September 28, 2025 • 29 mins
On this episode of Kentucky Focus, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and with it comes an important conversation about a form of abuse that often goes overlooked—financial abuse. Author and financial literacy advocate Kim Scouller joins Scott Fitzgerald to discuss how money can be used as a tool of control, the warning signs to watch for, and the steps women can take to protect their financial futures.
We’ll also hear from Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell, in conversation with NewsRadio 840 WHAS’ Nick Coffey, as they address the challenges of policing in 2025—from keeping our streets safe to managing the toll the job takes on officers and their families.
And finally, Scott takes a look ats groundbreaking advances in cancer treatment with the pioneering researchers behind CAR T-cell therapy, a game-changing approach that has already helped more than 45,000 patients and is paving the way for new hope in the fight against cancer.
We’ll also hear from Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell, in conversation with NewsRadio 840 WHAS’ Nick Coffey, as they address the challenges of policing in 2025—from keeping our streets safe to managing the toll the job takes on officers and their families.
And finally, Scott takes a look ats groundbreaking advances in cancer treatment with the pioneering researchers behind CAR T-cell therapy, a game-changing approach that has already helped more than 45,000 patients and is paving the way for new hope in the fight against cancer.
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Speaker 1 (01:44):
Well October is domestic violence Awareness month, and while we
often hear about the emotional and physical impact of abuse,
there is another side that doesn't get as much attention.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Financial abuse.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Studies show that ninety nine percent of women experiencing domestic
violence also face financial control orpation.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
For many, that's money that keeps them trapped.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Joining us is a person who can talk about how
women can protect themselves financially. It's Kim Schooler, author of
How Money Works for Women. Kim's a certified financial educator
and an advocate for women's financial literacy, and she's helped
hundreds of women take control of their finances and build
a secure future.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Kim, thanks for taking time to join us.
Speaker 5 (02:22):
Well, thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
It's a very important topic, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
As someone who grew up in a household affected by divorce,
inspousil abuse. Kim, this is near and dear to my heart,
so thank you and as we're onto this. Many people
think of domestic violence as physical abuse are emotional, but
financial abuse is just as real.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Can you explain to our listeners what financial abuse looks like?
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Well, financial abuse is when you think about taking control
over another person. Taking control of the finances is the
easiest way to do that. And typically you know you'll
have an abuser who drains the bank accounts, who criticizes
your financial decisions, who prevents you from advancing in your
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career or academically, who does a lot of things to
isolate you and cut off your resources to money.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Kim Schooler is joining us. She's the author of How
Money Works for Women. Of course, we're talking about October
being Domestic Violence Awareness Month and how it affects money
in reality. Well, Kim, what are some of the red
flags women should watch for in their own relationships.
Speaker 5 (03:30):
Well, typically, at the beginning of a relationship, it doesn't
look like abuse. It looks like somebody wants to take
care of you. You know, your abuser might say, you know, honey,
let me take care of the finances you take care
of yourself or the house. And so it's bit by
bit slowly that person takes more and more control, and
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it does look you know, it's about hiding assets, it's
about denying you access to the bank account. It's running
up debt under your name. It's maybe threatening to withhold money,
forcing you to be late for work or to miswork entirely,
belittling any of your accomplishments at work or academically. And
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you know, unfortunately, for a lot of victims, it's physically
hurting you to prevent you from going to work or
going to school.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Talking again with Kim, School or fascinating conversation. She is
the author of How Money Works for Women, October of course,
being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and How Money Affects Victims
of Abuse. Kim will shift to practical steps for women. Now,
for a woman who suspects she's being financially abused, what's
the very first step she should take to protect herself.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
Well, there are a lot of things that we recommend
people do. First of all, for couples, it's really important
for both people and the couple to be involved in
the financial decision making. And if you're being cut out
of that part of it, then you are you should
you know, suspect that you may be the victim of
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financial abuse. One of the first things that we recommend
people do is to put a personal financial safety plan
in place. You know, start stashing money away in a
secret bank account, you know, a place that goes to
an email address that your abuser is not aware of,
or to a physical address of a friend or a
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colleague that your abuser won't look for. Get a credit
card in your name that your abuser isn't going to
be aware of, and then stash that cash. And then
you've got to do some investigating. You've got to find
those important personal documents like marriage certificates, birth certificates, passports,
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insurance cards if you can't access them physically or take
possess of them physically, take photographs, take pictures of the
bank accounts, of the retirement accounts, of other big assets
in your house, and you know, just start collecting information
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and collecting cash, because every bit of escaping a situation
like that involves money, from putting gas my car to
buying a plane ticket, to getting a new place to live,
to putting food on the table. And if you have children,
it makes it all the harder.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Kim Schooler joining us an author of How Money Works
for Women, Great Conversation. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month
and money isn't often thought about when it comes to
domestic violence, and Kim's shedding some light on that in
a very important way for us, offering some great tips.
