> i thought, what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you, darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter: during the interview, a surprise phone call from an old friend left her visibly moved. >> thank you for calling in. i'm just so touched. >> i just want to wish you well. >> i know you do. you always have wished me well. >> reporter: harper tells "people," i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. >> there are moments of course Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies.">
> i thought, what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you, darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter: during the interview, a surprise phone call from an old friend left her visibly moved. >> thank you for calling in. i'm just so touched. >> i just want to wish you well. >> i know you do. you always have wished me well. >> reporter: harper tells "people," i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. >> there are moments of course Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies." property="og:description">
> i thought, what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you, darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter: during the interview, a surprise phone call from an old friend left her visibly moved. >> thank you for calling in. i'm just so touched. >> i just want to wish you well. >> i know you do. you always have wished me well. >> reporter: harper tells "people," i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. >> there are moments of course Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies.">
has some heartbreaking news. the tv legend, known simply as -- >> rhoda! >> reporter: -- tells "people" magazine she has a rare, incurable form of brain cancer. in a tearful interview the magazine calls a brave goodbye, the 73-year-old says the diagnosis hit me like a sledge hammer. incurable is such a concise word. i was terrified. when she appeared on "gma" in january, she told amy about stroke-like symptoms that had recently sent her to the hospital. >> i thought, what the heck is happening to me? >> reporter: what she didn't say is she received the terminal diagnosis just days earlier. >> hey, val, how are you, darling? it's me, mary. >> reporter: during the interview, a surprise phone call from an old friend left her visibly moved. >> thank you for calling in. i'm just so touched. >> i just want to wish you well. >> i know you do. you always have wished me well. >> reporter: harper tells "people," i don't think of dying, i think of being here now. >> there are moments of course