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One of the highlights of returning to GMA, singing the song I co-wrote with India Arie. It certainly was “A Beautiful Day.”  

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Amber and I headed to my fiftieth birthday celebration in Turks and Caicos, November 2010.  

LOIS ANN PORTER

Maui, August 2013, with the friends who loved me through it: (front row) Beth, Carol, Linda, Scarlett; (second row) Cathy, me, Jo; (last row) Julie, Kim, Lois Ann, Amber.  

CAROL STIFF

Amber with her beloved Frances just days before she went to doggy heaven, November 2013.

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Couldn’t take my eyes off of KJ when she finally returned home on my one hundredth day from transplant, December 29, 2012.

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Thankful to be back at the Oscars in 2013 wearing a Marc Bouwer gown.  

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With King James backstage at the ESPYs after being presented the Arthur Ashe Award, Los Angeles, California, July 2013.

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Sally-Ann and I are always humbled when organizations honor us, Los Angeles, California, October 2013.

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What a thrill to take to the sky in a P-51 like Daddy, Los Angeles, California, July 2013.

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I’m always at peace when I’m surrounded by water.

LOIS ANN PORTER