77 YEAR OLD STAR, WHO HAS NOT BEEN SINCE PUBLICLY SINCE THE FUNERAL LAST MONTH, TOOK TO THE STAGE AT THE BALL, WHICH RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR AIDS RESEARCH. WEARING A STUNNING CREAM AND VIOLET PATTERNED GOWN, WHICH RECALLED THE BRILLIANT BLUE-VIOLET OF HER FAMOUS EYES, AND DRIPPING IN HER BELOVED DIAMONDS, ELIZABETH MANAGED A TENDER SMILE AND A WAVE FOR THE AUDIENCE. BUT EVEN IN HER CONDITION ELIZABETH, STAR OF CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, CLEOPATRA AND NATIONAL VELVET STILL MANAGED TO STEAL THE SHOW. WHEELCHAIR-BOUND BECAUSE OF A CURVATURE OF THE SPINE, THE EIGHT TIMES MARRIED ACTING ICON HAS SEEN HER HER HEALTH RAPIDLY DETERIORATE IN RECENT YEARS. SHE NOW SUFFERS FROM DIABETES AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, HAS HAD BOTH HIPS REPLACED AND HAD A BENIGN BRAIN TUMOR REMOVED IN 1997. A TIRELESS AIDS CAMPAIGNER, ELIZABETH HELPED SET UP THE MACY'S PASSPORT HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE 27 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN IT HAS RAISED $28 MILLION FOR RESEARCH, CARE, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
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