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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to community viewpoints.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Is Shawnee feeling blessed and highly favored on this Sunday morning.
We are empowering our community, pouring into our children, and
of course empowering people who.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Are doing the work in the community.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
So today I have a longtime friend and a community
advocate for service, DJ King, Ron Ron, how are you
doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I'm also amazing and outstanding this morning. Blessing how to
be able to be here. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
You know, Ron, we've been doing the work in the community,
serving as in the music industry, but you've also been
doing the work as a servant for your community. First,
if you would talk to us about Ron King, who
is Ron King?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Well, I'm a DJ, I'm a father, I'm a son,
and I'm a server of the Lord. So let's start
with that. I got my hands dirty a long time
ago with putting it put me in the work for
these kids. That's really my calling right now along with
Djan I just used my sports platform to really teach
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the message and give them life lessons. I just used
that to kind of get them in and then I
can really teach them what I really want to teach
him it's the Lord's work. Once I get them in,
I just used the sports stewards. But for as DJ
and I started out in nineteen eighty seven, my mother
and grandmother brought me the turntables as an alternative. It
was games in my neighborhood. I was come up out
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of Sherwood, so it's gangs at the time, so they
kind of brought me some equipment. I always loved hip
hop since I seen run DMC and at the Fresh Festival,
I was hooked and I was breakdancing and all of that.
So it just kind of transformed from there. Then as
I got a little older and I started coaching, that
bub bit me and I never slowed down from that.
So right now I'm really a coach every day on
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the calendar. It's not a day on the calendar you
can point to that. I'm not somebody's coach. I coach
my own program at jwas Elite. I'm the vice president
of that. I'm over at Sweetwater Football at the executive
board on that. I designed all the uniforms and equipment
manager there. I'm also the head basketball coach at YMLA,
which AKA most people know it as Eugene Butler. I'm
(02:15):
the head basketball coach, I'm the assistant football coach, and
I'm the assistant track coach there. So yeah, I got
my hands in a lot of things. I tell people
all the time. I'm a lot of things to a
lot of people. Just depending on what time that you
catch me at, who I'm gonna be for that moment.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Community Shawnee speaking to Ron King here to empower us
on a drive to serve in this community. I have
to say Jacksonville has a lot of hidden gems in
this community. So as we get ready to rev up
for back to school, talk to us about a few
events that you have, King Ron giving back to the
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community and giving back to teachers as well.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
For ten years here I did a Bite the School
bash annually with Chastity Taylor found This was their first year.
They did it for ten years and then they transitioned
to doing some other things that we're going to be
doing starting in November. Also, my church, Abasenia Missionary Baptist Church,
we do it annually as well, but mine personally coming
up is on August. The first one is on August
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the Knife and I partnered up with honey Bees over
off of Dismore and Montcreef right across from Lavilla Clublavilla
it's across the street from there with my girl Sharene Phillips,
and we partnered up to do one coming up on
the knife of August, totally free food, gills, face painting,
bouncy houses, haircuts, book bags, stuff with the supplies and all.
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We're doing that on August nine. Then the following day,
which is that Sunday, the day before school starts back
here in Duval August the tenth I partnered up with
Real Cuts, my man Henry McCullough doing basically the same
thing over off of Edgewood. I think it's ten thirty
seven Edgewood Avenue, Real Cuts Barbershop. Me and Henry will
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want the pipes in together. So that's one of my schoolmates.
We've been down for I know thirty years. We've been
super tight. So he owns his own barbershop and we're
doing it at his barbershop, child his barbershop. Basically the
same mirror type events two days before school and then
the absolute day before school. So that's August ninth and
tenth on those great community events. Anybody is welcome. You
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don't have to be from Duval count if you want
to travel or whatever. Everyone that's hearing this, because most
people listen online, sometimes you don't have to be from here.
Any We accepted any kid, any child that needs some help, supplies, haircut,
we sometime we do donation for clothes and shoes and everything,
et cetera, et cetera. So everyone is welcome in the
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community is definitely welcome to attend and help us in
this cause.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Wendy speaking to King Ron here on the Community Viewpoint show.
And Ron, I know that you said you are father
and with coming through and understanding you said you had
to pivot to the tables if you will, because of
gang affiliation. What would you say to your younger self
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right now, speaking to those students that are going back
to school that maybe going through this type of struggle
choosing yes, what would you say to that person or
these young adults.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
It's a two part I would say, speaking to my
old self, I would say, some of the people I
was running with that I thought was friends really not friends,
because if they're a true friend, they wouldn't sit and
allow you or indulge with you to do mischievous things.
A friend that's not a friend that's really you know,
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wants to see you become something if they helping you
do wrong or assisting you to do wrong. So I
would speak to the younger met about that, and it
was just the people I was hanging with. Actually, we
was a dance group and once we would dance, and
then after the party, after the dance, we would beat
the crews dancing, and then it always used to be
a scrummish or y'all, thank y'all this or that, and
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then next thing, you know, two three months later, there
was no dancing to every time they saw us, they
just wanted to fight us. So that's how it transitioned
into a game for my younger self. Now, speaking with
the younger generation of the kids to the day that
I'm in front of daily, I would tell them, first off,
the Internet isn't a real world. Social media isn't a
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real place. You can be anything you want to be
on Instagram, Facebook, Tips or whatever. It's a pretend world.
It's not real. However, what you do on those not
real platforms can get you hurt or harm you in
the real world. So you go play something on the
internet on Instagram and they have consequences in the real world.
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So that what I would tell the kids, and that's
my message to them. I'm like, yeah, I'm not saying
not have fun and utilize it, but understand what you
do and say it is monotus and it is forever.
Anything you post is forever. So ten years from now,
your views may change, but that post still and you
can delete it, but the other side on screenshot at
it and kept it, so it still lives forever. So
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be careful and mindful how you participate on the internet.
So that will be one of my first things with
telling them, and outside of that, it goes back to
the friend's things. And my son he just graduated from
Paxing and East at UNF now and I have the
same messages with him, like, look, everybody's not going to
be your friend friend, so understand you know some signs
and how to look for things. Who really there for
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you and who really rock because a friend again not
going to assis you doing nothing. You know you ain't
got no business doing.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Mandy Shawnee speaking to King ron A DJ, a community
advocate and also a servant of the Lord here with
us today talking about empowering the community is back to
school time. A lot of people are doing a lot
things in the community, and I wanted to share King Ron,
because we go way back. But understanding our path keeps entwining.
