Cascio Family
“He was wonderful, and we treated him as part of our family and that he wasn’t the King of Pop, but just a human being. […] I used to cook all his favorite food, I knew I had – I knew exactly what he loved and I would make it for him. I even would make him home-made pizza, or, you know – he loved it! And turkey dinners, (mashed potatoes, stuffing, Thanksgiving dinner). […] He took my garbage out one night.. […] Yeah, he would do (normal) things like that. […] He would try to clean up the house - his way of cleaning up the house [laughter]. […] You know, Michael never made an announcement when he was coming, he would just show up at the door, and we were like – in the middle of the night, sometimes, he’d just knock at the door and I would wake up the kids, if you notice, they’re all in their pajamas [in the photos we’re showing you] [laughs], they were playing and half-asleep. […] We wanted to give Michael that opportunity to know that we weren’t there to – for who he was as a celebrity, that we were really there to be a family for him and to get him through all his bad times that he’s been through, ‘cause we – we knew him before the bad times, and when the bad times 
came, we - [like the child molestations charges], we weren’t gonna turn our backs on him and we stood there and we said, ‘We’re with you all the way’, and I – and he appreciated it and we did it. […] We had to explain it to him - the kids – what was going on, they didn’t understand it (at the time). […] Never [did we think that our children are not safe with him.] […] He celebrated Christmas, he always loved Christmas, receiving gifts and giving gifts, and that’s what he did.”
“We were there when (Michael’s) kids were born, and we were there, I mean – and he was so happy and we, you know, like […] yeah, physically there. […] [He would bring them to our house], absolutely, he trusted no one but us to even, like, he wouldn’t leave the kids with no one but - other than the nanny and the – and we were the other family that he left the kids with.”
“We knew that [he suffered from insomnia], but I’ll tell you, he slept at our house. Because he really did relax and sleep at my house. I mean, I - it’s just amazing, I guess he felt like he really just feels secure and separate from everything else. We did a lot of family things to get his mind off of, I guess, the superstar that he was. […] Oh.. it’ll never go away, [we’ll always miss him.] It’ll never – it’s an every-day battle that we all have and we all mention his name all day – at least once a day we’d mention it, ‘cause we actually can feel him in our home.”
Connie Cascio, the Cascio family matriarch – on Oprah Show
Source: The Silenced Truth
"We loved Michael. He was a genius and a beautiful person. I've known Michael for twenty seven years and all I can say is he was not only a friend of ours, but he was part of our family. I don't know anyone as warm and caring as Michael Jackson and he will be missed. Michael was a real genuine person, who cared deeply for others. Our hearts are broken." Mr. Cascio added, "We pray for Michael's children."
Cascio family on Oprah 1/2 HD www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOfcUZSDIU
Cascio's family on Oprah 2/2 HD www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHOt3zhyZvc