And Kim want to ask you a question, not only
just safety planning and recovering, but once a woman leaves
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an abusive situation, what steps can she take to safeguard
her credit financial accounts well.
Speaker 5 (07:02):
One of the first things she should do is make
sure that she changes her account numbers, her passwords, her
log in, all of the information, and create new identifiers
that are not tied to your date of birth, your
social Security number, your mother's made a name, or the
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name of your first pet. Because your abuser is aware
of all of that information, you have to come up
with new unique identifiers to prevent your abuser from accessing
your accounts, from running up debt, from using that information
to try and track you down. The other thing that's
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real important to do is to put a freeze or
a fraud alert on your credit reports. You know with
all three reporting agencies, so he's not able or your
abuser is not able to create more debt or create
more accounts in your name using that personal data that
your abuser knows about you.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Kim Schooler joining us again. You can catch her book
How Money Works for Women, And of course we're talking
about this ahead of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month and
how money impacts abuse. And final question for you, Kim,
and many women feel alone right now, I'm probably listening
to this and feel lone.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
How important is it for them to talk about.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Their experiences and how can shareing these stories help others?
And how do they go about empowering themselves to make
this happen?
Speaker 5 (08:33):
You know, it is so important for women to speak up.
Certainly I understand and we all understand why they want
to stay quiet and not let others find out about
what they're going through. Nobody wants to be thought of
as a victim. But one in four women go through this,
So you are not alone and this is not your fault.
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By keeping quiet, by letting embarrassment, shame keep you and
keep other people in the dark about your situation, it
actually makes things worse, not better. And when women come
together and we talk about the things that are important
to us. It is usually something that another woman is
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going through and your story may inspire her to take
the steps that she needs to to escape the situation
she finds herself in. And so I find these women
who go through these situations as the strongest, most incredible
women I've ever met, and so many of them when
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they get from victim to survivor to thrive her they do.
They are so empowered and so inspiring. It is really
incredible to hear their stories and to see the work
that they want to do to help other women who
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are going through the same thing.
Speaker 6 (10:00):
Well.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Financial abuse is often hidden, but knowing the red flags
and having a plan obviously will make a huge difference
for women listening today. Remember, understanding your finances, planning for
your future, and asking for help just isn't smart, it's necessary.
And thanks to people like Kim Schooler who can help
us out via her book How Money Works for Women,
women can get this done and get the help they need.
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And Kim, if someone's listening right now and they want
more information not just on oh your book, or maybe
you want to reach out, maybe get some guidance or
a little boost to help them through this.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Where can they find you at?
Speaker 5 (10:32):
They can email me at Kim at Wealthwave, w EA
lt wave dot com and always you know, if you
find yourself in a situation like this, please feel free
to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at one eight
hundred seven ninety nine seven two three three.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Kim, You're fantastic, Thank you so much, and I wish
you all the best. And let's go up later on
down the road and we'll get we'll see some results
and maybe have some more feel good stories for you.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
That was Kim Skall.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
You're offering practical advice from women navigating financial abuse and
taking control of their financial futures. Up next, we'll turn
our attention to public safety and the challenge is face
by law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I'm Scott Fitzgales.
You're listening to Kentucky Focus.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
The mission of Kentucky State Police is a safeguard and
enforce the laws across the commonwealth. One of our priorities
is making sure families across our New Kentucky home are safe.
Not only safe, but also they feel safe. When we
have someone that commits a crime, and we want to
ensure that those pay their debt to society, and they do.
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But once they finish that, and that's when we want
to incorporate these re entry programs for those to be
able to go back in their communities. And what that
does than that they've become contributed members, decided they have
an income they can provide for their family, and by
that then they're not committing further offenses, which Mike's Kentucky
a cypher place and by Kentucky Band cypher Place, that's
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also cipher for law enforcement across their commonwealth. Now we
will collaborate with other public agencies and other law enforcement
entities to ensure that people can have a better life
for themselves and their family.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Welcome back to Kentucky FOLKUS Sime Scott Fitzgerald. In Louisville
earlier this week at twenty twenty one, duringo Hell Cat
Well Is No More after the police department crushed the
car that was seized under Louisville's street racing ordinance. Is
Radio eight forty whs's Paul Miles was there.
Speaker 8 (12:45):
Mayor Greenberg pushed the button to start the machine that
crushed the car at the LMPD in pound Lot.
Speaker 9 (12:51):
Today, we're sending a clear message, as we work to
do every day, Louisville will not tolerate behavior that puts
our people, our families at risk.
