NEW : Stevie Nicks : ` `` Betty Ford took a risk at one of the worst times of her life and came forward to share a message of recovery in order to serve others , '' Tyler said . ` As far as I 'm concerned , Betty Ford saved my life . '' President Obama calls her `` a powerful advocate '' for health and women 's rights . Betty Ford was surrounded by family members , a relative says . She had no formal education but she knew how to use the power of words in order to get things done.'"
NEW : Stevie Nicks : ` ` As far as I 'm concerned , Betty Ford saved my life . '' President Obama calls her `` a powerful advocate '' for health and women 's rights . Betty Ford was surrounded by family members , a relative says . She had no formal education but she knew how to use the power of words in order to get things done.'"