HAPPY
HAPPY TUESDAY TO YOU. I'M CHRISTIN PULLARA.
THIS IS "8 AND COMPANY."
HOPE YOU'RE HAVING AN AWESOME
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. I ALREADY WAS, BUT THEN I JUST
FOUND OUT ONE SECOND AGO THAT
JIM -- WELL, LARRY HAD TOMORROW
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. LET
OFF. LET ME JUST START WITH THAT.
IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY, BUT IT'S
A WEDNESDAY.
A WEDNESDAY. IT WASN'T LIKE I WAS GOING TO
BE DOING ANYTHING FUN, YOU
ABOUT I JUST THOUGHT I'M GOING
TO TAKE CARE OF SOME PERM
THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND
APPOINTMENTS, AND JIM JUST TOLD
ME, CARAKNEER THAT HE WOULD
LIKE TO WHISK ME AWAY FOR THE
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. I
NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING,
BUT I THANK YOU, YOUNG LADY,
FOR FILLING IN FOR ME TOMORROW.
>> YOU'RE GETTING WHISKED AWAY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I'M GETTING WHISKED.
>> HAPPY ALMOST YOUR
ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY. I WILL FILL YOUR FANCY SHOES
UNTIL YOU GET BACK.
>> CARA, RIGHT NOW I'M
BAREFOOT, SO THERE'S NO SHOES
TO FILL.
TO FILL.
TO FILL. SO I HAD AN IDEA.
OLD EDWARDS INN, IF YOU'RE
LISTENING, WE HAD WON AT A
CHARITY EVENT TWO NIGHTS, AND,
OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF COVID WE
NEVER GOT TO DO IT.
AND THIS LITTLE SMARTY PANTS
RIGHT HERE, I'M GOING TO CALL
THEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE
SO KIND TO LET US TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT AT THAT
LITTLE GIFT THAT WE WON.
SO AND IF NOT MAYBE THEY HAVE A
CHEAP ROOM RATE.
BUT I'M SO EXCITED.
I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO FARM OUR FRIENDS
AWAY TO -- OUR KIDS AWAY TO
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. I'M JUST PUTTING IT ALL OUT
THERE RIGHT NOW, CARA.
>> I THINK THAT IS VERY SWEET
THAT YOU WANT TO DO THAT
BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING
AND YOU WANT TO USE -- BUT IF
JIM WANTS TO WHISK YOU, LET HIM
WHISK YOU.
WHISK YOU. YOU CAN'T BE CONTROLLING THE
WHISKING.
WHISKING.
WHISKING. OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? >>
OKAY? >> OH, THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S TRUE.
THAT'S TRUE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> ALL RIGHT.
GOOD POINT.
GOOD POINT. GOOD POINT.
GOOD POINT. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S MY ALL GOOD FOR THE
DAY, A LITTLE GETAWAY.
>> I CAN'T WAIT.
I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS TUESDAY STARTED
WITH SOME GOOD STORIES, SHALL
WE?
WE?
WE? LET'S
WE? LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THIS FIRST ONE IS ABOUT MARIO
MOTELLO, AND HE YEARS AGO IN
2016 WAS IN SCHOOL AND WASN'T
FEELING SO WELL.
SHE KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF.
AND SHE SAID SHE WAS GAINING
WEIGHT, SHE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
WHY SHE WAS GAINING WEIGHT, AND
THEN SHE SAID SHE WAS LEARNING
IN SCHOOL, SHE COULDN'T RETAIN
ANY INFORMATION.
ANY INFORMATION. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
UPON AN MRI SCAN, SHE FOUND OUT
THAT SHE HAD A VERY RARE FORM
OF CANCER THAT MANIFESTED
ITSELF WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.
AND THE DOCTOR SAID THIS IS ONE
IN A MILLION BECAUSE IT
NORMALLY HAPPENS IN CHILDREN,
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NEARLY AN
ADULT AT 21.
AND SO DURING HER TREATMENT,
SHE WOULD FIND HERSELF OFTEN
LAYING ON THE COUCH, TRYING TO
RECOVER, AND SHE WOULD DRESS IN
ALL TY DYE BECAUSE SHE SAID TIE
DYE MADE HER SO HAPPY.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.
SHE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO START A TIE DYED
CLOTHING LINE.
CLOTHING LINE. IT'S CALLED REVIVE REAPPAREL.
YOU CAN DO SHOPREVIVE.COM
ONLINE TO ORDER DIRECTLY FOR
HER.
HER.
HER. BUT
HER. BUT THIS IS WHAT SHE'S DOING.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
SHE'S COLLEGE BASKETBALLED WITH
OTHER CANCER SURVIVORS.
