I have just returned from seeing Tammy yesterday in Charlotte. Despite the fact our girl is beyond thin, her smile is bright and her eyes bigger than the sky. She is funny as ever, beautiful, luminous, and engaging. She cannot eat very well, but she tries. We gave it a go with fancy Chinese lettuce cups and ice cream. We even went shopping with Tammy Sue and bought matching belts. We came home, climbed up on her bed, ordered cheese pizza, ate cake, and watched Sandra Dee and George Hamilton in Doctor! You’ve Got to be Kidding!, marveling at the costumes and production design. She got up, headed downstairs and played the piano, then went straight back upstairs. I almost couldn’t keep up with her! She is determined to get better and she is not going to let the cancer stop her. It is beyond me. If only I had half her magic! In this photo, you can see her wearing the star necklace Randy and Fenton sent her.

– Alicia Gargaro, producer, Tammy Faye: Death Defying