I cried during the press conference. I had imagined this day in my mind so often, as a dream, a fantasy ... I’d always wondered what it would feel like, and here I was living it. And just as I’m thinking, does life get any better than this? It did.

I received a phone call from Michael, an assistant producer at CBS. He said that they were interested in covering my experiences with Unum on national television. I felt as if something important would happen from this type of story. Ed Bradley from Sixty Minutes interviewed me for their exposŽ. You have no idea how gratifying this felt. As it turned out, my interview got cut, but the program still aired, and in the end, the bad guys were held accountable for the wrongful injuries they created.

The best part of all of my troubles and triumphs is that I have begun to love and value myself. I have actually become an incredibly interesting, fascinating, intense, unique person. One of the most astonishing results of these past few years is that I now have an active voice. I am no longer passive or afraid to tell the world what I think. I am now living the life I envisioned in my dreams.

Every week brings new and exciting ideas. Last month I spoke with the producer of Teen Talk in LA. She loved my story about how the kids and I formed the Miracle Makers Club, and she wants Elana, Anton, and I on her television show. Now that is exciting! We get to share how we used the Miracle Makers Club to reshape our life with others. We envisioned we would do this seven years ago, and now here we are doing it.

I started a website dedicated to the Unum victims, and I’ve had the great fortune of being able to communicate and help many of them. I hope to someday launch a full program for them so that they can rebuild their lives as I’ve done.

My life has become an absolute miracle. From the moment I committed to making my dreams a reality, there was no turning back. I went on faith alone, and now I can tell you it was worth every penny, every pain, every second of sacrifice and suffering. I have come so far. And as time goes on, I continue to live my dream of healing and inspiring others.

As the scene goes in Alice and Wonderland, the Queen is baffled by Alice’s failure to be able to make things happen. The Queen tells her that she is able to do eight impossible things before breakfast each day. You too have this ability. Eliminate the word impossible from your vocabulary and replace it with possibilities.

This life is what you make it. I challenge you to dream the impossible, do the unthinkable, and live the fantasy life you’ve always wanted. I give to you, the gift of knowing how to make miracles.