就在奧普拉訪問貓王之女、邁克爾·傑克遜前妻麗莎·瑪莉·普雷斯利的節目播出之前，奧普拉官網的留言板上，出現了一個歌迷記錄下的感人故事：
我最近聽說這個節目正在錄制，所以決定在奧普拉的網站上找更多的資訊。這時我碰到了這個討論並決定分享我的故事。我在2000年15歲的時候被確診患有一種罕見的骨癌。那年八月我要去化療。
並不是很多人都知道Michael每年都會開放Neverland幾次供人們遊玩。一切都是免費的。遊戲、食物……我的一個朋友經常去那裏玩，他在一個晚上告訴我八月初Neverland會開放兩星期。我問我的父母在我開始化療之前能不能帶我去Neverland。我的醫生們都建議我不要去，他們擔心我太虛弱了。但最後父母還是答應了我的要求。
從Neverland的大門進去，要開幾公里的車才能到達真正的樂園，那裏有各種游樂設施。我們行駛在彎彎曲曲的道路上，一種我至今無法解釋的感覺縈繞著我。那是一種平和寧靜的感覺。
我們一家下車後不知道是否應該跟誰登記或者是幹什麼。後來一個工作人員走過來介紹了自己，然後向我們說明瞭程式。我們填了名字和其他的一些資訊，然後他給了我們顏色相同的護腕，告訴我們可以玩任何東西、可以吃任何東西。這個人還提到Michael有時會出來向大家問好。
我的父母謝過這個人後，我就跟爸爸坐上了摩天輪。我們玩了好幾個小時才去排隊拿一些棉花糖和爆米花。我們坐在桌子旁吃小吃，發現大群的孩子們都朝著同一個方向跑。我站在桌子旁的椅子上，但看不見任何東西。幾分鐘後人群開始向我們這邊移動，這是我看到了Michael。他站在一把大大的傘下面，笑著，孩子們簇擁在他的周圍，拉著他的胳膊、擁抱著他。
我媽媽拉起了我朝michael那邊走。我們介紹了自己，我媽媽告訴他我們玩的有多開心。她還告訴Michael我患了癌癥，下周要化療。Michael把手放在我的頭上說：“God bless you”。這時我能感到與之前同樣的平和寧靜與溫暖舒適。他和我們談了幾分鐘後就走了。我與父母繼和其他孩子續遊玩，但我總在想與他見面的情景。晚上我們將要離開的時候，之前的那個工作人員遞給了我爸爸一條短箋。是Michael給我們的，邀請我們和他共進晚餐。我爸爸毫不猶豫的接受了，那個人就把我們帶到了通向主房間另一個門。
到房子前面時我很吃驚。我以為那會是一間很大的房子，但是不是那樣。房子不小，但也根本不大。幾個工作人員迎接了我們。那天晚上，我們與Michael和他的孩子一起吃了晚飯。那是我一生最美好的夜晚。晚飯結束後，他問我父母他能不能和我們一起祈禱，當然我父母說行。我在那之前和至今為止都沒有聽到任何人像他那樣的祈禱。那是讓我流淚的祈禱。
祈禱結束後，我睜開眼睛，看見我的父母也是眼裏充滿淚水。Michael非常富有，他能給我們看到很多我們沒見過的東西。他帶我們看了商場和影院。Neverland的影院和別處的不一樣。座位和真正的電影院一樣，但是還有床位，這是為病重的孩子們準備的。我們到處看完之後就和Michael道別了並感謝他給我們帶來的一切。
幾天后我媽媽驚訝的接到了Michael的電話。我們猜他是從我們填的那個單子上獲得電話號的。他問我怎麼樣了，媽媽說我下週一開始做化療。然後他給我媽媽一個電話號，可以直接聯系到他，希望媽媽可以給他打電話告訴他我的情況。媽媽同意了。週一我來到醫院準備化療。醫生進來，讓我們坐下。我們三個很害怕他說癌細胞擴散了。兩天前，醫生們對我做了血液和其他的一些檢查，這是化療前要例行的。
醫生看著我的父母，說：“我不知道怎麼告訴你們，我不知道怎麼來解釋，但是Danielle的癌癥已經沒有了。我們做的任何檢查中都沒有癌癥的跡象了”。我的媽媽、爸爸和我坐在那只是盯著他，最後我媽媽哭了。我們離開醫院，到家後我媽媽做的第一件事就是給Michael打電話。
我很難為情，因為她在跟Michael講話時一直在哭。然後她把電話遞給我，讓我和Michael講話，很明顯Michael之前也在哭。
這麼多年，Michael一直和我們家保持著聯系，他會每年給我們打幾次電話問好。他有時還會寄給我們禮物和卡片。如今我已經10年不患癌癥了。我無法解釋當我到Neverland時發生了什麼，它無從解釋。我希望人們知道我不是唯一一個病重但去過Neverland後康復的孩子。就算沒有成千個也會有成百個這樣的孩子。我們的故事從來沒有公開是因為Michael不希望那樣。他是一個很棒的人。我從來沒有遇到任何人像他那樣不僅關切孩子，還深深的關心普通人。
來源：http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Lisa-Marie-Presley-Speaks-Out-About-the-Death-of-Michael-Jackson
Michael Jackson Awesome MJ Story from Cancer Survivor
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Awesome MJ Story from Cancer Survivor
Beautiful! From the Oprah website:
I recently heard of this interview airing and decided to get more information about it on Oprah's website. This is when I stumbled across this discussion and decided to share my story. I was diagnosed with a rare form of child bone cancer in 2000 at the age of fifteen. I was to start chemo therapy in August of that year. Not many people know this but Michael opened up Neverland several times each year for anyone to come and enjoy the park. Everything was free. Rides, games, food. A friend of mine who was a regular at Neverland called me one night and told me the park was going to be open for two weeks at the beginning of August that year. I asked my parents if they would take me the week before I was scheduled to start chemo. My doctors all advised against saying they feared I was too weak but I eventually talked my parents in to it. We had to drive what seemed like several miles after we went through the front gates of Neverland to get to where the actual park was with the rides. As we were driving down the winding road something came over me that I can't explain to this day. It was almost a feeling of peace.