(08:08):
I you say Packson, My daughter graduated from Packson in
the year of twenty twenty. She was that COVID class
historian for PAX and so, Kim Ron, we are definitely
highlighting some things that are alike. And I appreciate just
your work. There are so many people from Jacksonville doing
the work but not looking for the light per se. Right,
(08:31):
So my question to you, if you could have a superpower,
what would that be and why?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Man, that is a loaded question. If I had a
super power, Okay, if I hired a super power, I
would I would like the ability to be able to
give folks basically a wish, whatever wish they wish for.
So if I hired that ability to make that dream
come true. Now, a silly person a wish for something,
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so I want a new cataly escalade or whatever. However,
a person like me, if you give me one wish,
you ask me Ron, what's your wish? I would say
for me to have as many wishes that I want
and I would take that and spread that wish father
and for the and not just personalize it to just
something I want. I'm still always a giver and trying
to express me walking in a spirit of excellence. I
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want to impress put that on to the other kids
and to others. So mine would be an endless cycle
of being able to give people what they want.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You and d Johnnie speaking to King Ron, lifting every
voice in the community, understanding, doing the work and giving back. Now,
King Ron, if you would just tell the community again
about the events that you'll be having and how you
choose to empower moving forward these two events, you don't
stop after this. What will you be doing after the
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two events of your going back to what's n again?
Speaker 3 (10:02):
August the ninth, We're over at honey Bees and it's
red off of I think eighty twenty is off Mont Creek.
Did More rolled right across from Clublvilla. That one is
from two to six pm, inviting everybody out from the
face painting, food book by It, giveaways, bounce houses, live Djail.
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Of course I'll be on the turntables or whatnot. That's
what my homegirl Serene Phillips. And then the following day,
August the tenth, we're at Real Cuts basically the same thing,
echoing what we did the day before, just another location.
But my man Henry McCullough that's ten thirty seven North
Edgewood and same thing, free haircuts and so on, face
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painting and everything else. With those two events, those are
to bite the school ones that we do annually. Like
I said, I'm constantly involved with sports, like I'm at
my football field. I'm at Sweetwater right now. I been
the issue out some football equipment because football seasons in
the start and I'm a coach of the school basketball, football,
and track team, so I'm in front of kids daily.
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So my message won't stop. It just be on a low,
more intimate and personal scale. For us teaching. We do
stuff Thanksgiving time with food drives and annually with that
with the church and everything. So Bobby backing November in
some capacity given and just trying to do some outreach there.
But basically from August to the end of November is
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football season and I'm all over the city with that.
I DJ the games as well, commentate them, do play
by play for other schools as well as my school.
Like if we don't have a game or we're on
the road or something. They book me to DJ another
school game even though I'm for the other side. That's
how much they know that the message is more than
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just about winning and losing a game. So yeah, I'll
be heavily involved and still get my hands dirty. Even
though you won't see me on a grand scale type thing.
I'm still out there in the trenches trying to make
it happen for these kids.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
And you community.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Shawnee empowering our community through King Ron this morning, just
providing a light or shining a light on our community
advocates giving back in a big way and showing love
to the community. So, King Ron, what's one message or
a message for those kids going back to school?
Speaker 1 (12:21):
What would you say to that child?
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Understanding we have children going back to school, what would
you say to empower the minds of our young adults going.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
Back to school?
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Always and that this is what I will tell my
son and has told him. Whatever you do, know that
the Lord is in you. First off, He's right there
with you. Secondly, if you don't have a clue or
you unsure about something, then you probably shouldn't be doing
it or saying it or thinking it. So there's my message.
What I tell all my kids. Just pretend Mom is
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on one shoulder, Dad is on the other shoulder, right,
so they're there no matter where you're at in light. Okay,
you walk in and somebody asks you to do something, Hey, man,
come over here and we finish. Go do this and
do that. If Mom and Dad on that shoulder, would
you do it? Would you say it? Would you think it?
Would you even entertain it? So if you keep that
perceptive with you at all times, it kind of helped
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you be better and make better decisions. If my mom
heard me say that, would I say that? Or if
my dad seem me finished, go do this? Would I
do this? And if you take them with you along
with the Lord, you're probably gonna be in a good
space and make better decisions and great decisions. So the
Lord mom and Dad with you at all times, it's
gonna be a win.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
King Ron, I appreciate the words, and I am proud
of you and what you have established for yourself, building
the community and providing a space of empowerment, but also
a space to show that there are many people in
the community doing the work and we don't mind at all.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Man, listen, I really appreciate it. Again, just walk in
a spirit of excellence and on that a It can
be done this way. Is nothing wrong with being different
or a slightly altered what you see on the daily
and still be successful. Having a thousand friends that don't
mean you doing the right things. Sometimes it's the one friend,
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two friend that will get you on the right path,
you know. So yeah, I'm glad to have this opportunity,
and I'm glad and looking forward to the future and
doing some great things, trying to walk in a spirit
of excellence at all time.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Thank you King Ron for being a part of Community
Viewpoints today. Appreciate you, don't stop and of course be
empowered yourself.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Absolutely blessing us to all. Thank y'all so much.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Welcome to Community Viewpoints and Shawnnie feeling blessed and highly favored.
On this Sunday morning, we are empowering our community here
in Jacksonville and around the world today.
Speaker 1 (14:51):
I have a Kimberly Crawford Stokes.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
She's here from the Alzheimer's Association and we are talking
about the iHeart Jacksonville Day of Giving campaign. Kimberly, how
are you doing today?
Speaker 4 (15:04):
I'm doing wonderful. Thank you for asking, Kimberly.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
Thank you so much for being a part of our
show this morning. Kimberly, just talk to us and tell
us a little bit about you and what you do
with the Alzheimer's Association.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Okay, Well, I am a Jacksonville transplant, just like everyone
I think maybe about seventy percent of us here, but
been in Jacksonville for over twenty five years, graduated Bishop
any graduate, go Crusaders, and I have been in the
senior housing industry for over thirteen years. As it pertains
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to healthcare, the bulk of my experience has been with
the aging population when it's time to maybe look at
transitions to someone living at home, whether it's assistant living
or memory care, which is the community. It's a smaller
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part of an assistant living community for those that are
living with some form of Alzheimer's, dementia, or any other
form of cognitive impairment like, for example, like a traumatic
brain injury. So that's what I spend my day doing.
