Actress Valerie Harper has brain cancer, could have three months to live

Actress Valerie Harper has terminal brain cancer and may have as little as three months to live.

Known for playing the role of Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s, People magazine reports that Harper has a condition known as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

Harper, 73, told People during her cover story interview, "I don't think of dying. I think of being here now."

The actress was diagnosed with brain cancer on Jan. 16 told by her doctors that she could have as little as three months to live. Her attitude remains positive.

"I've had a good run, What more could I ask for?"

Harper had a previous battle with cancer that was documented in her memoir, "I, Rhoda." She battled lung cancer in 2009.

In Harper's recent memoir, "I, Rhoda," she revealed that she had a battle with lung cancer in 2009.

The cover story for this week's People magazine, Moore shares what she has learned during her battles with cancer and states, "Don't miss your life."

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain.