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Why Dwyane Wade's Mother Is His Hero

Season 1 Episode 136
Aired on 07/08/2012 | CC
As a boy growing up on Chicago's South Side, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade says, he remembers sitting on the front porch, praying that his mother, Jolinda Wade, would come home alive. For years, Jolinda battled an addiction to heroin and cocaine, but Dwyane says he never gave up on her. In 2001, Jolinda finally got clean. Watch as Dwyane tells Oprah why he admires his mother's strength and considers her his hero.