It's my passion. I love being a resource, being an educator,
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So over time that's kind of evolved to where I
am now with Baptists Baptist Home Health. I am one
of their marketing managers, primarily focusing on our PCPs, our
primary cares here in the community, infectious disease and wound care.
So throughout all of that, I do also spend my
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time with the Alzheimer's Association. I think we're going on
about five years now I've been part of the Alzheimer's Association,
and really my purpose is to be a voice, a resource,
but also be an educator and and have some form
of solace and calmness when people are in need, especially
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something about Alzheimer's as it affects our community, the black
community here in Duval County, because we do not have
as much awareness and just enough people talking about this
for us to actually get the information that we need.
In my opinion, so I take this very seriously. So
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every day, anytime someone has questions, I'm always available to chat.
And you know that's one thing about the Alzheim's Association,
where there's always something new we can educate or give
information on or help someone with. So that's a little
bit about me. On another note, I am the newly
empty nester of two children and I am currently raising
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my new child, which is a one year old golden doodle.
I'm gonna say standard size and very golden doodle ish.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
So that's it's always good to you know, have community
advocates who are passionate about what they do. So kimberly,
if you would, what is Alzheimer's? You know there's some
new listeners. Some people are aware, but help the trunity
understand what is Alzheimer's and what are the warning signs?
Speaker 1 (18:18):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (18:18):
So, Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that affects
your memory. So it affects your memory and the brain
thinking and behaviors. Symptoms usually they get they get a
little bit, they get more serious as the progression of
the disease, and then it does make it difficult to
for someone to just live their daily lives and just
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perform daily tasks. Some of those examples would be someone
that has memory loss that disrupts their daily life. Changes
in planning, or difficulty solving problems that they normally would
be able to work through, completing familiar tasks to them,
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confusion with a time or place new, different problems with
understanding visual images or relationships, so judging distance, seeing something
on television. Those are some of the warning signs, pacing
back and forward and being flustered throughout the day, or
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for some people, some of the signs are as simple
as not showing up to public public events that they
used to go to, not going to church all the time,
becoming more homebound, more reluctant, and making excuses to not
be around people. So those are some of the warning signs.
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Not everybody that gets old succumbs to Alzheimer's or dementia.
So I do want to preface that these are specific
examples that do happen over time, and it causes frustration, agitation,
and flustering and sometimes behavior changes in that individual.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Hendy Shawnee speaking to Kimberly Crawford's Stokes. She's here from
the Alzheimer's Association helping us understand this disease. Now, Kimberly, well,
how does Alzheimer's impact Floridians?
Speaker 4 (20:18):
I feel like this is I feel like I'm saying
I'm like a DJ and they're doing like that ad
lib that you hear all the time, like put your
hands up, because we hear the statement that I'm about
to say way too many times. But black Americans are
twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than white Americans.
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We're also more likely to have more chronic health conditions
associated with the increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias,
including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and neuropathy. So how that affects
us is it kind of adds to as a result
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of already some diagnosis that as the Black community we
do have more of. As far as developing these these diseases,
it ends up hitting us even more. Another thing two
of it affects the black community is that we Black
Americans are not diagnosed as soon as white Americans. So
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our Black Americans are our Duval County residents, They're not
being diagnosed until the disease has progressed so far, there
isn't a lot of options as far as management and
ways to cope with the disease. So definitely we are
at a disadvantage here, especially here in Duval County. Anytime
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that there's any trial going on, Black Americans are one
of the least populations represented in those clinical trials or
research studies. And that can be whether it's just a
field study where they may just be asking you questions,
or someone actually participating in a study where some form
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of their DNA may be used or studied.
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Me and Dye Shawnie speaking to Kimberly here with us
from the Alzheimer's Association, enlightening us of some of the
things that we may not know or we need to know.
So Kimberly, what local resources exist for those impacted by Alzheimer's.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
So we do have the we do have social media,
we do have the Internet, so of course we do
have the the Alzheimer's website, which is Alzheimer's dot org.
We also do have a twenty four hour healthline. It's
one eight hundred two seven to two three nine zero zero.
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Again it's eight hundred two seven to two thirty nine
hundred where you can speak to a trained professional about
free resources. Now, when I say you are speaking to
a trained professional, you are speaking to a live person
that is specifically trained in Alzheimer's and dementia. So they
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can talk you through various scenarios. They can offer you
local resources as far as where in your area is
there a support group, Where in your area are possible
physical locations where you can take your loved one if
you need a break, such as a respite stay, where
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can you go to have some type of involvement or
interaction that's geared towards some type of day program that's
geared towards someone with Alzheimer's or dementia. So there are
a lot of resources here in the city. Locally here
in Jacksonville, Duval County, and even all about to Saint
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John's County, Clay County, where you CET number, you get
a live person, they will talk you through it. But
then also they're going to give you some information so
that the next day you can you can have a
little bit more peace of mind and get a little
bit more of information. And I did also want to
mention too locally, Black community, we need to start talking
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about these concerns with our physicians. We need to also
be advocating and discussing these issues with our insurance carriers.
We should also be discussing this openly with our families
and talking collectively as a family about resources, whether it's insurance,
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whether you're looking into some form of paid service that
comes out and does some things like a sitter or
maybe a private duty. But then also look into assistant
livings memory care communities, support groups, day programs as well,
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and the All Shimer's Association they do. We do have
all of those resources available. So that's why this Day
of Giving is so important because all of this is
funded through fundraising through everyone here in town. I mean,
you never think about it, but you know, whether it's
five dollars a dollar, ten dollars with the amount of
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people that we have living here in Jacksonville and just
the amount of support that can bring hundreds of thousands
of people we can help with supporting with programs, free resources, tools,
support groups. Also it helps with us legislature and lobbying
for these things in the Senate and then also in
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different houses and governments.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Kimberly, thank you so much for being a part of
the show today. I understand you know this is something
that is spread across all communities, but not just the
African Americans. Being that it's Pride Month. I'm looking at
the website alz dot org and I see that you
have some information for the LGBTQ plus community on your
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website and resources as well. Understanding, everybody is invited to
the walk that will be happening, correct, that is.
Speaker 4 (26:14):
Correct, Yes, Unfortunately, we cannot have fur babies at the walk,
but everybody is represented. Yes disease, This disease is not prejudice.
