James Hughes
James Hughes shares an extraordinary life marked by hardship, resilience, faith, and service to others. After surviving childhood trauma, rejection, and a suicide attempt, his journey took him from working alongside pioneering surgeons to spending three years in a Trappist monastery and later building a life in Los Angeles. While working for legendary advice columnist Dear Abby, Jimmy became a devoted caregiver during the height of the AIDS epidemic, personally caring for 74 dying men—many of whom had been abandoned by their families. He later worked for The Walt Disney Company and, looking back on a lifetime of adversity and compassion, shares a simple message about dignity, self-worth, and everyone’s right to love and happiness.