Speaker 8 (13:01):
Police Chief Paul Humphrey valued the Durango hell Cat at
one hundred thousand dollars.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
This car is pieced together from several different stolen cars. Engine,
the frame, the body, they're all from different cars, and
so for that reason, this car is not street legal
and cannot be put back out on the street.
Speaker 8 (13:18):
Humphrey says police have seized fifty two cars this year
under the street racing ordinates on Pole Miles.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Just one of the many different challenges facing not just
the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
But those across our state and BI.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
Recently, LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell sat down in news Radio
eight forty WHSs Nick Coffee to talk about the state
of policing in twenty twenty five and was asked how
often they seize vehicles that they have to destroy due
to illegal parts, etc.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
That just simply aren't safe.
Speaker 6 (13:46):
Well, that's sircumes.
Speaker 10 (13:48):
You can't be a fool and draw attention to yourself
on top of it because one of the things. The
reason why that car was even noticed obviously because of
what it is, but then the person driving it at
the time, the things that they were doing.
Speaker 6 (14:01):
Although it may have been it may not have been driven.
Speaker 10 (14:05):
At the time that it was there when it was seized,
but nevertheless, usually when you do evil, it comes out.
And in this case, I don't know if the guy
knew was stolen all of the things like that, and
that's really irrelevant, but it was very symbolic of what
Mary Greenberg has been saying in terms of, you know,
it's not going to be tolerated, what Chief Humphrey has
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been saying about it, and that was a clear example
of what we will do. And I know because of
the style of the car, I know some people may say,
oh god, how did you do that? Well, when you do,
when you go against the law that we have as
a very robust thing. In fact, we've had other cities
call us about our policy. Really, Oh yes, Indianapolis, for instances,
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has a big, big problem. They can't even get legislation
up there to do it. So Kentucky and in particularly Louisville,
where we are doing our thing with it is really
setting a model across country. And you know, I think
there's a lot of people who like to do street
racing things and there's a place for it, you know,
rent a tract somewhere something like that.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
But you're not going to do it on our expressways.
Speaker 10 (15:10):
You're not going to do it on our roadways where
people have normal traffic and things of this nature.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
It's simply not going to be tolerated in it.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
The hope is through actions like this, people who do
put a lot of time and energy into their vehicles
may in.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Fact think twice about how they use them well.
Speaker 10 (15:25):
And that's the hope, you know, when things like this happen,
that's the hope that you have. But let me also
point out that there's some very legitimate car clubs and
around that don't do this.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
And what about surrounding car enthusiasts with a certain stigma, Just.
Speaker 10 (15:39):
Like in anything like that, usually when some of the
bad apples around, it kind of tanks the whole barrow sometimes,
But we try to look beyond that, see folks and needs.
And again there's some very legitimate car clubs and for those,
we're always going to be behind in doing that.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Again, we're hearing from Louisville Metro Police Department spokes mc
Dawayde Mitchell, who sat down with news radio Eat forty
whs is Nick Coffee to talk about the state.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
Of policing in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Mitchell admits police departments have no shame in compying each
other when it comes to combating things like street safety
and other issues.
Speaker 10 (16:12):
It's nothing wrong with being a copycat if you copy
in the right cat, and it's best practice is looking
at what other folks are doing it. And usually we
look at police departments that are about our size and
which would be like a Nashville or Charlotte, Mecklenburg in
that area, or Cincinnati, it would be wise to do so.
Speaker 6 (16:32):
And they look at us too. You know.
Speaker 10 (16:34):
A few years ago we were considered under President Obama's
administration to be one of the leaders in and innovation
and things like that. And then some things happen in
our city. But you can't always tank what the basic
foundation is, and we were able to rebuild because if
you build a foundation on sink and saying, you can't
rebuild on that. But if you have a solid foundation,
which is what LMPD is, we have our issues from
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time to time, but also we do a lot of
wonderful things that I think the majority of people realize that,
and this is one of them.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Something that's not always there but maybe not talked about
enough is the many challenges police work put some family life.
So just how do officers code?
Speaker 10 (17:13):
It's not always equal giving, it is equal sacrifice. And
that's what any couple has to do, regardless of the
profession in that. I'm sure professional athletes since we talk
a lot of sports, you know, they're gone a lot.
And you have a white man have kids if that's
your situation, and everybody has to play.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
A role in that to enjoy all of what we're doing.
Speaker 10 (17:35):
And anybody that you decide to get with that is
one that's driven a personnelity and things like that. You know,
there's a difference. You either lead, follow or get out
of the way. Because there's three types of people in life.
People who say what's happening, what's going to happen, and
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people say what happened? And I don't know which group
're in when you do that, but I want to
be a part of people that are doing something. My
wife and I both happen to work in law enforcement.