This disease affects every every ethnic group, every personal orientation.
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Whether you're a male, female, this disease affects everyone, whether
you are a caregiver, whether you are you work in
the healthcare field, whether you are in the grocery store
and happen to be the cashier that's checking out somebody
that has a loved one that is asking them the
same question over and over. So there is nothing that
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we want to keep as far as resources and availability,
and it is a safe space to get information, so
we always want to express that. And yes we welcome LGPDQ,
We welcome multi generational families. This is the time to
come out and support one another, become support resources for
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one another, celebrate your wins, but then also take a
moment and realize that everyone that is here in Jacksonville,
we are in this fight together. There is solace and
you do have a form of healing and therapy amongst
others that are going through your situation. And that's really
what the walk is about. It It's an opportunity to
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raise awareness, and it's an opportunity to get the information
out there. But it's also an opportunity for those that
have been through this to come and fellowship and really
celebrate all of the greatness that we've been able to
accomplish and also the greatness that's going to come. You know,
from five years ago to now, we didn't have clinical trials,
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We didn't have drugs that are now moving forward with
the process of being available for consumption. We didn't have
that five years ago. We have that now because of
all of the works and efforts through fundraising efforts, just
like the Day of Giving and fundraising efforts such as
the Walk to End Allzheimer's that's happening this November. So yes,
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we have tons of resources for everyone. You know, shape, color, creed, affiliation, orientation, anything,
you know. So yes, we are here for everyone. Resources
are available.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Thank you so much, Kimberly.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
With the Day of Giving, tell the community how can
they start registering, how can they start participating? How can
we get going with a Day of Giving and empower
our community.
Speaker 4 (28:59):
Well, two ways that they can do that. I know
that we will be sending that there will be a
text a number that anyone with a cell phone can text.
There is no charge to your cell phones the carriers.
You just text that number and you'll get an immediate
response from the Alzheimer's Association and you just put in
the amount that you want to give. Very simple. That's
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an easy way. I know as iPhone users, we love
to use that. Another way you can do that is
by going online and going to Alzheimer's Dot org and
you will see it right there it says day of Giving.
Or go to the iHeart site. I know that they
do have it on there as well, so we have
multiple ways. Another way that you can always do it
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too is reaching out to your to your local Alzheimer's
Association on point of contact. So that's another way. But
the easiest way today is whether you're in your car,
or you're at work, or you're walking and just listening
to this radio station, have your phone text the number
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that you heard earlier in the program. Text a number
that you're hearing throughout this program. Just type in Alzheimer's
Association in your search bar, or ask Siri or Big
spe whichever one you use. Just ask them how to
donate for the Day of Giving on iHeartRadio community.
Speaker 2 (30:22):
One in nine Americans age sixty five and older has Alzheimer's,
and of course one in five women and one in
ten men aged forty five and older will develop Alzheimer's
in their lifetime. This is a call to action, so
be sure to check out our website and of course
visit alz dot org backslash Jacksonville Walk so that you
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can definitely be a part of this amazing walk. Now, Kimberly,
what's that helpline number? One more time?
Speaker 4 (30:53):
It is eight hundred two seven to two three nine
zero zero eight hundred two seven two thirty nine hundred.
And then also let me add one other thing to
if you're struggling and you don't know where to go.
And besides the phone, the Alzheimer's the twenty four hour lines,
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anyone that is in a church group, we have resources.
So we do also do local support groups at local
churches in your neighborhood, in your zip code. So from
time to time, like I said, reach out, you know,
send a chirp, send a pigeon. But however you're comfortable
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online Alzheimer's dot org, texting for the day of giving,
or calling our twenty four hour hotline that we can.
We will definitely be grateful for anything, and then also too,
it doesn't stop there. If you would like to volunteer,
if you would like to be part of a support group,
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we have resources for that as well.
Speaker 3 (32:00):
Well.
Speaker 4 (32:00):
If you would like us to come and speak to
your church group, we have resources for that. If you
want us to come to your community and come to
the local meet and Greek, we can do that as well.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
Community help us and Alzheimer's and all other dementia on
June the twenty seventh with the Jacksonville Day of Giving
to benefit Alzheimer's care, support and research. Now it shows
here all proceeds will benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer's
Jacksonville held on Sunday, November the ninth. Community just giving
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you some dates because Alzheimer's is something we address every
day of the week, but with the Association today they
have some peak times that we need to get involved
and understand that, you know, we're getting older, the community
is getting older. We need to take care of our
community and those that are battling. So Kimberly, thank you
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so much for your team. Is there anything else?
Speaker 4 (32:55):
Yes? And I appreciate you for allowing me to have
this space to you know, talk about something that is
very important. And I will say this, we need to
do better as a community with information and reaching out
and having the help come into our community. We too
many times shun help away and we take burdens on
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that honestly we can't bear. And it is nothing against
dignity to ask for help, you know, we do. We
only we A day may consist of twenty four hours,
but eighteen of that you're taking care of existing life,
you know. So us being the black community here in
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Duval County, we have some of the best care and
resources in this city. However, if we do not start
tapping into those resources, we become excluded from those resources.
So this truly, Shawnee, you used the most impactful words
a call to act. So I just wanted to say
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thank you for allowing me to have this time. Definitely
love being a part of the iHeart day of giving,
and I just want to say out there to everyone
that's listening, we're here for you and please reach out.
Thank you so.
Speaker 2 (34:20):
Much, You're welcome, Kimberly, thank you for your drive, thank
you for being a part of an amazing group of
people that is doing great work in the community. So
thank you so much for your time today, and thank
you for sharing your passion. You hear it in your voice,
you hear it in your delivery, and of course we
are behind you here at iHeart to ensure that the
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Day of Giving campaign.
Speaker 1 (34:44):
Is a success.
Speaker 2 (34:45):
Community, be sure to check out our websites and of
course you can always go to ALZ dot org, Backslash,
Jacksonville Walk, Kimberly.
Speaker 4 (34:56):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (34:57):
Community.
Speaker 2 (34:58):
Be sure to check out our community calendar all the
information you need to know about what's happening in the community.
Thank you so much for listening to community viewpoints. Have
a blessed day.
Welcome to community viewpoints.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Is Shawnee feeling blessed and highly favored on this Sunday morning.
