Television star Valerie Harper announced earlier in March she was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer and in her first TV interview since disclosing the news, she spoke to Today's Savannah Guthrie about her positive outlook on her condition.

She said " 'incurable' is a tough word" and that people "hear it as this death sentence," though she does not.

"I'm not dying until I do," she said. "I promise I won't...I have the intention to live each moment fully."

The 73-year-old was diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare condition that happens when cancer cells break into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. Harper was told by her doctors that she had as little as three months to live. She received news of her diagnosis two months ago, during her book tour for her memoir I, Rhoda.

Star of classic sitcoms Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, she has not been sky to talk about her cancer. Harper's Today show interview was taped in her Los Angeles home and she also appeared on Monday's edition of the talk show The Doctors.

"It feels awful damn good to be open about (her illness), face it and see what you can do," Harper said. "If you die, you're not a failure. You're just somebody who had cancer, and that's the outcome."

Gutherie asked her if she is saying goodbye and Harper replied, "Oh no. [keep] you thoughts open to infinite possibility and keep yourself open to miracles."

She said similar setiments in her interview with USA Today, saying that "no one is getting out of this alive" but the important thing is "don't go to the funeral until the day of the funeral."

Watch a clip of Harper's interview with Guthrie in the video below.