Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.

You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.

I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong.

Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.