IT. YEAH, FOR SURE. ALRIGHT, WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. THE WEATHER HERE HAS HELD UP
BEAUTIFULLY. WE WANT TO CHECK
IN NOW WITH METEOROLOGIST
CANDACE CAMPOS WHO IS OVER.
SHE’S BEEN OVER GO-TO FOR MOST
OF TODAY. AND SHE STILL IS.
LOOK AT WE HAVE ALMOST THE
SAME BACKDROP? SO YOU’RE
REALLY GOES YOU TO
>> WELL, I’M I’M IN THE
STUDIO. THIS IS A GREEN SCREEN
BEHIND ME, RIGHT? DOESN’T IT
CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE. BUT
WE’RE SURROUNDED.
>> BY PEOPLE. THE LIGHT TO
SHUT OFF DURING ERIC’S A STORY
THERE. PEOPLE ARE GETTING
EXCITED. I KNOW WE’RE ALL WHEN
WAITING HOURS OUT HERE IN THE
HEAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW
YOU A VERY SPECIAL STORY, VERY
DEAR TO MY HEART THAT WE’RE
WORKING ON FOR IT FOR THIS
SPECIAL. IT’S A WOMAN WHO HAS
A VETERAN WHO’S WORKED FOR
YEARS, PROTECTING AND HELPING
THOSE VETERAN FAMILIES IN A
TIME OF NEED. SHE IS ONE
VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH THE FISHER HOUSE SINCE IT
FIRST STARTED. AND THE FISHER
HOUSE CERTAINLY IS A LABOR OF
LOVE FOR HER. I LOVE TO TODAY
HOUSE CERTAINLY IS A LABOR OF
LOVE FOR HER. I LOVE TO TODAY going into the night. I’M GOING TO I’M PROUD TO SHOW
YOU THE ORLANDO FISHER HOUSE.
IT’S ONE OF THE LAST TOURS
TERRY TURNER IS GIVING. WE ARE
A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES COST
THE LODGING TO LOVED ONES OF
HOSPITALIZED VETERANS.
>> AND ALSO TO VETERANS AND
CAREGIVERS. VETERANS ARE
UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENTS
BECAUSE AFTER 41 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY BETWEEN
THE MILITARY AND VA, IT’S TIME
FOR HER TO RETIRE. IT’S ABOUT
14,500 SQUARE FEET. A 7.2
MILLION DOLLAR HOME FOR THE
LAST 6 YEARS. THE ORLANDO
HOUSE HAS BEEN HER MISSION OF
THE BEAUTY OF IT IS WHEN
GUESTS COME HERE, THEY DON’T
HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING AND WE
DON’T LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT THEY CAN STAY HERE SINCE
GROUND BROKE ON THE 16 SWEET
HOME IN 2016, THOUGH I WAS
ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FROM THE
GROUND. I LEARNED MORE ABOUT
LET ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING
AND PUT AND LIGHTING AND ALL
OF THAT DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. I NEED
TO CLEAN A ROOM OR IF I NEED
TO CLEAN THE BATHROOM OR COOK
A MEAL, I JUST JUMP IN AND DO
A CREATING A HOME AWAY FROM
HOME FOR FAMILIES IN SOME OF
THE WORST MOMENTS OF THEIR
LIVES. I CAN TELL YOU THE ONES
THAT REALLY LEAVE AN IMPACT ON
YOU ARE WE HAVE LOVED ONES
THAT ARE STAYING HERE. WHILE
THE VETERAN IS IN HOSPICE CARE
OVER OUR COMMUNITY LIVING
CENTER.
>> STORIES ARE JUST SO REALLY
KEEPS YOU GROUNDED. IT MAKES
YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT LIFE
IS. HOW IMPORTANT LOVED ONES
ARE AND JUST TO BE ABLE FOR
THEM TO JUST WALK ACROSS THE
STREET AND SPEND THE LAST DAYS
OR HOURS OR SOMETIMES EVEN
MINUTES WITH THEIR LOVED ONE
IS JUST REALLY LEFT OUT SUCH
AN IMPACT ON ON ME. THERE ARE
93 FISHER HOUSE IS GETTING
RESULTS ACROSS THE NATION.
>> HAVING SERVED MORE THAN
430,000 FAMILIES SINCE THEY
STARTED. YOU KNOW, GUESTS CAN
COME THEY CAN MAKE THE FOOD IF
THEY WANT TO. WE PROVIDE ITEMS
LIKE YOU SEE HERE. THESE ARE
ALL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN
DONATED FROM PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY. WE A LOVED ONE THAT
ACTUALLY THEY WERE FROM OUT OF
STATE. BETTER BECAME VERY SICK
WHILE THEY WERE HERE. SO HE
WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR 85
DAYS THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO HIS
WIFE WAS ABLE TO STAY HERE.
AND VISIT WITH HIM EVERY
SINGLE DAY. NO OTHER STAYING
HERE. THEY DO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO USE OUR LAUNDRY
ROOM. WE’VE GOT FAMILY REALLY
HERE OUT OF THE BACK. WE HAVE
A SUMMER KITCHEN AND A COVERED
PATIO. SO WHAT WILL TERESA BE
UP TO NOW THAT SHE’S PASSING
THE TIME? ACTUALLY FEEL SUPER
EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY
OTHER THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ARE STILL
GOING TO BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR
FRIENDS OF FISHER HOUSE
ORLANDO BECAUSE I TRULY
BELIEVE IN THE MISSION. IT’S A
LABOR OF LOVE. SHE CAN’T QUITE
LET GO FROM A VETERAN. SO I DO
TAKE GREAT PRIDE YOU KNOW,
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE LODGING
TO OUR VETERANS AND THEIR
LOVED ONES. I MEAN, IT MAKES
ME FEEL LIKE I’M DOING THE
RIGHT THING AND DOING GOOD
THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
>> ISN’T SHE AMAZING WILL
REALIZE YOU COULD HEAR IN THAT
STORY. SHE’S NOT STOPPING. SHE
SERVES ON THE ORANGE COUNTY
VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
THE LAKE KNOWN OR REGIONAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND SHE
WAS ALWAYS SAYING THAT THEY’RE
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANY HELP.
SO IF YOU’D LIKE TO SUPPORT
THE FISHER HOUSE IS THERE AS
AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS.
THEY, OF COURSE, WILL BE
ACCEPTING GRANTS BECAUSE THEY
CAN USE IT FOR THEIR RECENT
ADDITIONS LIKE THAT SUMMER
KITCHEN THAT SHE WAS SO TO
BREAK GROUND ON THERE. BUT
THEY ALSO NEED DONATIONS FOR
TOILETRIES AND FOOD AND OTHER
THINGS TO HAVE ON HAND FOR ALL
THE VETERANS THAT ARE STAYING
THERE. WHAT A DIFFERENCE SHE
IS MAKING IN OUR COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE VETERANS
AND THOSE VETERAN FAMILIES
WHICH GO THROUGH SO MUCH
GIVING THEM THAT SPECIAL
MOMENT TO BE THERE WITH THEIR
IN THOSE LAST MOMENTS. BUT OF
COURSE, WE’RE AGAIN LIVE OUT
HERE CELEBRATING OR CITY OF
HEROES CELEBRATING THOSE WHO
MAKE SUCH A POWERFUL
DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE WANT TO SALUTE THEM ALL AND
TELL HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FROM US HERE IN NEW 6, OF
COURSE, FROM EVERYONE HERE
AROUND THE LAKE, I KNOW