We are empowering our community, pouring into our children, and
of course empowering people who.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Are doing the work in the community.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
So today I have a longtime friend and a community
advocate for service, DJ King, Ron Ron, how are you
doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I'm also amazing and outstanding this morning. Blessing how to
be able to be here. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
You know, Ron, we've been doing the work in the community,
serving as in the music industry, but you've also been
doing the work as a servant for your community. First,
if you would talk to us about Ron King, who
is Ron King?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Well, I'm a DJ, I'm a father, I'm a son,
and I'm a server of the Lord. So let's start
with that. I got my hands dirty a long time
ago with putting it put me in the work for
these kids. That's really my calling right now along with
Djan I just used my sports platform to really teach
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the message and give them life lessons. I just used
that to kind of get them in and then I
can really teach them what I really want to teach
him it's the Lord's work. Once I get them in,
I just used the sports stewards. But for as DJ
and I started out in nineteen eighty seven, my mother
and grandmother brought me the turntables as an alternative. It
was games in my neighborhood. I was come up out
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of Sherwood, so it's gangs at the time, so they
kind of brought me some equipment. I always loved hip
hop since I seen run DMC and at the Fresh Festival,
I was hooked and I was breakdancing and all of that.
So it just kind of transformed from there. Then as
I got a little older and I started coaching, that
bub bit me and I never slowed down from that.
So right now I'm really a coach every day on
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the calendar. It's not a day on the calendar you
can point to that. I'm not somebody's coach. I coach
my own program at jwas Elite. I'm the vice president
of that. I'm over at Sweetwater Football at the executive
board on that. I designed all the uniforms and equipment
manager there. I'm also the head basketball coach at YMLA,
which AKA most people know it as Eugene Butler. I'm
(02:15):
the head basketball coach, I'm the assistant football coach, and
I'm the assistant track coach there. So yeah, I got
my hands in a lot of things. I tell people
all the time. I'm a lot of things to a
lot of people. Just depending on what time that you
catch me at, who I'm gonna be for that moment.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Community Shawnee speaking to Ron King here to empower us
on a drive to serve in this community. I have
to say Jacksonville has a lot of hidden gems in
this community. So as we get ready to rev up
for back to school, talk to us about a few
events that you have, King Ron giving back to the
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community and giving back to teachers as well.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
For ten years here I did a Bite the School
bash annually with Chastity Taylor found This was their first year.
They did it for ten years and then they transitioned
to doing some other things that we're going to be
doing starting in November. Also, my church, Abasenia Missionary Baptist Church,
we do it annually as well, but mine personally coming
up is on August. The first one is on August
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the Knife and I partnered up with honey Bees over
off of Dismore and Montcreef right across from Lavilla Clublavilla
it's across the street from there with my girl Sharene Phillips,
and we partnered up to do one coming up on
the knife of August, totally free food, gills, face painting,
bouncy houses, haircuts, book bags, stuff with the supplies and all.
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We're doing that on August nine. Then the following day,
which is that Sunday, the day before school starts back
here in Duval August the tenth I partnered up with
Real Cuts, my man Henry McCullough doing basically the same
thing over off of Edgewood. I think it's ten thirty
seven Edgewood Avenue, Real Cuts Barbershop. Me and Henry will
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want the pipes in together. So that's one of my schoolmates.
We've been down for I know thirty years. We've been
super tight. So he owns his own barbershop and we're
doing it at his barbershop, child his barbershop. Basically the
same mirror type events two days before school and then
the absolute day before school. So that's August ninth and
tenth on those great community events. Anybody is welcome. You
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don't have to be from Duval count if you want
to travel or whatever. Everyone that's hearing this, because most
people listen online, sometimes you don't have to be from here.
Any We accepted any kid, any child that needs some help, supplies, haircut,
we sometime we do donation for clothes and shoes and everything,
et cetera, et cetera. So everyone is welcome in the
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community is definitely welcome to attend and help us in
this cause.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Wendy speaking to King Ron here on the Community Viewpoint show.
And Ron, I know that you said you are father
and with coming through and understanding you said you had
to pivot to the tables if you will, because of
gang affiliation. What would you say to your younger self
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right now, speaking to those students that are going back
to school that maybe going through this type of struggle
choosing yes, what would you say to that person or
these young adults.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
It's a two part I would say, speaking to my
old self, I would say, some of the people I
was running with that I thought was friends really not friends,
because if they're a true friend, they wouldn't sit and
allow you or indulge with you to do mischievous things.
A friend that's not a friend that's really you know,
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wants to see you become something if they helping you
do wrong or assisting you to do wrong. So I
would speak to the younger met about that, and it
was just the people I was hanging with. Actually, we
was a dance group and once we would dance, and
then after the party, after the dance, we would beat
the crews dancing, and then it always used to be
a scrummish or y'all, thank y'all this or that, and
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then next thing, you know, two three months later, there
was no dancing to every time they saw us, they
just wanted to fight us. So that's how it transitioned
into a game for my younger self. Now, speaking with
the younger generation of the kids to the day that
I'm in front of daily, I would tell them, first off,
the Internet isn't a real world. Social media isn't a
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real place. You can be anything you want to be
on Instagram, Facebook, Tips or whatever. It's a pretend world.
It's not real. However, what you do on those not
real platforms can get you hurt or harm you in
the real world. So you go play something on the
internet on Instagram and they have consequences in the real world.
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So that what I would tell the kids, and that's
my message to them. I'm like, yeah, I'm not saying
not have fun and utilize it, but understand what you
do and say it is monotus and it is forever.
Anything you post is forever. So ten years from now,
your views may change, but that post still and you
can delete it, but the other side on screenshot at
it and kept it, so it still lives forever. So
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be careful and mindful how you participate on the internet.
So that will be one of my first things with
telling them, and outside of that, it goes back to
the friend's things. And my son he just graduated from
Paxing and East at UNF now and I have the
same messages with him, like, look, everybody's not going to
be your friend friend, so understand you know some signs
and how to look for things. Who really there for
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you and who really rock because a friend again not
going to assis you doing nothing. You know you ain't
got no business doing.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Mandy Shawnee speaking to King ron A DJ, a community
advocate and also a servant of the Lord here with
us today talking about empowering the community is back to
school time. A lot of people are doing a lot
things in the community, and I wanted to share King Ron,
because we go way back. But understanding our path keeps entwining.
