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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's get started right now with Christmas wish in studio?
Is Melissa? Hi, Melissa, right, just pull the microphone right
up to your your mouth over there, really really really
really close. That's even closer, even closer. Hi, Melissa, Hi,
good morning. If we don't get you close enough, then
it sounds like you're talking on the moon. Melissa, Thanks
for coming in for a Christmas wish. Melissa just walked
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into the studio a little while ago and without any
real introduction. I'm Dave. Good to meet you, good to
meet you. Hey girl, Have you been listening to Katie
WB for a long time? My whole your whole life.
Did you used to sit on the floor of your
bedroom and do homework and call in to request Rick
Springfield and things like that?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Oh? Not that long, not that long, okay, good New
kids on the block, New kids.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
On the block. Oh wow, look at you.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
And I used to do the record play record play
when we had to, you know, put tape over our
plank taps.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Yeah, absolutely, yes. Well I'm glad you are here, even
under these kind of different circumstances. You know someone named
Bethany and John. How do you know Bethany and John?
The people who are getting the wish today.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
So, Bethany was my roommate in college. We were in
a sorority and we lived in a quad in the
back of our house and we shared a bunk.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Okay, you shared it, so you knew each other. You've
gone to calab for a very long time.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yep, since we were nineteen okay, so twenty five years okay, wow.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
And they've had some unfortunate things happen in their life.
Then you right away thought of them for a Christmas wish, right.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah, I've been working with her sister. Together, we kind
of put stuff together.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Well, we've been working with a guy named Brandon. Brandon
is a guy that works for College Muscle Movers. Brandon,
how are you this morning? I'm doing pretty well. Brandon.
You want to buy a Katie Wodb challenge coin and
donate to Christmas Wish? Maybe it sounds like a no.
Sounds like a no of a like note, Brandon, Thank
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you're doing a Thanks for helping out with Christmas Wish.
Brandon's doing the delivery. If you want to find out
how they can help move you College Musclemovers dot com.
Brandon delivers the wish live you are stationed outside of
the home of Bethanie and John right now. Any sign
of life in the home. Oh yeah, okay, oh yeah, okay, okay,
good stand by because we might need you. We're going
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to Mascara alert. We're gonna call Bethanie and John right
now live on KATIEWB for Christmas Wish. How did you
get them to answer the phone from an unknown number? Melissa?
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Her sister is there.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Oh, so she's in on the whole thing, right so
she's gonna.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Okay, goshcha, okay, call him right now, live on Katie WBH.
Hi is this Bethany, Bethany. It's Dave Ryan over at
KADWB Radio. Good morning, How are you.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Good? Kind of a weird thing to happen this early
in the morning. Who's calling this early in the morning.
I'm glad you answered the phone. We do something every
year here on KATWB called Christmas Wish, and I have
in the studio Melissa. This is say Hi Melissa, so
she knows it's you.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Hi, Bethany, Hi.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Would you have any idea what we would be calling for? Oh?
Let's get started, because I want to just tell you
that she wrote in about you and your family, and
she wrote us a letter, and we're gonna have her
read part of that letter here on KATWB if you've
got a minute, Okay, sure, Okay, here we go, Bethany, Melissa,
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whenever you're ready.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
I'm gonna try.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Bethany. It's okay. Sometimes we get emotional. It's okay.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
You already threw me off a little, Okay. The Kapilingers
embody true selflessness and remind you of sincere goodness in
the world. I met Bethany when we shared a bunk
in the back clot of our sorority when we were
just nineteen years old, and throughout the past twenty five
years we've shared our major life events. Despite any challenges,
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Bethany herself is endured. She's always made others a priority.
Just one example. As Bethany and John experienced a long
and trying journey with IVF, Bethany continued to wholeheart of
these celebrate the birth of nieces, nephews, and friends children
until they were blessed with their own two boys. Where
it would have been easy to turn inward with frustration
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or bitterness, the Kapilingers took every opportunity to share their
genuine joy for others around them. Bethany and her family
spent many holidays at the Ronald McDonald's house with their nephew,
who was born with a serious heart condition. Tyler passed
away at only fifteen years old, and rather than letting
the grief overcome them, the Kaplingers found a way to
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get back and relieve the burden of other families going
through the same situation. Together, they have collected thousands of
pounds of pop tabs for the foundation. While never seeking
any sort of personal recognition, the Kaplinger family is always
helping others, making sure they feel seen and supported, even
while facing their own hardships. Two years ago, Bethany underwent
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a major spinal surgery to correct scoliosis, and her recovery
was tough. Earlier this year, just when she was finally
starting to feel better, the family received another devastating blow.
Following a clear mammogram just six months earlier, Bethany was
shocked to receive a diagnosis of stage four breast cancer.
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The cancer had already metastasized into her neck and bones,
and Bethany immediately began chemotherapy and radiation while battling insurance
approvals and discussing options, Bethany was informed that the terminality
of her Stage four diagnosis disqualified her from any surgical options.
At only forty four and with so much life to live,
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the fear and uncertainty can only be overwhelming and heartbreaking.
Adding to the stress, the family is still grieving the
loss of John's dad, who passed less than a year before,
compounding their fear of losing Bethany as well. Miraculously, Bethany
is currently in remission, but the family continues to grapple
with the certainty, heavy emotions of financial strain. Bethany is
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now undergoing a maintenance treatment, but the side effects are unforgiving.
