this morning one of hollywood s brightest stars is proving to be quite an inspiration for all of us. valerie harper diagnosed with terminal cancer given a couple months to live will soon be fox trotting on the next season of dancing with the stars. what s her secret. one part chemotherapy and five parts rhoda moxie. here s abc s linsey davis. welcome valerie harper to our season 17 cast! reporter: in january doctors told her she had three to six months to live. now nine months later, valerie harper isn t just defying the odds, she s going on dancing with the stars. she is the tv legend many know from her mary tyler moore days simply as rhoda! reporter: despite being diagnosed with lung cancer, the 74-year-old is not about to sit on the couch and wait for death. i have a chance to do what i did 40 years ago. dance. reporter: her response to
this morning one of hollywood s brightest stars is proving to be quite an inspiration for all of us. valerie harper diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only a couple months to live will soon be fox trotting on the next season of dancing with the stars. what s her secret? one part chemotherapy and five parts rhoda moxie. here s abc s linsey davis. welcome valerie harper to our season 17 cast! reporter: in january doctors told her she had three to six months to live. now nine months later, news that valerie harper isn t just defying the odds she s going to dancing with the stars. she is the tv legend many know from her mary tyler moore days simply as rhoda! reporter: despite being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer that spread to her brain, the 74-year-old says she s not about to sit on the couch and wait for death. i have a chance to do what i did 40 years ago. dance. reporter: her response to