I was born on October 17, 1963, in Pittsburgh, PA, to James and Jean O'Donnell. I lived a
pretty normal childhood, other than the cancer that almost killed me when I was eight
months old (my sister went to see the doctor who treated me almost 20 years later, and
when she mentioned me, he said, "He's still alive?"). I like to think that, like Garp's
home in "The World According to Garp", I've been pre-disastered..."