Circle of friends support woman battling MS for 21 years Our ongoing series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. Today we look at the healing power of friendship. Twenty-one years ago, a group of women in Maryland rallied around their friend Harriet as she battled the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. Chip Reid speaks with "Harriet's Harem."