Brave Enough To Be Bliss

television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. Much of the coverage is no longer available online since so much time has passed, but the following are the few remaining active links. She was inducted into the Assurant Perseverance Hall of Fame and while I am biased of course, her acceptance speech is pretty impressive and inspirational, especially for someone so young. IMG 5868 - YouTube (Kylee’s award acceptance speech) Kansas City Star Front Page Feature Seventeen Magazine Feature In the video of the award acceptance speech, Jeff Hanson was seated in the video behind and to the right of the podium. He was also an inductee that year. Jeff passed away December 21, 2020. His amazing story is worth watching on the link below. Local artist Jeff Hanson remembered for unique art, raising millions for charity | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports (fox4kc.com) On the professional front, I learned I was going to have to lay off about 30 people and I assumed my position was also going to be eliminated soon since the sale of the health system was drawing closer. I asked if my position was being considered for elimination and when I was told yes, I asked if we could go ahead and plan my departure instead of it being a surprise one day. That way we could have a well-thought-out transition plan that would support my leaders and staff. I also thought if I was announcing my departure as well that perhaps it would make telling the staff I was laying off easier. It absolutely did not. No matter what sort of severance or t ransition support a company provides, it’s just an awful experience to be on the notifying or receiving end of that news. There’s no good way to do i t; there are better and worse ways, but no good way to completely upend someone’s livelihood and entire life. The following email was a conversation with three consultants I had worked with during the health system sale process. While I had left the health system in May, Steven had reached out to me on August 5, 2013, asking how I was doing with my job search. I explained to them about Kylee and what she had been going through and her breakthrough idea of wanting to start the foundation. I received this heartwarming message from Kathy the next day. I saved this message because I was so touched that three people who I had worked with for such a short time were kind and caring enough to check in on me and offer their support. Ginger, this note made my day. Sometimes it's so hard to see where the good is in things that seem so bad at the time . . . and yet here you are with such an inspiring story, and you are so open and generous to share it. Your daughter is amazing -- and so is her mom! I predict she will do great things -- no, she's already doing them, and she will help change the world. Every one of my friends and family who had this "last summer" before their kids leave for college have later said, "I wish we could have, would have, should have . . . ." and God gave you the gift of all of the time at a time in her life and yours when it was absolutely needed. Bless you both, and I hope that the energy and faith this has given you will have a wonderful impact on your job search, which you'll certainly return to refreshed, revitalized, and renewed!! Please do keep us posted when you can, and always remember -- a glowing reference (or a candid insight into the situation you survived) are only an email or a phone call away. Take care, KL Being unemployed, there was nothing I could offer them, they were simply wonderful human beings who made me feel cared for and helped me see the silver lining in losing my job much more quickly than I would have otherwise. From: Kathy To: Ginger Bliss Cc: Ken; Steven Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:24 PM

“Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in the world.” Alison Malee

Resources ▪ Homepage | Concussion Legacy Foundation (concussionfoundation.org) ▪ What_Is_PCS.pdf (concussionfoundation.org) ▪ Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction — Concussion Alliance

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