>> WELCOME BACK TO "GMA3." IT IS OUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE IT IS OUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE WEEK, FAITH FRIDAY, JOINING US WEEK, FAITH FRIDAY, JOINING US IS A SPIRITUAL LEADER AND HER IS A SPIRITUAL LEADER AND HER DAUGHTER, TEACHING KIDS HOW DAUGHTER, TEACHING KIDS HOW DIFFERENCES CAN BECOME SUPER DIFFERENCES CAN BECOME SUPER POWERS. POWERS. >> Eva: I LOVE THIS IDEA, "THE >> Eva: I LOVE THIS IDEA, "THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT" IS THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT" IS THE CHILDREN'S BOOK. CHILDREN'S BOOK. WELCOME. WELCOME. I HAVE TO START WITH YOU, YOU I HAVE TO START WITH YOU, YOU ARE, THIS IS YOU ON THE COVER OF ARE, THIS IS YOU ON THE COVER OF THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF ON THE COVER OF A CHILDREN'S ON THE COVER OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK? BOOK? >> WELL, IT IS DEFINITELY LIKE >> WELL, IT IS DEFINITELY LIKE THAT IS ME. THAT IS ME. >> Eva: YEAH, THIS STORY IS YOUR >> Eva: YEAH, THIS STORY IS YOUR STORY, RIGHT? STORY, RIGHT? DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA IN DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA IN SECOND GRADE AND YOU TALK ABOUT SECOND GRADE AND YOU TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENCES MAKE US HOW DIFFERENCES MAKE US STRONGER. STRONGER. WHY DID YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR WHY DID YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN A BOOK? STORY IN A BOOK? >> WELL, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT >> WELL, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH AND EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH STRUGGLES IN LIFE AND REALLY STRUGGLES IN LIFE AND REALLY EVERYBODY THINKS I'M STUPID, OR EVERYBODY THINKS I'M STUPID, OR THIS IS WRONG, WHY CAN'T I DO THIS IS WRONG, WHY CAN'T I DO THIS. THIS. IT IS OUR SUPER POWER AND WE IT IS OUR SUPER POWER AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT AND NOBODY HAS THAT MESSAGE. NOBODY HAS THAT MESSAGE. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS BOOK WITH MY MOM. BOOK WITH MY MOM. >> Demarco: SO POWERFUL, MOM, >> Demarco: SO POWERFUL, MOM, HOW DID YOU HELP HER TAKE A LOOK HOW DID YOU HELP HER TAKE A LOOK AT HER DIAGNOSIS IN A DIFFERENT AT HER DIAGNOSIS IN A DIFFERENT WAY? WAY? >> FIRST THING TO REALIZE, WE >> FIRST THING TO REALIZE, WE OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CHILD, WE MIGHT BE ABOUT OUR CHILD, WE MIGHT BE AFRAID OR TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND AFRAID OR TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND APPROACH WITH FEAR. APPROACH WITH FEAR. FOR ME, IT WAS TO REALIZE HOW I FOR ME, IT WAS TO REALIZE HOW I FELT ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS IT WAS FELT ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS IT WAS OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO DISCOVER OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT HERSELF AND SOMETHING ABOUT HERSELF AND BEHIND EVERY CHALLENGE I BELIEVE BEHIND EVERY CHALLENGE I BELIEVE THERE IS A GIFT. THERE IS A GIFT. I WANTED TO HELP HER REFRAME I WANTED TO HELP HER REFRAME THAT AND SEE THIS IS HER SUPER THAT AND SEE THIS IS HER SUPER POWER, SHE IS CREATIVE AND POWER, SHE IS CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND SHE SEES THE INNOVATIVE AND SHE SEES THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS WORLD DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS POWERFUL. POWERFUL. WE STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS WE STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND ONCE I SAW BEING ABLE TO AND ONCE I SAW BEING ABLE TO REFRAME THAT AND HER RESPONSE REFRAME THAT AND HER RESPONSE WAS POWERFUL AND IMMEDIATE, WE WAS POWERFUL AND IMMEDIATE, WE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE WORLD. WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE WORLD. >> Demarco: HOW IMPORTANT FOR >> Demarco: HOW IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SAW YOU TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SAW THE DIAGNOSIS FIRST BEFORE YOU THE DIAGNOSIS FIRST BEFORE YOU SAW HER HOW TO DO IT. SAW HER HOW TO DO IT. >> THAT IS EVERYTHING, THAT IS >> THAT IS EVERYTHING, THAT IS THE STARTING POINT AND I HAVE THE STARTING POINT AND I HAVE HAD YEARS OF PRACTICE. HAD YEARS OF PRACTICE. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. I HAVE A SON BORN WITH DOWN I HAVE A SON BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, I PRACTICED THIS A SYNDROME, I PRACTICED THIS A LONG TIME AGO. LONG TIME AGO. WE ARE DIFFERENT, WE WALK AROUND WE ARE DIFFERENT, WE WALK AROUND AND TRY TO FIT AND AND BELONG, AND TRY TO FIT AND AND BELONG, IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE OUR IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE OUR DIFFERENCES, OWN THEM AND SPEAK DIFFERENCES, OWN THEM AND SPEAK ABOUT THEM, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THEM, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THEM, THERE IS NOTHING TO WITH THEM, THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR. FEAR. I GOT COMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, I GOT COMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT HER, WHAT DO INFORMATION ABOUT HER, WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, THAT IS WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, THAT IS WHERE I GOT MYSELF TO HELP HER. WHERE I GOT MYSELF TO HELP HER. >> Eva: GREAT MESSAGE, WHAT >> Eva: GREAT MESSAGE, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT IS WHAT MAKES MAKES US DIFFERENT IS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL AS INDIVIDUALS. US SPECIAL AS INDIVIDUALS. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL THINK ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE THINK ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK? WRITTEN A BOOK? >> IT IS DEFINITELY NOT >> IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. >> Eva: TO SAY THE LEAST. >> Eva: TO SAY THE LEAST. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. WELL, I WAS DEFINITELY PROUD OF WELL, I WAS DEFINITELY PROUD OF THIS BOOK AND I LOVED WRITING THIS BOOK AND I LOVED WRITING WITH MY MOM. WITH MY MOM. AND I -- MY FRIENDS, TWO OF THEM AND I -- MY FRIENDS, TWO OF THEM BOUGHT THE BOOK, AS WELL. BOUGHT THE BOOK, AS WELL. AND IT WAS LIKE OH, THIS IS YOU? AND IT WAS LIKE OH, THIS IS YOU? I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I WROTE THIS I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I WROTE THIS BOOK. BOOK. >> Demarco: COOL TO BE SIGNING >> Demarco: COOL TO BE SIGNING YOUR AUTOGRAPH, RIGHT? YOUR AUTOGRAPH, RIGHT? >> Eva: SHARE WISDOM, AND WE'LL >> Eva: SHARE WISDOM, AND WE'LL START WITH YOU. START WITH YOU. >> WELL, WISDOM, SO -- WELL, I >> WELL, WISDOM, SO -- WELL, I THINK EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND THINK EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING YOU. BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING YOU. SO BE YOU BECAUSE BEING YOU IS SO BE YOU BECAUSE BEING YOU IS BEING DIFFERENT AND BEING BEING DIFFERENT AND BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING THE BEST AND DIFFERENT IS BEING THE BEST AND THE GREATEST. THE GREATEST. >> Demarco: I LIKE THAT. >> Demarco: I LIKE THAT. MOM? MOM? >> SO FAR ALL THOSE WHO ARE >> SO FAR ALL THOSE WHO ARE FEELING OUT OF SORTS OR FEELING OUT OF SORTS OR DIFFERENT OR LIKE THEY DON'T DIFFERENT OR LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG, KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE. BELONG, KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THERE ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TRYING TO OVERCOME STRUGGLEINGS TRYING TO OVERCOME STRUGGLEINGS AND CHALLENGES AND MORE AND CHALLENGES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, KNOW YOU HAVE THE IMPORTANTLY, KNOW YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT, KNOW ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT, KNOW THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE AND YOU ARE THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE AND YOU ARE PERFECTLY DIFFERENT AND THAT IS PERFECTLY DIFFERENT AND THAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING. THE MOST POWERFUL THING. >> Demarco: YOU GUYS ARE HELPING >> Demarco: YOU GUYS ARE HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON, WE APPRECIATE THIS. COMING ON, WE APPRECIATE THIS. WONDERFUL JOB. WONDERFUL JOB. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. >> Eva: THE BOOK, "THE GIFT OF >> Eva: THE BOOK, "THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT", THE FIRST BEING DIFFERENT", THE FIRST INSTALLMENT ON THE SERIES IS INSTALLMENT ON THE SERIES IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. >> Demarco: UP NEXT ON "GMA3," >> Demarco: UP NEXT ON "GMA3," JELLY ROLL IS HERE TO PERFORM A JELLY ROLL IS HERE TO PERFORM A NEW HIT. NEW HIT. >> Eva: ABOUT THE HUMAN STRUGGLE >> Eva: ABOUT THE HUMAN STRUGGLE OF ADDICTION, "GMA3" WILL BE OF ADDICTION, "GMA3" WILL BE RIGHT BACK. >> WELCOME BACK TO "GMA3." IT IS OUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE IT IS OUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE WEEK, FAITH FRIDAY, JOINING US WEEK, FAITH FRIDAY, JOINING US IS A SPIRITUAL LEADER AND HER IS A SPIRITUAL LEADER AND HER DAUGHTER, TEACHING KIDS HOW DAUGHTER, TEACHING KIDS HOW DIFFERENCES CAN BECOME SUPER DIFFERENCES CAN BECOME SUPER POWERS. POWERS. >> Eva: I LOVE THIS IDEA, "THE >> Eva: I LOVE THIS IDEA, "THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT" IS THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT" IS THE CHILDREN'S BOOK. CHILDREN'S BOOK. WELCOME. WELCOME. I HAVE TO START WITH YOU, YOU I HAVE TO START WITH YOU, YOU ARE, THIS IS YOU ON THE COVER OF ARE, THIS IS YOU ON THE COVER OF THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF ON THE COVER OF A CHILDREN'S ON THE COVER OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK? BOOK? >> WELL, IT IS DEFINITELY LIKE >> WELL, IT IS DEFINITELY LIKE THAT IS ME. THAT IS ME. >> Eva: YEAH, THIS STORY IS YOUR >> Eva: YEAH, THIS STORY IS YOUR STORY, RIGHT? STORY, RIGHT? DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA IN DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA IN SECOND GRADE AND YOU TALK ABOUT SECOND GRADE AND YOU TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENCES MAKE US HOW DIFFERENCES MAKE US STRONGER. STRONGER. WHY DID YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR WHY DID YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN A BOOK? STORY IN A BOOK? >> WELL, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT >> WELL, EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH AND EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH STRUGGLES IN LIFE AND REALLY STRUGGLES IN LIFE AND REALLY EVERYBODY THINKS I'M STUPID, OR EVERYBODY THINKS I'M STUPID, OR THIS IS WRONG, WHY CAN'T I DO THIS IS WRONG, WHY CAN'T I DO THIS. THIS. IT IS OUR SUPER POWER AND WE IT IS OUR SUPER POWER AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT AND NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT AND NOBODY HAS THAT MESSAGE. NOBODY HAS THAT MESSAGE. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO WRITE THIS BOOK WITH MY MOM. BOOK WITH MY MOM. >> Demarco: SO POWERFUL, MOM, >> Demarco: SO POWERFUL, MOM, HOW DID YOU HELP HER TAKE A LOOK HOW DID YOU HELP HER TAKE A LOOK AT HER DIAGNOSIS IN A DIFFERENT AT HER DIAGNOSIS IN A DIFFERENT WAY? WAY? >> FIRST THING TO REALIZE, WE >> FIRST THING TO REALIZE, WE OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CHILD, WE MIGHT BE ABOUT OUR CHILD, WE MIGHT BE AFRAID OR TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND AFRAID OR TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND APPROACH WITH FEAR. APPROACH WITH FEAR. FOR ME, IT WAS TO REALIZE HOW I FOR ME, IT WAS TO REALIZE HOW I FELT ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS IT WAS FELT ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS IT WAS OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO DISCOVER OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT HERSELF AND SOMETHING ABOUT HERSELF AND BEHIND EVERY CHALLENGE I BELIEVE BEHIND EVERY CHALLENGE I BELIEVE THERE IS A GIFT. THERE IS A GIFT. I WANTED TO HELP HER REFRAME I WANTED TO HELP HER REFRAME THAT AND SEE THIS IS HER SUPER THAT AND SEE THIS IS HER SUPER POWER, SHE IS CREATIVE AND POWER, SHE IS CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE AND SHE SEES THE INNOVATIVE AND SHE SEES THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS WORLD DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS POWERFUL. POWERFUL. WE STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS WE STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND ONCE I SAW BEING ABLE TO AND ONCE I SAW BEING ABLE TO REFRAME THAT AND HER RESPONSE REFRAME THAT AND HER RESPONSE WAS POWERFUL AND IMMEDIATE, WE WAS POWERFUL AND IMMEDIATE, WE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE WORLD. WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE WORLD. >> Demarco: HOW IMPORTANT FOR >> Demarco: HOW IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SAW YOU TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SAW THE DIAGNOSIS FIRST BEFORE YOU THE DIAGNOSIS FIRST BEFORE YOU SAW HER HOW TO DO IT. SAW HER HOW TO DO IT. >> THAT IS EVERYTHING, THAT IS >> THAT IS EVERYTHING, THAT IS THE STARTING POINT AND I HAVE THE STARTING POINT AND I HAVE HAD YEARS OF PRACTICE. HAD YEARS OF PRACTICE. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. I HAVE A SON BORN WITH DOWN I HAVE A SON BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, I PRACTICED THIS A SYNDROME, I PRACTICED THIS A LONG TIME AGO. LONG TIME AGO. WE ARE DIFFERENT, WE WALK AROUND WE ARE DIFFERENT, WE WALK AROUND AND TRY TO FIT AND AND BELONG, AND TRY TO FIT AND AND BELONG, IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE OUR IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE OUR DIFFERENCES, OWN THEM AND SPEAK DIFFERENCES, OWN THEM AND SPEAK ABOUT THEM, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THEM, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THEM, THERE IS NOTHING TO WITH THEM, THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR. FEAR. I GOT COMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, I GOT COMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT HER, WHAT DO INFORMATION ABOUT HER, WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, THAT IS WE WANT TO DO WITH IT, THAT IS WHERE I GOT MYSELF TO HELP HER. WHERE I GOT MYSELF TO HELP HER. >> Eva: GREAT MESSAGE, WHAT >> Eva: GREAT MESSAGE, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT IS WHAT MAKES MAKES US DIFFERENT IS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL AS INDIVIDUALS. US SPECIAL AS INDIVIDUALS. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL THINK ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE THINK ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK? WRITTEN A BOOK? >> IT IS DEFINITELY NOT >> IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. >> Eva: TO SAY THE LEAST. >> Eva: TO SAY THE LEAST. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. WELL, I WAS DEFINITELY PROUD OF WELL, I WAS DEFINITELY PROUD OF THIS BOOK AND I LOVED WRITING THIS BOOK AND I LOVED WRITING WITH MY MOM. WITH MY MOM. AND I -- MY FRIENDS, TWO OF THEM AND I -- MY FRIENDS, TWO OF THEM BOUGHT THE BOOK, AS WELL. BOUGHT THE BOOK, AS WELL. AND IT WAS LIKE OH, THIS IS YOU? AND IT WAS LIKE OH, THIS IS YOU? I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I WROTE THIS I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I WROTE THIS BOOK. BOOK. >> Demarco: COOL TO BE SIGNING >> Demarco: COOL TO BE SIGNING YOUR AUTOGRAPH, RIGHT? YOUR AUTOGRAPH, RIGHT? >> Eva: SHARE WISDOM, AND WE'LL >> Eva: SHARE WISDOM, AND WE'LL START WITH YOU. START WITH YOU. >> WELL, WISDOM, SO -- WELL, I >> WELL, WISDOM, SO -- WELL, I THINK EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND THINK EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT AND BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING YOU. BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING YOU. SO BE YOU BECAUSE BEING YOU IS SO BE YOU BECAUSE BEING YOU IS BEING DIFFERENT AND BEING BEING DIFFERENT AND BEING DIFFERENT IS BEING THE BEST AND DIFFERENT IS BEING THE BEST AND THE GREATEST. THE GREATEST. >> Demarco: I LIKE THAT. >> Demarco: I LIKE THAT. MOM? MOM? >> SO FAR ALL THOSE WHO ARE >> SO FAR ALL THOSE WHO ARE FEELING OUT OF SORTS OR FEELING OUT OF SORTS OR DIFFERENT OR LIKE THEY DON'T DIFFERENT OR LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG, KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE. BELONG, KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THERE ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TRYING TO OVERCOME STRUGGLEINGS TRYING TO OVERCOME STRUGGLEINGS AND CHALLENGES AND MORE AND CHALLENGES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, KNOW YOU HAVE THE IMPORTANTLY, KNOW YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT, KNOW ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT, KNOW THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE AND YOU ARE THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE AND YOU ARE PERFECTLY DIFFERENT AND THAT IS PERFECTLY DIFFERENT AND THAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING. THE MOST POWERFUL THING. >> Demarco: YOU GUYS ARE HELPING >> Demarco: YOU GUYS ARE HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON, WE APPRECIATE THIS. COMING ON, WE APPRECIATE THIS. WONDERFUL JOB. WONDERFUL JOB. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. >> Eva: THE BOOK, "THE GIFT OF >> Eva: THE BOOK, "THE GIFT OF BEING DIFFERENT", THE FIR