Despite everything, Bethany and John never missed a moment to
support their loved ones, especially their two teenage boys. As
you can imagine, there are good days and they are
bad days. Even as Bethany describes the bad days, she
does so with unwavering hope, and her focus remains on
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how others are or will be affected, rather than her
own indescribable suffering. My Christmas wish for the cap in
your family is to not only release a bit of
financial relief, but more importantly, to lift some of the
burdens of daily life so they can devote that precious
time to one another. I wish for them to have
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a moment where cancer is not the center of their
world and remind them that they too are as cherished
as much as they make everyone else feel.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I think we all know someone like that who is
like they're having a tough time, but they always think
of other people first and put themselves second. And I'm
going to guess also that Luke and Owen thirteen and fifteen,
they are your world, Bethany, Yes we are. How are
they handling everything, because the job of a thirteen and
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a fifteen year old is to be annoying and obnoxious
and to cause you a lot of grief, But I'm
going to guess they're handling it in kind of a
different way. Yes, definitely, it's been a great support system.
Oh that must be John in the background. Hi John, John,
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it is Katie WB We're on the air with Christmas
Wish and your friend Melissa, and we chose your family
to receive a Christmas Wish to let you know that
you're loved and supported. And I think you said it
so well Melissa, to make it not about health and
doctor's appointments and all of those things for a while.
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So that is our goal to do for your family.
So what is Christmas wish? We help people, but we
also want to let them know, hey, there's love and
support even from people that don't know you. So here
are some of the things that we have for your family,
because it all comes down to a lot of things
that are just going to make things a little bit easier.
Luke is your third What is Luke into? Bethany Robot?
(08:58):
Well back, okay, gotcha? Well we got speaking of football,
we get him a two hundred dollars Dix gift card,
so that'll be kind of cool. A pair of Nike dunks.
We got him a snowboard. Does he ride? Yes, he does,
but he doesn't have a snowboard we got he's got one.
Now he's got one.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Now. Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
We got a fifty dollars McDonald's gift card because we
understood that if he could eat just one food for
the rest of his life, he would have McDonald's. Is
that true? Pretty much so? And a Target video our
Target gift card for video games. Tell me about Owen?
What is Owen into? Pretty much the same thing, you know,
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gas clothes. Well, if he's into roadblocks, we got one
hundred dollars robocks Row for roadblocks, a two hundred dollars
Dick's gift card Nike dunks. Does he have the Vikings too?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (09:54):
Yes, okay, we got two Viking sweatshirts. I don't know
why Luke doesn't get one, but maybe he'll let Luke.
We got a fifty dollars Leeann Chin gift card because
we heard he loves Leeann Chin. John, do you if
do you love the We're got a two hundred dollars
David Busters gift cards, So we're hoping that you love
David Busters and old video games. You can go out
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and relax, have a couple of drinks, eat some fattening food,
and relax for a while at David Busters. Does that
sound good? John?
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (10:23):
Yeah, that sounds like. We got a pair of Nike
P six thousand shoes. I don't know what that means,
but apparently that's a big Is that a big thing? Melissa?
Melissa's getting a little emotional over here. We got a
two hundred dollars Dix gift card for you, Bethany. I'm
so we're just pulling for you, and I hope that
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there's the best possible outcome considering all the challenges, and
we just have a bunch of things for you, starting
off with just a lounge wear set, one hundred dollars
door Dash gift card, two hundred dollars TEA Max gift card.
That's two hundred dollars. One hundred dollars over a cup
of foost Do you love TJ Max? Yes? Okay? Good?
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (11:08):
One dollar Glamor Nails and spa Manny Petty gift card,
A big old thing of popcorn because we heard you
love real popcorn. We got a big old thing of
popcorn and one hundred dollars Woodhouse Spa gift card thanks
to Woodhouse Spa. If you're looking for a gift idea,
go to Woodhouse spa dot com. Also for the family,
we've got a one hundred dollars Broadway Pizza gift card,
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a free oil change at Valvelen instant oil change if
you take the family out to the theater. We got
a two hundred dollars Marcus Theater gift card and forty
dollars in bonus snack cash, which would be kind of cool.
Got some board games to play at home, some just
some other cool stuff. And then Holiday Station Stores is
giving you this is crazy, you guys. They call it
the gift of gallons from Holiday Station Stores, a one
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thousand dollars gift card for gas at Holiday Stations one
thousand dollars. So driving back and forth to kids stuff,
adult stuff, doctor's appointments, whatever, You're not going to have
to worry about the expensive gas from Holiday for a
long time.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Definitely.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
And I'm speechless. Thank you so much. You are so welcome.
Outside your door is College muscle movers and they brought
by all of these things. They're going to deliver them
right now, and we just want to do you see
them outside? Oh god, yeah, they're outside right now. Oh yes, yep,
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there he is. He's out there. Let him in. Let him.
But all those things are are just our way of saying, hey,
you are loved, you're supported, you're cared about, you are appreciated,
and we just love to help out people like you
who always put other people first, even in the dire
circumstances that you're in. How are you feeling today, Bethany?
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Okay, I actually want to be because I was feeling
a little tired.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Well, sorry we woke. Yeah, sorry about that.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Wonderful Hey John.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Thanks for taking such good care of Bethany and Bethany,
Thanks for taking such good care of your family. God
bless all you guys, and have the best possible Merry
Christmas that you can.
Speaker 3 (13:19):
Okay, Yes, thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Say goodbye Melissa.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
Hi, guys, I love you, Bye Melissa. I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
And thanks to everybody who donated who helped out Broadway Pizza, Valvelene,
Instant Oil Change, Treasure Island, the Prairie Island Indian Community.
We're gonna do a match day with those guys sometime soon.
So when you do a donation, they will do a
match Holiday Station Stores, Youth, Lincoln, Choice, Bank and College,
Muscle Movers and