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"Mickey saved my life": The touching story behind one man's collection of 10,000 Mickey Mouse items

Paul Bottos of Hamilton, Canada has a collection of around 10,000 Mickey Mouse items. Over several decades, he estimates he's spent between $60,000 to $100,000 on the collection. But collecting Mickey isn't just for show, Bottos says he finds focus in Mickey and that the Disney character helped him turn his life around as a troubled youth. "Mickey saved my life," said Bottos. "I know he saved my life."