“I moved into a place right here on Fillmore and Fulton and one of the thing that got me out of the hospital was that I started taking art classes. I had a camera, I started taking photos, I was being more social, I started getting a tan. Since I was feeling better I decided to go visit my dad. Once I made it back home he knew I was okay. When I saw him I said, ‘Hey dad! I’m gonna write a book. It’s called How to lose 35lbs in 1 day. When you open it it’s going to have my surgeon’s number in it!’ When he saw that I could laugh about it he knew I was okay. When your back’s against the wall, that’s when you get tougher.”