cdrom reading a cdrw

I HAVE A CDRW THAT CANNOT BE READ BY MY CDROM IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION OFF THE DISK I HAVE NO BACKUP AND REALIZE THE CDRW DISK IS PROBABLY VERY POOR QUALITY. ALSO THE INFORMATION ON THIS DISK WAS COPIED ONCE BUT WHEN I OPEN UP THE FILE WTIH WORDPAD IT IS ALL GARBLED INFORMATION AND ONLY PARTS OF IT HERE AND THERE CAN BE READ. HELP PLEASE. TED