(08:08):
I you say Packson, My daughter graduated from Packson in
the year of twenty twenty. She was that COVID class
historian for PAX and so, Kim Ron, we are definitely
highlighting some things that are alike. And I appreciate just
your work. There are so many people from Jacksonville doing
the work but not looking for the light per se. Right,
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So my question to you, if you could have a superpower,
what would that be and why?
Speaker 3 (08:39):
Man, that is a loaded question. If I had a
super power, Okay, if I hired a super power, I
would I would like the ability to be able to
give folks basically a wish, whatever wish they wish for.
So if I hired that ability to make that dream
come true. Now, a silly person a wish for something,
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so I want a new cataly escalade or whatever. However,
a person like me, if you give me one wish,
you ask me Ron, what's your wish? I would say
for me to have as many wishes that I want
and I would take that and spread that wish father
and for the and not just personalize it to just
something I want. I'm still always a giver and trying
to express me walking in a spirit of excellence. I
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want to impress put that on to the other kids
and to others. So mine would be an endless cycle
of being able to give people what they want.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
You and d Johnnie speaking to King Ron, lifting every
voice in the community, understanding, doing the work and giving back. Now,
King Ron, if you would just tell the community again
about the events that you'll be having and how you
choose to empower moving forward these two events, you don't
stop after this. What will you be doing after the
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two events of your going back to what's n again?
Speaker 3 (10:02):
August the ninth, We're over at honey Bees and it's
red off of I think eighty twenty is off Mont Creek.
Did More rolled right across from Clublvilla. That one is
from two to six pm, inviting everybody out from the
face painting, food book by It, giveaways, bounce houses, live Djail.
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Of course I'll be on the turntables or whatnot. That's
what my homegirl Serene Phillips. And then the following day,
August the tenth, we're at Real Cuts basically the same thing,
echoing what we did the day before, just another location.
But my man Henry McCullough that's ten thirty seven North
Edgewood and same thing, free haircuts and so on, face
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painting and everything else. With those two events, those are
to bite the school ones that we do annually. Like
I said, I'm constantly involved with sports, like I'm at
my football field. I'm at Sweetwater right now. I been
the issue out some football equipment because football seasons in
the start and I'm a coach of the school basketball, football,
and track team, so I'm in front of kids daily.
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So my message won't stop. It just be on a low,
more intimate and personal scale. For us teaching. We do
stuff Thanksgiving time with food drives and annually with that
with the church and everything. So Bobby backing November in
some capacity given and just trying to do some outreach there.
But basically from August to the end of November is
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football season and I'm all over the city with that.
I DJ the games as well, commentate them, do play
by play for other schools as well as my school.
Like if we don't have a game or we're on
the road or something. They book me to DJ another
school game even though I'm for the other side. That's
how much they know that the message is more than
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just about winning and losing a game. So yeah, I'll
be heavily involved and still get my hands dirty. Even
though you won't see me on a grand scale type thing.
I'm still out there in the trenches trying to make
it happen for these kids.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
And you community.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Shawnee empowering our community through King Ron this morning, just
providing a light or shining a light on our community
advocates giving back in a big way and showing love
to the community. So, King Ron, what's one message or
a message for those kids going back to school?
Speaker 1 (12:21):
What would you say to that child?
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Understanding we have children going back to school, what would
you say to empower the minds of our young adults going.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
Back to school?
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Always and that this is what I will tell my
son and has told him. Whatever you do, know that
the Lord is in you. First off, He's right there
with you. Secondly, if you don't have a clue or
you unsure about something, then you probably shouldn't be doing
it or saying it or thinking it. So there's my message.
What I tell all my kids. Just pretend Mom is
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on one shoulder, Dad is on the other shoulder, right,
so they're there no matter where you're at in light. Okay,
you walk in and somebody asks you to do something, Hey, man,
come over here and we finish. Go do this and
do that. If Mom and Dad on that shoulder, would
you do it? Would you say it? Would you think it?
Would you even entertain it? So if you keep that
perceptive with you at all times, it kind of helped
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you be better and make better decisions. If my mom
heard me say that, would I say that? Or if
my dad seem me finished, go do this? Would I
do this? And if you take them with you along
with the Lord, you're probably gonna be in a good
space and make better decisions and great decisions. So the
Lord mom and Dad with you at all times, it's
gonna be a win.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
King Ron, I appreciate the words, and I am proud
of you and what you have established for yourself, building
the community and providing a space of empowerment, but also
a space to show that there are many people in
the community doing the work and we don't mind at all.
Speaker 3 (13:55):
Man, listen, I really appreciate it. Again, just walk in
a spirit of excellence and on that a It can
be done this way. Is nothing wrong with being different
or a slightly altered what you see on the daily
and still be successful. Having a thousand friends that don't
mean you doing the right things. Sometimes it's the one friend,
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two friend that will get you on the right path,
you know. So yeah, I'm glad to have this opportunity,
and I'm glad and looking forward to the future and
doing some great things, trying to walk in a spirit
of excellence at all time.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Thank you King Ron for being a part of Community
Viewpoints today. Appreciate you, don't stop and of course be
empowered yourself.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Absolutely blessing us to all. Thank y'all so much.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Welcome to Community Viewpoints and Shawnnie feeling blessed and highly favored.
On this Sunday morning, we are empowering our community here
in Jacksonville and around the world today.
Speaker 1 (14:51):
I have a Kimberly Crawford Stokes.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
She's here from the Alzheimer's Association and we are talking
about the iHeart Jacksonville Day of Giving campaign. Kimberly, how
are you doing today?
Speaker 4 (15:04):
I'm doing wonderful. Thank you for asking, Kimberly.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
Thank you so much for being a part of our
show this morning. Kimberly, just talk to us and tell
us a little bit about you and what you do
with the Alzheimer's Association.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
Okay, Well, I am a Jacksonville transplant, just like everyone
I think maybe about seventy percent of us here, but
been in Jacksonville for over twenty five years, graduated Bishop
any graduate, go Crusaders, and I have been in the
senior housing industry for over thirteen years. As it pertains
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to healthcare, the bulk of my experience has been with
the aging population when it's time to maybe look at
transitions to someone living at home, whether it's assistant living
or memory care, which is the community. It's a smaller
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part of an assistant living community for those that are
living with some form of Alzheimer's, dementia, or any other
form of cognitive impairment like, for example, like a traumatic
brain injury. So that's what I spend my day doing.