So she's a civilian with our department and I am now,
but when I.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
Was worn, she was a civilian.
Speaker 10 (18:13):
And even though we have different perspectives of how we
looked at the job. And my son in law's on
the police department as well, and so there's a lot
of LMPD around And my mom, when I first got
on one of the things, she always because she's a
lady of faith, I always just said God's got you.
And that's way we deal with it, just like that,
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and we just keep going.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Again.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Thank you to Nick Coffee with news Radio eight forty
wance for sharing his insightful conversation with Lowell Metro Police
Department spokesman Dwight and Mitchell. I know I speak for
all of us here at the Kentucky News Network and
Kentucky Focus when we offer a heartfelt thank you to
arm men and women across this great state of ours
in law enforcement and sincerely appreciate their efforts, sometimes thankless,
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day in and day out to keep our Kentucky commun it.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
He's safe coming.
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Joining us now is doctor Isabelle Revere, Vice President of
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What makes car T cell therapy such a breakthrough and
cancer treatment.
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Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine. Unlike
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Again, Doctor Isabelle Revere, Vice President of Cell Therapy Science,
is that Kada talking to us about a revolutionary breakthrough
in the fight against cancer. We're talking about car T
cell therapy and doctor River, how does this therapy working?
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Of course, which patients can benefit.
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Curtis therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine.
Unlike the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which
can harm not only the cancer cells but also the
healthy cells in the body, the car T cells enables
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us to really take the white blood cells of the
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recognize and destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the
healthy cells. So in many cases, also a single infusion
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And how does recognition from the market price highlight its
impact on medicine.
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Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine. Unlike
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harm not only the cancer cells but also the healthy
cells in the body, the Carty cells enables us to
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really take the white blood cells of the patient and
engineering them in a way that they specifically recognize and
destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the healthy cells.
So in many cases also a single infusion can lead
to remission in the patients, which is really of her
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potential cure with just one realm of treatment.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Again, we're spending some time with doctor Isabel Rever, she
is vice president of Self Therapy Sciences.
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Add to talking about.
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Car T cell therapy a revolutionary breakthrough in the fight
against cancer that's giving you hope to patients in families
and doctor Rivera, there's ongoing clinical trials using CARTI for
prostate and pancreatic cancer.
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What else.
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Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine, unlike
the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which can
harm not only the cancer cells but also the healthy
cells in the body. The cart cells enables us to
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really take the white blood cells of the patient and
engineering them in a way that they specifically recognize and
destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the healthy cells.
So in many cases also a single infusion can lead
to remission in the patients, which is really over a
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potential cure with just one realm of treatment.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Again, doctor is about Revere joining us. She of course
is vice president of Cell Therapy Sciences at Taketa. We're
talking about car T cell therapy, a revolutionary breakthrough in
the fight against cancer, and.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
Doctor River, before we let you go, where can folks
go to learn more?
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We can go to Clinicaltrials dot gov website, which has
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of the hospitals for enrollment in these trials and for
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more information about the Mercan price and who has been
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Doctor Rivera, thank you so much for joining us today
and sharing, of course your insights on car tseell therapy.
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Thank you so obvious.
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This groundbreaking treatment has already transformed care for patients with
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being recognized with the American Prize underscores the importance of
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It's also a reminder of how.
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Dedicated our researchers, clinicians and patients work together, and when
they do, they can turn cutting edge science into hope.
For those interested in learning more, resources and updates on
car T cell therapy are available through Takata and the
American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy.
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Doctor Revere, we appreciate your time and.
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Of course you're pioneering work in helping patients around the world.
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Welcome back. That's a wrap for this week's Kentucky Focus.
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We'd like to extend a sincere thank you to our
guests for sharing their expertise and experiences. Kim Skolyer for
helping women navigate financial abuse and taking control of their
financial futures.
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Dwight Mitchell and.
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Nick Coffee for providing insight into the challenges and responsibilities
of policing in twenty twenty five, and of course, the
award winning car tes Sell Researchers for showing us the promise.
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Of medical breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
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Most importantly, we want to thank you the listeners for
making Kentucky Focus.
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Part of your day. We appreciate your time is valuable
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Just a few minutes each week and your commitment to
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Well October is domestic violence Awareness month, and while we
often hear about the emotional and physical impact of abuse,
there is another side that doesn't get as much attention.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Financial abuse.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Studies show that ninety nine percent of women experiencing domestic
violence also face financial control orpation.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
For many, that's money that keeps them trapped.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Joining us is a person who can talk about how
women can protect themselves financially. It's Kim Schooler, author of
How Money Works for Women. Kim's a certified financial educator
and an advocate for women's financial literacy, and she's helped
hundreds of women take control of their finances and build
a secure future.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Kim, thanks for taking time to join us.
Speaker 5 (02:22):
Well, thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
It's a very important topic, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
As someone who grew up in a household affected by divorce,
inspousil abuse. Kim, this is near and dear to my heart,
so thank you and as we're onto this. Many people
think of domestic violence as physical abuse are emotional, but
financial abuse is just as real.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Can you explain to our listeners what financial abuse looks like?
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Well, financial abuse is when you think about taking control
over another person. Taking control of the finances is the
easiest way to do that. And typically you know you'll
have an abuser who drains the bank accounts, who criticizes
your financial decisions, who prevents you from advancing in your
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career or academically, who does a lot of things to
isolate you and cut off your resources to money.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Kim Schooler is joining us. She's the author of How
Money Works for Women. Of course, we're talking about October
being Domestic Violence Awareness Month and how it affects money
in reality. Well, Kim, what are some of the red
flags women should watch for in their own relationships.
Speaker 5 (03:30):
Well, typically, at the beginning of a relationship, it doesn't
look like abuse. It looks like somebody wants to take
care of you. You know, your abuser might say, you know, honey,
let me take care of the finances you take care
of yourself or the house. And so it's bit by
bit slowly that person takes more and more control, and
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it does look you know, it's about hiding assets, it's
about denying you access to the bank account. It's running
up debt under your name. It's maybe threatening to withhold money,
forcing you to be late for work or to miswork entirely,
belittling any of your accomplishments at work or academically. And
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you know, unfortunately, for a lot of victims, it's physically
hurting you to prevent you from going to work or
going to school.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Talking again with Kim, School or fascinating conversation. She is
the author of How Money Works for Women, October of course,
being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and How Money Affects Victims
of Abuse. Kim will shift to practical steps for women. Now,
for a woman who suspects she's being financially abused, what's
the very first step she should take to protect herself.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
Well, there are a lot of things that we recommend
people do. First of all, for couples, it's really important
for both people and the couple to be involved in
the financial decision making. And if you're being cut out
of that part of it, then you are you should
you know, suspect that you may be the victim of
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financial abuse. One of the first things that we recommend
people do is to put a personal financial safety plan
in place. You know, start stashing money away in a
secret bank account, you know, a place that goes to
an email address that your abuser is not aware of,
or to a physical address of a friend or a
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colleague that your abuser won't look for. Get a credit
card in your name that your abuser isn't going to
be aware of, and then stash that cash. And then
you've got to do some investigating. You've got to find
those important personal documents like marriage certificates, birth certificates, passports,
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insurance cards if you can't access them physically or take
possess of them physically, take photographs, take pictures of the
bank accounts, of the retirement accounts, of other big assets
in your house, and you know, just start collecting information
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and collecting cash, because every bit of escaping a situation
like that involves money, from putting gas my car to
buying a plane ticket, to getting a new place to live,
to putting food on the table. And if you have children,
it makes it all the harder.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Kim Schooler joining us an author of How Money Works
for Women, Great Conversation. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month
and money isn't often thought about when it comes to
domestic violence, and Kim's shedding some light on that in
a very important way for us, offering some great tips.
And Kim want to ask you a question, not only
just safety planning and recovering, but once a woman leaves
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an abusive situation, what steps can she take to safeguard
her credit financial accounts well.
Speaker 5 (07:02):
One of the first things she should do is make
sure that she changes her account numbers, her passwords, her
log in, all of the information, and create new identifiers
that are not tied to your date of birth, your
social Security number, your mother's made a name, or the
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name of your first pet. Because your abuser is aware
of all of that information, you have to come up
with new unique identifiers to prevent your abuser from accessing
your accounts, from running up debt, from using that information
to try and track you down. The other thing that's
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real important to do is to put a freeze or
a fraud alert on your credit reports. You know with
all three reporting agencies, so he's not able or your
abuser is not able to create more debt or create
more accounts in your name using that personal data that
your abuser knows about you.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Kim Schooler joining us again. You can catch her book
How Money Works for Women, And of course we're talking
about this ahead of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month and
how money impacts abuse. And final question for you, Kim,
and many women feel alone right now, I'm probably listening
to this and feel lone.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
How important is it for them to talk about.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Their experiences and how can shareing these stories help others?
And how do they go about empowering themselves to make
this happen?
Speaker 5 (08:33):
You know, it is so important for women to speak up.
Certainly I understand and we all understand why they want
to stay quiet and not let others find out about
what they're going through. Nobody wants to be thought of
as a victim. But one in four women go through this,
So you are not alone and this is not your fault.
