76 U.S. VETERANS MAGAZINE WWW.USVETERANSMAGAZINE.COM
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in foreign lands - returned to America. Jo!uif!2::1t!boe!fbsmz!qbsu!pg!uif!3111t-! The Montel Williams Show was synonymous with excellence, empathy and intelligence. Some argue Montel is on the "Mt. Rushmore" of day-time talk show legends, alongside Oprah and others. In 1999, after years of excruciating pain that, at times, had him crying during commercial breaks, Montel was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. It was bad and good news all at once - bad because MS is painful and debilitating; good because if!obmmz!lofx!xibu!xbt!bjmjoh!ijn!boe! could move forward with treatment. True to form, he also got busy helping puifst!xip!tvfs!gspn!NT/!Ijt!NT! Gpvoebujpo-!b!opoqspu!pshboj{bujpo! focusing on research and education, was gpsnfe!31!zfbst!bhp/!Npoufm!jt!bmtp!b! vocal advocate of healthy living and using medical cannabis, which he and others say relieves neuropathic pain and helps them function. More than two decades after his diagnosis, Montel lives an active, purposeful life. A fun one, too. One of his favorite activities is snowboarding, which he says helps his balance in day-to-day living.
A Healthy Balance
Balance is what makes him a perfect u!gps! The Balancing Act , a morning show that empowers viewers to live balanced, ifbmuiz!mjwft/!Npoufm-!xip!tvfsfe!b! tusplf!jo!3129-!boe!kvtu!lffqt!hpjoh!mjlf! the Eveready Battery, knows a thing or two about balance. If success is measured by how many people you've helped, Montel is rich beyond his monetary millions and accomplished far beyond his worldwide fame. He goes back again and again to those values he learned in boot camp. Take the following episode of Military Makeover : After Aaron and Holly Middleton met at a Columbus bar after graduating Ohio State Vojwfstjuz-!ju!xbt!mpwf!bu!stu!tjhiu/!Uipvhi! unfamiliar with the rigors of military family life, Holly went all in, giving up her
COURTESY OF BRANDSTAR
From left: Montel Williams, Debra Hixon, wife of late Navy Veteran Chris Hixon, his son Corey, and Hixon's sister-in-law.
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