RISE offers a meaty answer to today’s short-attention spans with 7- to 15-minute inspirational video interviews with people who have been knocked down in life and got up again. Resilience spokesperson, Cheryl Hunter, who at age 18, was abducted, raped, beaten and left for dead, conducts the interviews.
Cheryl Hunter: You are BIGGER than anything that can ever come your way.
What does this have to do with caregiving for people with dementia?
A LOT!
We arrive at the doorstep of caregiving and/or dementia from all walks of life. Our challenges are surmountable. It’s not easy! These video interviews with people who overcame life’s darkest moments, inspire caregivers to survive and thrive.
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Dina Proctor – Depression Driven to Suicide, Until…
Dina Proctor’s battle with major depressive disorder [7/16/2024 TCV updated URL] made her want to take her life at age 32.
“I had this emotional black hole… What I experienced, I wouldn’t wish on anyone….”
“My roadmap to resilience… I had so much shame around what I was dealing with that I couldn’t even really ask anybody to help me.”
Dina’s advice: Reach out and ask for help… there are experts out there [who] can help and there are also people [who] have walked that path ahead of you [who] can reach their arms back and help you along, too.
Ego Malfunction #3 – Jeremy Newman Hit the Ground
Skydiver, Jeremy Newman had a large ego, and then he literally “hit the ground.” The twists and turns of his life and ultimate revelation thanks to his mom, now impacts many people’s lives through his work with Team Beach Body. Needing a wheelchair, he vows to walk again.
Edgard Jimenez’s Timely Coming-to-America Story
From having no family, living on the streets, and speaking no English to attending school that included breakfast and lunch! (He was lucky, it was free!) He graduated with honors and knew there was more for him in life. He left his position as a clerk to begin a coaching business. Now successful, he is helping pay it forward.
“I learned at a very young age that entitlement is NOT an option. Everything I have to earn and deserve.” His advice to others going through dark moments (paraphrased): Winters don’t last… winter is only a season – a very long season, but spring will come.
Cheryl Hunter: Your true nature is to RISE.
For more information, and to view more of these inspirational short videos, visit: https://cherylhunter.com/RISE. Dedicated to Claire Wineland, Episode 1 whose life expectancy after being born with cystic fibrosis was only five years. Despite 30 surgeries and taking more than 70 medications, she lived a life fulfilled for 21 years.
Thank you, Dr. Nancy Irwin for sharing this series with The Caregiver’s Voice.
Dr. Irwin’s interview of sexual abuse in her mid-teens at the hands of a married Presbyterian minister is Episode 7 and available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_v2MSbzEkE
Dementia is absolutely awful. As a caregiver, you have to earn everything!
Thank you, Dementia Care Home and Senior Home Care for your observations re: these RISE videos.
Hi Brenda,
The caregiver’s voice is one of the nice platforms for the professionals this is a really good job to reach their voice throughout different people.
It’s always sad to read a story like Dina’s where she wants top end her life. Thankfully she reached out to someone and hopefully she received the care she needs.