I was dying but suddenly had a second chance at living.

I had to have a complete liver transplant.

We need to appreciate how precious life is.

They had to match blood type and meet all sorts of things I don't know about.

This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger.

I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.

I was not a Mouseketeer, but a lot of people think I was.