It's my passion. I love being a resource, being an educator,
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So over time that's kind of evolved to where I
am now with Baptists Baptist Home Health. I am one
of their marketing managers, primarily focusing on our PCPs, our
primary cares here in the community, infectious disease and wound care.
So throughout all of that, I do also spend my
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time with the Alzheimer's Association. I think we're going on
about five years now I've been part of the Alzheimer's Association,
and really my purpose is to be a voice, a resource,
but also be an educator and and have some form
of solace and calmness when people are in need, especially
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something about Alzheimer's as it affects our community, the black
community here in Duval County, because we do not have
as much awareness and just enough people talking about this
for us to actually get the information that we need.
In my opinion, so I take this very seriously. So
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every day, anytime someone has questions, I'm always available to chat.
And you know that's one thing about the Alzheim's Association,
where there's always something new we can educate or give
information on or help someone with. So that's a little
bit about me. On another note, I am the newly
empty nester of two children and I am currently raising
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my new child, which is a one year old golden doodle.
I'm gonna say standard size and very golden doodle ish.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
So that's it's always good to you know, have community
advocates who are passionate about what they do. So kimberly,
if you would, what is Alzheimer's? You know there's some
new listeners. Some people are aware, but help the trunity
understand what is Alzheimer's and what are the warning signs?
Speaker 1 (18:18):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (18:18):
So, Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that affects
your memory. So it affects your memory and the brain
thinking and behaviors. Symptoms usually they get they get a
little bit, they get more serious as the progression of
the disease, and then it does make it difficult to
for someone to just live their daily lives and just
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perform daily tasks. Some of those examples would be someone
that has memory loss that disrupts their daily life. Changes
in planning, or difficulty solving problems that they normally would
be able to work through, completing familiar tasks to them,
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confusion with a time or place new, different problems with
understanding visual images or relationships, so judging distance, seeing something
on television. Those are some of the warning signs, pacing
back and forward and being flustered throughout the day, or
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for some people, some of the signs are as simple
as not showing up to public public events that they
used to go to, not going to church all the time,
becoming more homebound, more reluctant, and making excuses to not
be around people. So those are some of the warning signs.
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Not everybody that gets old succumbs to Alzheimer's or dementia.
So I do want to preface that these are specific
examples that do happen over time, and it causes frustration, agitation,
and flustering and sometimes behavior changes in that individual.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
Hendy Shawnee speaking to Kimberly Crawford's Stokes. She's here from
the Alzheimer's Association helping us understand this disease. Now, Kimberly, well,
how does Alzheimer's impact Floridians?
Speaker 4 (20:18):
I feel like this is I feel like I'm saying
I'm like a DJ and they're doing like that ad
lib that you hear all the time, like put your
hands up, because we hear the statement that I'm about
to say way too many times. But black Americans are
twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than white Americans.
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We're also more likely to have more chronic health conditions
associated with the increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias,
including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and neuropathy. So how that affects
us is it kind of adds to as a result
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of already some diagnosis that as the Black community we
do have more of. As far as developing these these diseases,
it ends up hitting us even more. Another thing two
of it affects the black community is that we Black
Americans are not diagnosed as soon as white Americans. So
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our Black Americans are our Duval County residents, They're not
being diagnosed until the disease has progressed so far, there
isn't a lot of options as far as management and
ways to cope with the disease. So definitely we are
at a disadvantage here, especially here in Duval County. Anytime
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that there's any trial going on, Black Americans are one
of the least populations represented in those clinical trials or
research studies. And that can be whether it's just a
field study where they may just be asking you questions,
or someone actually participating in a study where some form
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of their DNA may be used or studied.
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Me and Dye Shawnie speaking to Kimberly here with us
from the Alzheimer's Association, enlightening us of some of the
things that we may not know or we need to know.
So Kimberly, what local resources exist for those impacted by Alzheimer's.
Speaker 4 (22:25):
So we do have the we do have social media,
we do have the Internet, so of course we do
have the the Alzheimer's website, which is Alzheimer's dot org.
We also do have a twenty four hour healthline. It's
one eight hundred two seven to two three nine zero zero.
(22:46):
Again it's eight hundred two seven to two thirty nine
hundred where you can speak to a trained professional about
free resources. Now, when I say you are speaking to
a trained professional, you are speaking to a live person
that is specifically trained in Alzheimer's and dementia. So they
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can talk you through various scenarios. They can offer you
local resources as far as where in your area is
there a support group, Where in your area are possible
physical locations where you can take your loved one if
you need a break, such as a respite stay, where
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can you go to have some type of involvement or
interaction that's geared towards some type of day program that's
geared towards someone with Alzheimer's or dementia. So there are
a lot of resources here in the city. Locally here
in Jacksonville, Duval County, and even all about to Saint
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John's County, Clay County, where you CET number, you get
a live person, they will talk you through it. But
then also they're going to give you some information so
that the next day you can you can have a
little bit more peace of mind and get a little
bit more of information. And I did also want to
mention too locally, Black community, we need to start talking
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about these concerns with our physicians. We need to also
be advocating and discussing these issues with our insurance carriers.
We should also be discussing this openly with our families
and talking collectively as a family about resources, whether it's insurance,
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whether you're looking into some form of paid service that
comes out and does some things like a sitter or
maybe a private duty. But then also look into assistant
livings memory care communities, support groups, day programs as well,
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and the All Shimer's Association they do. We do have
all of those resources available. So that's why this Day
of Giving is so important because all of this is
funded through fundraising through everyone here in town. I mean,
you never think about it, but you know, whether it's
five dollars a dollar, ten dollars with the amount of
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people that we have living here in Jacksonville and just
the amount of support that can bring hundreds of thousands
of people we can help with supporting with programs, free resources, tools,
support groups. Also it helps with us legislature and lobbying
for these things in the Senate and then also in
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different houses and governments.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
Kimberly, thank you so much for being a part of
the show today. I understand you know this is something
that is spread across all communities, but not just the
African Americans. Being that it's Pride Month. I'm looking at
the website alz dot org and I see that you
have some information for the LGBTQ plus community on your
(26:05):
website and resources as well. Understanding, everybody is invited to
the walk that will be happening, correct, that is.
Speaker 4 (26:14):
Correct, Yes, Unfortunately, we cannot have fur babies at the walk,
but everybody is represented. Yes disease, This disease is not prejudice.
