I'm An Optimist, So I Think Everything

Having Cancer Empowered Me To Take More Risks. I Knew Beating Cancer Was Going To Shape Me, But It Wasnt Going To Be All Of Me.

I've Had Weight Issues All My Life. I've Been On All The Diets: Atkins, Liquid Protein, Scarsdale Diet. Now I Go To The Gym Often. I'm Always On The Stairmaster, And I Do Weights.

Be Crazy. Be Stupid. Be Silly. Be Weird. Be Whatever. Because Life Is Too Short To Be Anything But Happy

I Can't Remember A Time When My Mom Didn't Work. She Has Forever Been On The Move: A Go-getter. When My Brother Adel And I Had A Paper Route As Kids, My Mom Would Get Up Before Us At The Crack Of Dawn To Drop Off The Washington Post At Different Corners.

Life Is A Series Of Baby Steps Along The Way And If You Add Up These Tiny Little Steps You Take Toward Your Goal, Whatever It Is, Whether It's Giving Up Something, A Terrible Addiction Or Trying To Work Your Way Through An Illness. When You Total Up Those Baby Steps You'd Be Amazed Over The Course Of 10 Years, The Strides You've Taken.