'My years with Burt never leave my mind. He will be in my history and my heart, for as long as I live.'

'When the devil looked my marriage in the eyes and said, "You are not worthy of a child, your body has failed you and your arms will forever be empty," God looked back and said, "Sit down."'

The video of the surprise has since gone viral.

In 2015 an anonymous donor from Arizona offered a $1 million reward for information on the whereabouts of the shoes, but the attempt was not fruitful. It remained a mystery until now.

'So often we're told what we can't do, but here, it's about what we can do.'

'This is not just a story of friendship and love, but also of heroism. And willingness to step forward and donate part of oneself to save the life of another.'

'We've been praying for this for a long time, that somebody would just see him and notice him and just say, "Hey, why don't you hang with us for a while."'

'We never had any knowledge, we had no knowledge. Just had a blank slate of uncertainty.'

On the same day as the funeral for Aretha Franklin, the Band of the Welsh Guard performed one of her most recognizable hits, 'Respect.'

'Not only is it important to me to educate children properly on not approaching or touching dogs they don’t know, but to also understand the important job that some dogs have and how these special dogs help people suffering with issues that sometimes are not visible to the eye.'