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By keeping quiet, by letting embarrassment, shame keep you and
keep other people in the dark about your situation, it
actually makes things worse, not better. And when women come
together and we talk about the things that are important
to us. It is usually something that another woman is
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going through and your story may inspire her to take
the steps that she needs to to escape the situation
she finds herself in. And so I find these women
who go through these situations as the strongest, most incredible
women I've ever met, and so many of them when
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they get from victim to survivor to thrive her they do.
They are so empowered and so inspiring. It is really
incredible to hear their stories and to see the work
that they want to do to help other women who
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are going through the same thing.
Speaker 6 (10:00):
Well.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Financial abuse is often hidden, but knowing the red flags
and having a plan obviously will make a huge difference
for women listening today. Remember, understanding your finances, planning for
your future, and asking for help just isn't smart, it's necessary.
And thanks to people like Kim Schooler who can help
us out via her book How Money Works for Women,
women can get this done and get the help they need.
(10:22):
And Kim, if someone's listening right now and they want
more information not just on oh your book, or maybe
you want to reach out, maybe get some guidance or
a little boost to help them through this.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Where can they find you at?
Speaker 5 (10:32):
They can email me at Kim at Wealthwave, w EA
lt wave dot com and always you know, if you
find yourself in a situation like this, please feel free
to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at one eight
hundred seven ninety nine seven two three three.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Kim, You're fantastic, Thank you so much, and I wish
you all the best. And let's go up later on
down the road and we'll get we'll see some results
and maybe have some more feel good stories for you.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
That was Kim Skall.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
You're offering practical advice from women navigating financial abuse and
taking control of their financial futures. Up next, we'll turn
our attention to public safety and the challenge is face
by law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I'm Scott Fitzgales.
You're listening to Kentucky Focus.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
The mission of Kentucky State Police is a safeguard and
enforce the laws across the commonwealth. One of our priorities
is making sure families across our New Kentucky home are safe.
Not only safe, but also they feel safe. When we
have someone that commits a crime, and we want to
ensure that those pay their debt to society, and they do.
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But once they finish that, and that's when we want
to incorporate these re entry programs for those to be
able to go back in their communities. And what that
does than that they've become contributed members, decided they have
an income they can provide for their family, and by
that then they're not committing further offenses, which Mike's Kentucky
a cypher place and by Kentucky Band cypher Place, that's
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also cipher for law enforcement across their commonwealth. Now we
will collaborate with other public agencies and other law enforcement
entities to ensure that people can have a better life
for themselves and their family.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Welcome back to Kentucky FOLKUS Sime Scott Fitzgerald. In Louisville
earlier this week at twenty twenty one, duringo Hell Cat
Well Is No More after the police department crushed the
car that was seized under Louisville's street racing ordinance. Is
Radio eight forty whs's Paul Miles was there.
Speaker 8 (12:45):
Mayor Greenberg pushed the button to start the machine that
crushed the car at the LMPD in pound Lot.
Speaker 9 (12:51):
Today, we're sending a clear message, as we work to
do every day, Louisville will not tolerate behavior that puts
our people, our families at risk.
Speaker 8 (13:01):
Police Chief Paul Humphrey valued the Durango hell Cat at
one hundred thousand dollars.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
This car is pieced together from several different stolen cars. Engine,
the frame, the body, they're all from different cars, and
so for that reason, this car is not street legal
and cannot be put back out on the street.
Speaker 8 (13:18):
Humphrey says police have seized fifty two cars this year
under the street racing ordinates on Pole Miles.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Just one of the many different challenges facing not just
the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
But those across our state and BI.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
Recently, LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell sat down in news Radio
eight forty WHSs Nick Coffee to talk about the state
of policing in twenty twenty five and was asked how
often they seize vehicles that they have to destroy due
to illegal parts, etc.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
That just simply aren't safe.
Speaker 6 (13:46):
Well, that's sircumes.
Speaker 10 (13:48):
You can't be a fool and draw attention to yourself
on top of it because one of the things. The
reason why that car was even noticed obviously because of
what it is, but then the person driving it at
the time, the things that they were doing.
Speaker 6 (14:01):
Although it may have been it may not have been driven.
Speaker 10 (14:05):
At the time that it was there when it was seized,
but nevertheless, usually when you do evil, it comes out.
And in this case, I don't know if the guy
knew was stolen all of the things like that, and
that's really irrelevant, but it was very symbolic of what
Mary Greenberg has been saying in terms of, you know,
it's not going to be tolerated, what Chief Humphrey has
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been saying about it, and that was a clear example
of what we will do. And I know because of
the style of the car, I know some people may say,
oh god, how did you do that? Well, when you do,
when you go against the law that we have as
a very robust thing. In fact, we've had other cities
call us about our policy. Really, Oh yes, Indianapolis, for instances,
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has a big, big problem. They can't even get legislation
up there to do it. So Kentucky and in particularly Louisville,
where we are doing our thing with it is really
setting a model across country. And you know, I think
there's a lot of people who like to do street
racing things and there's a place for it, you know,
rent a tract somewhere something like that.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
But you're not going to do it on our expressways.
