by Dan Caro
To Reid Tracy: Thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to help inspire a great number of people. I hope that together we can reach a vast audience and teach them that life is a gift and something to be grateful for.
To Jill Kramer, Shannon Littrell, Christy Salinas, Amy Rose Grigoriou, Riann Bender, Stacey Smith, and the staff at Hay House: Thank you for your patience and help while working with Steve and me on this project. To Hay House’s Events Director, Nancy Levin, thank you for your assistance and patience with me.
To the Shriners of North America and the doctors and staff of the Shriners Hospitals for Children: To you, I literally owe my life. I have spent some of my greatest days with you recovering from surgeries or in physical therapy, and currently as an ambassador for your wonderful organization. Each of you is a godsend. You’ll never truly realize all that you’ve done for nearly one million children and their families. On behalf of all of them, I thank you.
To my friends Kevin and Amity Carriere, to whom I am deeply indebted: When we met at a Toastmasters meeting in 2004, I couldn’t have imagined the road we would travel together. Thank you for believing in me and introducing me to the work of Wayne Dyer. I could not have come this far without your selfless advice and support. I love you both very much.
And to my new friend and co-author, Steve Erwin: I believe that no other person could have helped write my story with such intensity and passion. When Wayne and Reid told me that you were interested in working with me on this book, all of my fears about being a first-time author were put to rest. You are a tremendously gifted writer, and proof of that is how you bring words to life. Thank you, and I look forward to a long friendship and hopefully a few more collaborations.
— Dan Caro
Thank you, Dan, for trusting me to bring words to your inspiring story. To the Hay House gang—Reid Tracy, Jill Kramer, Shannon Littrell, Christy Salinas, and Riann Bender—thank you for your patience and faith, as always. To Dwayne Raymond, a friend and a fine writer, thanks for all your help and hard work. And to my wife, Natasha, who knows all about destiny and following one’s dreams … thanks for always being there.
— Steve Erwin
About the Authors
When he was two years old, Dan Caro was engulfed in the flames of a gasoline explosion in his family garage. The accident left him with third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body and forever altered the course of his life.
But at a very early age, Dan vowed that his injuries would never determine his potential or put limits on his dreams. When he was 12, he began playing the drums despite the loss of his hands. He uses his left thumb to grip one drumstick and attaches the other stick to his right wrist with rubber bands. With this simple device, Dan became a highly respected drummer in his hometown of New Orleans.
In recent years, Dan has also become an inspirational speaker, sharing his personal story with audiences across the country to illustrate that the only limits we face in life are the ones we place on ourselves.
In addition to his music and speaking career, Dan serves as an ambassador for the Shriners of North America.
You can learn more about him by visiting: www.dancaro.com.
Steve Erwin is a Toronto-born writer and award-winning journalist working in the print and broadcast media. He co-authored the New York Times best-selling memoir, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust and two follow-up books in the series—Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide and Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, journalist and author Natasha Stoynoff.
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