In 1996, music icon Patti LaBelle moved "The Oprah Show" audience to tears as she explained why she never thought she would live to see her 45th birthday and shared a heart-wrenching anecdote about her sister's death that taught her not to take life for granted. For more on #oprahwinfreyshow, visit WatchOWN.tv/TOWS

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