Speaker 10 (15:10):
You're not going to do it on our roadways where
people have normal traffic and things of this nature.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
It's simply not going to be tolerated in it.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
The hope is through actions like this, people who do
put a lot of time and energy into their vehicles
may in.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
Fact think twice about how they use them well.
Speaker 10 (15:25):
And that's the hope, you know, when things like this happen,
that's the hope that you have. But let me also
point out that there's some very legitimate car clubs and
around that don't do this.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
And what about surrounding car enthusiasts with a certain stigma, Just.
Speaker 10 (15:39):
Like in anything like that, usually when some of the
bad apples around, it kind of tanks the whole barrow sometimes,
But we try to look beyond that, see folks and needs.
And again there's some very legitimate car clubs and for those,
we're always going to be behind in doing that.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Again, we're hearing from Louisville Metro Police Department spokes mc
Dawayde Mitchell, who sat down with news radio Eat forty
whs is Nick Coffee to talk about the state.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
Of policing in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Mitchell admits police departments have no shame in compying each
other when it comes to combating things like street safety
and other issues.
Speaker 10 (16:12):
It's nothing wrong with being a copycat if you copy
in the right cat, and it's best practice is looking
at what other folks are doing it. And usually we
look at police departments that are about our size and
which would be like a Nashville or Charlotte, Mecklenburg in
that area, or Cincinnati, it would be wise to do so.
Speaker 6 (16:32):
And they look at us too. You know.
Speaker 10 (16:34):
A few years ago we were considered under President Obama's
administration to be one of the leaders in and innovation
and things like that. And then some things happen in
our city. But you can't always tank what the basic
foundation is, and we were able to rebuild because if
you build a foundation on sink and saying, you can't
rebuild on that. But if you have a solid foundation,
which is what LMPD is, we have our issues from
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time to time, but also we do a lot of
wonderful things that I think the majority of people realize that,
and this is one of them.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Something that's not always there but maybe not talked about
enough is the many challenges police work put some family life.
So just how do officers code?
Speaker 10 (17:13):
It's not always equal giving, it is equal sacrifice. And
that's what any couple has to do, regardless of the
profession in that. I'm sure professional athletes since we talk
a lot of sports, you know, they're gone a lot.
And you have a white man have kids if that's
your situation, and everybody has to play.
Speaker 6 (17:32):
A role in that to enjoy all of what we're doing.
Speaker 10 (17:35):
And anybody that you decide to get with that is
one that's driven a personnelity and things like that. You know,
there's a difference. You either lead, follow or get out
of the way. Because there's three types of people in life.
People who say what's happening, what's going to happen, and
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people say what happened? And I don't know which group
're in when you do that, but I want to
be a part of people that are doing something. My
wife and I both happen to work in law enforcement.
So she's a civilian with our department and I am now,
but when I.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
Was worn, she was a civilian.
Speaker 10 (18:13):
And even though we have different perspectives of how we
looked at the job. And my son in law's on
the police department as well, and so there's a lot
of LMPD around And my mom, when I first got
on one of the things, she always because she's a
lady of faith, I always just said God's got you.
And that's way we deal with it, just like that,
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and we just keep going.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Again.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Thank you to Nick Coffee with news Radio eight forty
wance for sharing his insightful conversation with Lowell Metro Police
Department spokesman Dwight and Mitchell. I know I speak for
all of us here at the Kentucky News Network and
Kentucky Focus when we offer a heartfelt thank you to
arm men and women across this great state of ours
in law enforcement and sincerely appreciate their efforts, sometimes thankless,
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day in and day out to keep our Kentucky commun it.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
He's safe coming.
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Oh well, here about a groundbreaking medical therapy that's changing
ways cancer is treated. I'm Scott Fitzgie. We're back after this,
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A medical breakthrough in the fight against cancer is giving
you hoped patients and families. Car T cell therapy, which
reprograms that patients own immune system to target and attack cancer,
has transformed treatment for certain blood cancers. Recently, for pioneering
researchers were honored with the twenty twenty five Marking Prize
in Biomedical Technology for the work in developing this therapy.
Joining us now is doctor Isabelle Revere, Vice President of
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Cell Therapy Science, is Atiketa doctor Rivera.
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Thank you for being here. Let's start with the basics.
