Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

I'm not praying for God to save me from cancer. I'm not. God will enlighten me when the time comes. And if I've done the right thing, I will be enlightened. And if I believe, I'll be saved. And that's all he promises me.

It's just a part of our nature to hope.

Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.

I love children, love spending time with them; I love getting things for them.