You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.

I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage.

Either you push forward with the things that you were doing yesterday or you start dying.

We're all going to die.

I've had to come to grips with a God that fits my own experience, which is, my God could not be offering protection and not have protected my boy.

You know, there are no guarantees on prognosis.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.