This disease affects every every ethnic group, every personal orientation.
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Whether you're a male, female, this disease affects everyone, whether
you are a caregiver, whether you are you work in
the healthcare field, whether you are in the grocery store
and happen to be the cashier that's checking out somebody
that has a loved one that is asking them the
same question over and over. So there is nothing that
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we want to keep as far as resources and availability,
and it is a safe space to get information, so
we always want to express that. And yes we welcome LGPDQ,
We welcome multi generational families. This is the time to
come out and support one another, become support resources for
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one another, celebrate your wins, but then also take a
moment and realize that everyone that is here in Jacksonville,
we are in this fight together. There is solace and
you do have a form of healing and therapy amongst
others that are going through your situation. And that's really
what the walk is about. It It's an opportunity to
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raise awareness, and it's an opportunity to get the information
out there. But it's also an opportunity for those that
have been through this to come and fellowship and really
celebrate all of the greatness that we've been able to
accomplish and also the greatness that's going to come. You know,
from five years ago to now, we didn't have clinical trials,
(28:08):
We didn't have drugs that are now moving forward with
the process of being available for consumption. We didn't have
that five years ago. We have that now because of
all of the works and efforts through fundraising efforts, just
like the Day of Giving and fundraising efforts such as
the Walk to End Allzheimer's that's happening this November. So yes,
(28:29):
we have tons of resources for everyone. You know, shape, color, creed, affiliation, orientation, anything,
you know. So yes, we are here for everyone. Resources
are available.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Thank you so much, Kimberly.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
With the Day of Giving, tell the community how can
they start registering, how can they start participating? How can
we get going with a Day of Giving and empower
our community.
Speaker 4 (28:59):
Well, two ways that they can do that. I know
that we will be sending that there will be a
text a number that anyone with a cell phone can text.
There is no charge to your cell phones the carriers.
You just text that number and you'll get an immediate
response from the Alzheimer's Association and you just put in
the amount that you want to give. Very simple. That's
(29:20):
an easy way. I know as iPhone users, we love
to use that. Another way you can do that is
by going online and going to Alzheimer's Dot org and
you will see it right there it says day of Giving.
Or go to the iHeart site. I know that they
do have it on there as well, so we have
multiple ways. Another way that you can always do it
(29:41):
too is reaching out to your to your local Alzheimer's
Association on point of contact. So that's another way. But
the easiest way today is whether you're in your car,
or you're at work, or you're walking and just listening
to this radio station, have your phone text the number
(30:01):
that you heard earlier in the program. Text a number
that you're hearing throughout this program. Just type in Alzheimer's
Association in your search bar, or ask Siri or Big
spe whichever one you use. Just ask them how to
donate for the Day of Giving on iHeartRadio community.
Speaker 2 (30:22):
One in nine Americans age sixty five and older has Alzheimer's,
and of course one in five women and one in
ten men aged forty five and older will develop Alzheimer's
in their lifetime. This is a call to action, so
be sure to check out our website and of course
visit alz dot org backslash Jacksonville Walk so that you
(30:46):
can definitely be a part of this amazing walk. Now, Kimberly,
what's that helpline number? One more time?
Speaker 4 (30:53):
It is eight hundred two seven to two three nine
zero zero eight hundred two seven two thirty nine hundred.
And then also let me add one other thing to
if you're struggling and you don't know where to go.
And besides the phone, the Alzheimer's the twenty four hour lines,
(31:16):
anyone that is in a church group, we have resources.
So we do also do local support groups at local
churches in your neighborhood, in your zip code. So from
time to time, like I said, reach out, you know,
send a chirp, send a pigeon. But however you're comfortable
(31:37):
online Alzheimer's dot org, texting for the day of giving,
or calling our twenty four hour hotline that we can.
We will definitely be grateful for anything, and then also too,
it doesn't stop there. If you would like to volunteer,
if you would like to be part of a support group,
(31:58):
we have resources for that as well.
Speaker 3 (32:00):
Well.
Speaker 4 (32:00):
If you would like us to come and speak to
your church group, we have resources for that. If you
want us to come to your community and come to
the local meet and Greek, we can do that as well.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
Community help us and Alzheimer's and all other dementia on
June the twenty seventh with the Jacksonville Day of Giving
to benefit Alzheimer's care, support and research. Now it shows
here all proceeds will benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer's
Jacksonville held on Sunday, November the ninth. Community just giving
(32:31):
you some dates because Alzheimer's is something we address every
day of the week, but with the Association today they
have some peak times that we need to get involved
and understand that, you know, we're getting older, the community
is getting older. We need to take care of our
community and those that are battling. So Kimberly, thank you
(32:52):
so much for your team. Is there anything else?
Speaker 4 (32:55):
Yes? And I appreciate you for allowing me to have
this space to you know, talk about something that is
very important. And I will say this, we need to
do better as a community with information and reaching out
and having the help come into our community. We too
many times shun help away and we take burdens on
(33:18):
that honestly we can't bear. And it is nothing against
dignity to ask for help, you know, we do. We
only we A day may consist of twenty four hours,
but eighteen of that you're taking care of existing life,
you know. So us being the black community here in
(33:38):
Duval County, we have some of the best care and
resources in this city. However, if we do not start
tapping into those resources, we become excluded from those resources.
So this truly, Shawnee, you used the most impactful words
a call to act. So I just wanted to say
(34:02):
thank you for allowing me to have this time. Definitely
love being a part of the iHeart day of giving,
and I just want to say out there to everyone
that's listening, we're here for you and please reach out.
Thank you so.
Speaker 2 (34:20):
Much, You're welcome, Kimberly, thank you for your drive, thank
you for being a part of an amazing group of
people that is doing great work in the community. So
thank you so much for your time today, and thank
you for sharing your passion. You hear it in your voice,
you hear it in your delivery, and of course we
are behind you here at iHeart to ensure that the
(34:42):
Day of Giving campaign.
Speaker 1 (34:44):
Is a success.
Speaker 2 (34:45):
Community, be sure to check out our websites and of
course you can always go to ALZ dot org, Backslash,
Jacksonville Walk, Kimberly.
Speaker 4 (34:56):
Thank you, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (34:57):
Community.
Speaker 2 (34:58):
Be sure to check out our community calendar all the
information you need to know about what's happening in the community.
Thank you so much for listening to community viewpoints. Have
a blessed day.
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