My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

When something enters your life that is so big and so non-negotiable as catastrophic illness, you either go in denial for a while or ultimately you accept it and you make space for it. And in making space for it, you illuminate a lot of things that you normally don't have room for you simply just look at the world differently.

There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.

Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.

He gave life to the breath- oxygen, a simple gas, he transferred into words, ideas, hope.

The story is a testament to the consolations that get me through and give meaning to every area of my life.