When psychic John Edwards held a group reading at the Guiding Light studio, Marj was "contacted" by her late mother who told Marj that she must forgive herself for not being there when she died. For years, Marj had been consumed by guilt for not arriving home before her mother had passed away.
After becoming a young mother of two, Marj picked up a gig as a department-store model for extra money. The job eventually led to other modeling and commercial work in New York.
Marj: (on her motto) I'm a great Jimmy Durante fan and in one song he said, 'Make someone happy and you will be happy, too.' And you know what? That sums it up.
Marj: I love laughter. A day without laughter to me is a missed day. I learned to love it very young. It's gotten me out of deep, dark holes. Anything I can find to laugh about and giggle about I will go towards.