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WELCOME TO THE FOURTH AND FINAL SEGMENT OF OUR FOUR PART SERIES
DEDICATED TO THE AMERICAN CAREGIVER AS WE CELEBRATE RARE
DISEASE DAY. THAT IS WHY WE ARE WEARING THESE
RIBBONS. WE ARE JOINED ONE MORE TIME BY A
MAN WHO IS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FOCUS IS IMPROVING
THE LIVES OF CAREGIVERS AND THOSE THEY CARE FOR.
DR. JON SEGAL CEO OF DISCOUNT MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND JON IT IS
SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING
ME. NOW YOU HAVE BECOME AN
INFLUENTIAL VOICE IN THE CAREGIVER AND MEDICALLY RELATED
FIELDS. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT
BEGAN FOR YOU. IT WAS REALLY A LIFE STORY.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MY FATHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER WHEN I WAS
TEN... MMM.
...AND HE WAS LIVING IN OUR HOUSE FOR THREE YEARS WHILE
GOING THROUGH ALL THE TREATMENTS AND EVENTUALLY PASSED AWAY WHEN
WE WERE THIRTEEN, BUT IT REALLY GAVE A NEW INSIGHT ON TAKING
CARE OF FAMILY MEMBERS... WOW.
...AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. AND THEN AFTER THAT MY MOTHER
BECAME ILL AND WE HAD TO HELP HER OUT AND THEN RIGHT NOW I AM
ACTUALLY A CAREGIVER FOR MY 102 YEAR OLD GRANDFATHER...
AWW. ...WHO DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO GO
INTO A NURSING HOME. HE WANTS TO STAY AT AN ASSISTED
LIVING HOME. SO THIS JUST PROPELLED YOUR
CAREER IN A WAY. I MEAN YOUR LIFEWORK WHEN YOU
WERE TEN YEARS OLD IT KIND OF STARTED THERE.
IT DID. AND REALLY JUST GIVING BACK AND
HELPING PEOPLE THAT DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO.
AMAZING. YOU KNOW WE TYPICALLY THINK OF
CAREGIVING AS HELP FOR THE OLDER OR CHRONICALLY ILL AND YOU KNOW
OLDER MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND GRANDPARENTS, BUT THAT IS NOT
ALWAYS THE CASE RIGHT? NO.
AND AS A FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. AND TO HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS
CHILD THERE ARE SO MANY ASPECTS THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS GIVING THAT CHILD RESPECT AND
LOVE SO THEY CAN GROW UP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW BEING A MOM OR DAD FOR A MENTALLY CHALLENGED OR SPECIAL
NEEDS CHILD IS SO DIFFICULT. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU
COULD GIVE TO THOSE PARENTS? I THINK THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF THEMSELVES... HMM.
...THEY ARE SO FOCUSED ON THEIR CHILD AND DOING THE BEST FOR
THEIR CHILD THEY FORGET ABOUT THEMSELVES...
RIGHT. ...AND THEY WONDER WHY DID THIS
HAPPEN TO ME? AS OPPOSED TO THINKING YOU KNOW
THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS AND WE CAN TAKE MY CHILD AND DO
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE FOR A REASON.
I LOVE YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE YOUR COMPANY YOUR WEBSITE YOU HELP
CHARITIES THAT ARE BENEFITING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
BUT ALSO OTHER CHARITIES AS WELL.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT. YES WE DEVELOPED.
WE REALLY WANTED TO GIVE BACK. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED
TO DO SINCE I WAS A CHILD SO WE DEVELOPED A MODULE SO WHEN YOU
CHECK OUT ON OUR WEBSITE A PORTION OF EVERY SALE GOES TO A
CHARITY THAT YOU DECIDE ON. SO YOU CAN CHOOSE THROUGH A LIST
OF DIFFERENT CHARITIES WHETHER IT IS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, WHETHER
IT'S FOR CANCER OR DIABETES THERE IS MANY DIFFERENT
CHARITIES THAT YOU CAN PUT MONEY TOWARDS.
THAT IS JUST AMAZING AND YOU ARE REALLY IMPACTING LIVES THAT IS
WHAT REALLY IMPRESSES ME ABOUT YOU AND YOUR COMPANY.
JUST IF THERE IS ONE THOUGHT YOU COULD LEAVE US WITH, WHAT WOULD
IT BE? YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY
AND SAY THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
AND WAKE UP WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AS OPPOSED TO WHY I AM
I GOING THROUGH THIS? SO A POSITIVE ATTITUDE REALLY
TRUMPS MANY THINGS IN LIFE. IN YOUR OPINION.
ABSOLUTELY. AND LAUGHTER AS WELL.
LAUGHTER IS NEEDED WHEN YOU ARE A CAREGIVER.
I JUST THINK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE CARE GIVERS
YOU KNOW A FRIEND OF MINE HAS AN ORGANIZATION "HEAL THE HEALERS"
AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE CARING FOR
OTHERS... ABSOLUTELY.
...AND YOU ARE DOING THAT. THANK YOU.
WELL IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE A GREAT FOUR PART SERIES.
I HOPE OUR FANS GOT TO SEE IT ALL AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
IT WAS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
AND FOR CONTINUING INFORMATION ON CAREGIVING VISIT US AT THE
BALANCINGACT DOT COM AND GET A LITTLE BIT SOCIAL WE LIKE TO SAY
THAT. BY LOGGING ON TO FACEBOOK
/BALANCINGACTFANS AND I WANT YOU TO SHARE WITH US YOUR OWN
CAREGIVING THOUGHTS AND YOUR OPINIONS.