In The worst situations, strength and compassion gleam brightest…
The first time I discovered the depth of this truth (these days I’m writing novels) was when I co-produced a video for the Leukemia Society of America (nowadays Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). They’d hired my business partner, David Hunt (who’s been a guest before), and me (our tiny non-profit company was called Vista Educational Media) to encourage therapists and people diagnosed with leukemia to participate in the agency’s support groups. We videotaped at Wellness Community South Bay Cities, which is now called Cancer Support Community of South Bay. The Los Angeles Times wrote of member Roger Kahl’s valiant life here.
For each project, David and I alternated who would produce and who would assist. Thank goodness for this one David conducted the interviews, wrote the script, edited the videotape, and narrated the final video. For my part, it took all I had not to sob as I videotaped. Reviewing it all these many years later, I still cry at the incredible bravery of the interviewees.
On David’s site, he details his experience with this project…
“By the 1990s health educators understood that video-assisted storytelling was an effective way to engage patients and get them involved in their own health care. But…