Speaker 1 (20:13):
What makes car T cell therapy such a breakthrough and
cancer treatment.
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Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine. Unlike
the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which can
harm not only the cancer cells but also the healthy
cells in the body, the car T cells enables us
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to really take the white blood cells of the patient
and engineering them in a way that they specifically recognize
and destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the healthy cells.
So in many cases, also a single infusion can lead
to remission in the patients, which is really over central
(21:00):
cure with just one round of treatment.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Again, Doctor Isabelle Revere, Vice President of Cell Therapy Science,
is that Kada talking to us about a revolutionary breakthrough
in the fight against cancer. We're talking about car T
cell therapy and doctor River, how does this therapy working?
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Of course, which patients can benefit.
Speaker 12 (21:17):
Curtis therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine.
Unlike the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which
can harm not only the cancer cells but also the
healthy cells in the body, the car T cells enables
(21:39):
us to really take the white blood cells of the
patient and engineering them in a way that they specifically
recognize and destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the
healthy cells. So in many cases, also a single infusion
can lead to remission in the patients, which is really
over a potential cure with just one realm of treatment.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
And how does recognition from the market price highlight its
impact on medicine.
Speaker 12 (22:09):
Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine. Unlike
the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which can
harm not only the cancer cells but also the healthy
cells in the body, the Carty cells enables us to
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really take the white blood cells of the patient and
engineering them in a way that they specifically recognize and
destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the healthy cells.
So in many cases also a single infusion can lead
to remission in the patients, which is really of her
(22:50):
potential cure with just one realm of treatment.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
Again, we're spending some time with doctor Isabel Rever, she
is vice president of Self Therapy Sciences.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
Add to talking about.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
Car T cell therapy a revolutionary breakthrough in the fight
against cancer that's giving you hope to patients in families
and doctor Rivera, there's ongoing clinical trials using CARTI for
prostate and pancreatic cancer.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
What else.
Speaker 12 (23:15):
Therapy represents really a parenting shift in precision medicine, unlike
the chemotherapy that we traditionally give for cancer, which can
harm not only the cancer cells but also the healthy
cells in the body. The cart cells enables us to
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really take the white blood cells of the patient and
engineering them in a way that they specifically recognize and
destroy the cancer cells and don't touch the healthy cells.
So in many cases also a single infusion can lead
to remission in the patients, which is really over a
(23:56):
potential cure with just one realm of treatment.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Again, doctor is about Revere joining us. She of course
is vice president of Cell Therapy Sciences at Taketa. We're
talking about car T cell therapy, a revolutionary breakthrough in
the fight against cancer, and.
Speaker 2 (24:13):
Doctor River, before we let you go, where can folks
go to learn more?
Speaker 12 (24:15):
We can go to Clinicaltrials dot gov website, which has
a lot of information about the CARTI cell trials. It's
actually an inventory of all the clinical trials that are
being developed and you can find there the contact information
of the hospitals for enrollment in these trials and for
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more information about the Mercan price and who has been
awarded the price. You can go on themercanprice dot org. Website.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Doctor Rivera, thank you so much for joining us today
and sharing, of course your insights on car tseell therapy.
Speaker 2 (24:52):
Thank you so obvious.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
This groundbreaking treatment has already transformed care for patients with
certain blood cancers, and ongoing research is of course exploring
its for solid tumors like prostate and pancreatic cancer, and
being recognized with the American Prize underscores the importance of
translating scientific discoveries into therapies that directly impact patients' lives.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
It's also a reminder of how.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Dedicated our researchers, clinicians and patients work together, and when
they do, they can turn cutting edge science into hope.
For those interested in learning more, resources and updates on
car T cell therapy are available through Takata and the
American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Doctor Revere, we appreciate your time and.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
Of course you're pioneering work in helping patients around the world.
I'm Scott fnce Gerald. You're listening to Kentucky Focus. We're
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We'd like to extend a sincere thank you to our
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Of medical breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
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Being blind doesn't always look how others may think.
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Stargart disease was supposed to define me.
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Ritinitis pigmentosa aimed to overwhelm my family.
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It tried to cut me down.
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A blinding eye disease intended to force me away from
doing what I was.
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Born to do.
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But it cannot stop me.
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I have the tools that will keep moving forward.
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Pushing past the limits of this disability.
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OH to find support and where I can be seen.
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Only one in five people with disabilities, including those with autism,
are employed, despite many having the skill set and desire
to work.
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Maybe it's because employers don't know what kind of jobs
they can do.
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Okay, try me.
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What about a programmer That is.
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A job for someone with autism? What about a teacher
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Oh?
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How about a healthcare worker?
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Ooh what about a ranch hand.
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Yeah, sure, that's a job for someone with autism too.
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