When my family and I stepped out of the car we weren't sure if we should check in with someone or really what to do. A man finally walked over to us and introduced himself and then explained to my parents how everything worked. We signed in with our names and other information and were given matching wrist bands and told we could ride anything we wanted, eat anything we wanted, play any of the games, etc. The man mentioned that on occasion Michael would come outside and say hello to everyone there. My parents thanked the man and within minutes I was at the top of the ferris wheel with my Dad. We rode it three times in a row and then it was on to the swings. We rode the rides for hours before getting in line to get some cotton candy and popcorn. As we sat down at a table with our snacks we noticed a crowd of children running all in one direction. I stood up on the seat of the table we were at but couldn't see anything. Several minutes later the crowd began moving towards us and it was then that I saw Michael. Standing under a huge umbrella and laughing as children were pulling at his arms, legs, and hugging him.
My Mom then grabbed my hand and we made our way over to him. We introduced ourselves and my Mom told him what a wonderful time we were having. She then told him about my cancer and that I would be starting chemo the next week. When she said that Michael put one hand on my head and said, "God Bless you." When he touched me I felt the same feeling of peace and comfort that I did as I had when we drove through the gates of Neverland. He stood there and talked to us for a couple more minutes and then he left. I continued riding rides with my family and the other children but I couldn't stop thinking about meeting him. As we were leaving that night the man who we spoke to when we arrived stopped my dad and handed him a note. The note was from Michael and it was inviting the three of us to have dinner with him. Without hesitation my Dad accepted the invitation and the man then directed us to through another gate which led to the main house. I was surprised once we were in front of the house. I expected it to be this huge mansion but it wasn't. It wasn't small but it certainly wasn't huge. Several people who worked for him greeted us when we pulled up outside. We had dinner with Michael and his children that night and to this day it was the best night of my life. After dinner he asked my parents if it would be ok if he prayed with us and of course they said yes. I had never and still to this day have never heard anyone pray the way he did. At fifteen years old it made me cry.
After he finished praying I opened my eyes and looked to each of my parents who were in tears as well. Michael was gracious enough to give us a tour of some of the things were weren't able to see earlier in the day. He showed us the arcade and the movie theater. The movie theater at Neverland was not your typical theater. Not only were there seats like a real theater, there were also beds for the children who were too sick to sit up. After showing us around we said goodbye to Michael and thanked him for everything. Imagine my Mother's surprise when she received a call from him several days later! We assumed he had obtained our number from the sign in sheet that we filled out upon arriving at Neverland. He asked her how I was doing and she told him I would begin chemo on Monday. He then gave her a number in which to reach him directly and asked her to please call him and let him know how I was doing around the middle of the week. She agreed. I went that Monday morning to the hospital prepared to begin chemo. When the doctor walked in the room he asked both of my parents to sit down. The three of us feared he was going to say the cancer had spread. They had run blood work and some more scans on me two days prior which is typical prior to beginning treatment.
When the doctor began to speak he looked at my parents and said, "I don't know how to tell you this. I don't know how to explain this but Danielle no longer has cancer. There are no signs of it on any of the scans we just took." My Mom, my Dad, and I sat there and just stared at him and finally my Mom burst in to tears. We left the hospital and the first thing my Mom did when we got home was call Michael. I was embarrassed because she was crying on the phone but then she handed the phone to me to speak to him and it was obvious he had been crying as well. Through the years Michael remained in touch with my family and would call us several times a year on the phone to say hello. He would sometimes send us gifts and cards. I have been cancer free for ten years now. I can't explain what happened when I went to Neverland. It's defies explanation. I want people to know that I am not the only one who visited Neverland very sick only to become well after my visit. There are hundreds, if not thousands of us. Our stories were never made public because Michael didn't want that. He was a wonderful man. I have never met anyone who cared so deeply about not just children but people in general.
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