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November 2007
The AC Phoenix
Dr- Rehab How I Beat Cancer!
Dr. Rehab Enterprises is a
private-for-profit human services
company. The mission of the Com
pany is to facilitate various reha
bilitation processes that allow per
sons who provide services on be
half of people with disabilities to
become empowered. This mission
is based on a vision that “persons
with disabilities have the right to
live a life of quality that requires
delivery in a manner that is inclu
sive of compassion, knowledge,
and effective services which should
Dr. Kirby-Green
be exemplified within the providers’ service delivery mode”.
A part of the process of becoming effective in service delivery on be
half of people with disabilities is learning how to recognize diversity and
shaping the helping process. The diversity issues are incorporated in the holis
tic facilitation that involves family development and dynamics. These psycho
logical and social dynamics relate to self-identity, competency, adjustment,
and attitude formation. Therefore, individuality is emphasized within the con
cept of difference in reference to culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, and
levels of comprehension.
Dr. Rehab Enterprises develops a comprehensive sequence of facilita
tion instructional activities that allow providers of services to people with dis
abilities empowerment tools to assist persons with disabilities to achieve their
personal, career, and independent living goals in the application of the helping
process. This includes the development of a working knowledge of psycho
logical and social theory to develop strategies for intervention and the under
standing of concepts that relate to learning and personality development, gen
der and sexual identity, and addictive behavior and psychopathology. Within
this arena, professionals develop approaches that facilitate the enhancement of
client personal development, decision-making abilities, acceptance of respon
sibility, and quality of life that result in empowerment tools that allow for
autonomous effective outcomes.
Other facilitation activities include preparation workshops for the Cer
tified Rehabilitation Counselor’s (CRC) examination, ethics training , orienta
tion and mobility for children and adults who are blind, and internship super
vision for students preparing to become rehabilitation professionals. These
fore-mentioned activities are also steps toward preparing potential helpers to
become certified professionals and people with visual impairments to exem
plify independence resulting in control over the environment.
The founder of Dr. Rehab Enterprises is Gloria Kirby-Green. She has
a Ph.D. in Counselor Education with a concentration in Rehabilitation Coun
seling. Dr. Kirby-Green is also an Orientation and Mobility Specialist and
worked for over two decades in the area of blindness and visual impairment.
Most recently, she contributed greatly to the development and implementation
of Rehabilitation Programs at Winston-Salem State University.
Dr. Kirby-Green is an advocate on behalf of people with disabilities
and other areas of human services. It is apparent that through her dedication to
develop a company to assist in the process of consumer empowerment that she
desires that people should have an equal chance to become as self-sufficient as
possible and that this is an entitlement to all individuals simply because they
are human beings.
Dr. Kirby-Green may be contacted at 336-416-1782 and or e-mailed
at rehabawareness@aim.com. Dr. Rehab Enterprises’ web address is drreha-
benterprises.com.
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John Raye
Good morning
I am writing to you because I have a secret to share. Many of you know me as
a former television anchor that teamed with Maury Povich and A1 Roker dur
ing my television days in Washington, D.C. That television career ended some
30 years ago. This is not the secret I’m sharing with you.
Next month, I will celebrate my 67"' birthday.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer
(colon). I am a black male, now celebrating two
years as a cancer survivor. Miss Rosie, (my wife), is
also celebrating.
Today, at 67, 1 feel, more or less, like I’m 37, These
days, I take real good care of myself I don’t eat the
way I use to eat. I don’t eat the foods I use to eat, and
I drink more water than ever before. I work out three
or four times a week. I sleep pretty well every night,
and I let absolutely nothing worry me.
No, not even death scares me anymore because 1 already faced it. I’m very
happy, very grateful for my life, grateful to have been given a Second Chance.
These days, I build myself as a “health crusader” who beat cancer. I
know cancer is a subject most people, especially black men, avoid talking
about. Us black men Just don’t discuss it... completely oblivious to the
fact that colon and prostate cancer are the most (1) preventable and (2)
most treatable of all cancers, if detected in time. It’s also killing more of
us, robbing us of our most productive years... and most productive lead
ership.
But I’m more than willing to talk about it. I speak, travel and conduct Health
& Wellness seminars/workshops across the country. My seminar, “How I
Beat Cancer” is available for your school, church or organization. If you
would like to host a cancer prevention, cancer treatment or wellness seminar
at your church, school or organization, please contact the information listed
below: raveandrosiefSjaol.com or (336) 782-8383 or (336) 996-4704
I often heard my mother way, “whatcha don't know can’t hurt you”. Bless her
soul, she’s gone on to glory now, but the real truth is that "whatcha don’t
know can kill you". On the whole, us Black men don’t live long enough to
collect our Social Security. So, let’s change this equation. Our family, our
children, our neighborhood, our community need us. If you are ready for
me...then I’m ready for you! Carpe Diem! (seize the day!)
— John Raye, wellness advocate and cancer survivor
Happy
Thanksgiving
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