THAT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.
SHE'S IN REMISSION, SHE'S DOING
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. AND THEY HAVE --
>> YES!
>> YES!
>> YES! YES!
YES!
YES! >>
YES! >> THEY CREATED LINES THAT HAVE
MESSAGES OF HOPE ON THEM.
THERE ARE CERTAIN -- THERE'S
JEWELRY ON THE WEBSITE.
CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S VERY COOL.
AND SHE'S DONATING A LOT OF THE
PROCEEDS TO THE TREATMENT
FACILITIES THAT HELPED HER GET
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SO
WELL. SO MARI JUST KIND OF PAYING IT
FORWARD THROUGH CLOTHING THAT
MADE HER HAPPY AND SORT OF
SPARKED THIS INNER CREATIVE
FIRE SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD
AND IS BRINGING HAPPINESS TO
OTHERS TOO AND GIVING PEOPLE
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. AND
HOPE. AND SHE SAID THIS, CHRISTINE.
SHE SAYS IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY
GOING THROUGH WHAT I WAS GOING
THROUGH, THERE IS A LIGHT AT
THE END OF THE TUNNEL, STAY
STRONG, BE STRONG AND KEEP
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. >>
GOING. >> YES!
>> YES!
>> YES! OH, MY GOSH.
CARA, I LOVE THIS.
SO MANY FEEL-GOOD STORIES
WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH A DEBILITATING DISEASE,
BUT THEY FIND IT WITHIN
THEMSELVES, WITHIN THEIR HEART
TO, YOU KNOW, TURN THINGS
AROUND AND PAY IT FORWARD AND
WANT TO CREATE POSITIVITY AND
HOPE AND LIGHT, AND, REALLY,
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW WHO LOVES
SOME TIE DYE IS CAROLINE NEWTON
>>> SO I MIGHT GET HER --
>> IT'S VERY TRENDY.
>> YEAH, GIRL.
VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. IT MAKES ME HAPPY TOO.
THIS NEXT STORY IS ABOUT 5-YEAR-
OLD ELLIOT, AND THERE ARE A FEW
THINGS IN HER SHORT LIFE THAT
ELLIOT HAS REALIZED SHE HAS
COME TO LOVE SO VERY MUCH.
ONE OF THOSE BEING ANIMALS AND
THE SECOND BEING ART.
NOW, ELLIOT LIVES IN IDAHO, AND
SHE SAW ON THE NEWS THAT THE
IDAHO HUMANE SOCIETY WAS HAVING
A REALLY HARD TIME KEEPING FOOD
IN SUPPLY, THERE WERE NO TOYS
FOR THE ANIMALS.
AND THIS HIT HOME TO 5-YEAR-OLD
ELLIOT.
ELLIOT.
ELLIOT. SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. SO
THIS. SO WITH THE HELP OF HER MOTHER,
SHE STARTED PAINTING PICTURES.
SO HERE'S WHAT SHE LIKES TO
PAINT.
PAINT.
PAINT. SHE LIKES TO PAINT ANIMALS, OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. SHE LIKES TO PAINT OUTER SPACE,
SHE LIKES TO PAINT FLOWERS,
SHAPES, WHATEVER.
SHAPES, WHATEVER. SHE MADE 50 PAINTINGS, PUT
THOSE ON HER MOTHER'S SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. SHE SOLD $900 WORTH OF
PAINTINGS AND A LOCAL ANIMAL
SHOP IN THE AREA PITCHED IN
ANOTHER $100, SO SHE WAS ABLE
TO DELIVER TO THE IDAHO HUMANE
SOCIETY FOOD, TREATS, COOL
TOYS, AND HER MOM SAID -- I
LOVE THIS TOO BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, IT STARTED WITH AN IDEA
WITH HER WANTING TO HELP THE
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. AND THEN SHE ACTUALLY SAW IT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRUITION.
AND THE COMMUNITY RALLIED
AROUND HER, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY
BOUGHT THE PAINTINGS AND
DONATED.
DONATED.
DONATED. AND SHE FELT, YOU KNOW, THAT
HER DAUGHTER ALSO SAW THAT SHE
COULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> I'M SORRY, CARA.
DID YOU SAY SHE WAS 5?
>> SHE'S 5. THAT'S AMAZING.
THIS SEGMENT ALWAYS GIVES ME SO
MUCH HOPE AND INSPIRATION,
CARA.
CARA.
CARA. I'M
CARA. I'M TELLING YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND MY 9-YEAR-OLD IS COMING
DOWN THE STAIRS, CARA.
ON QUEUE DURING THE ALL-GOOD
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. I THINK CARA WANTS TO GET IN ON
THE ACTION AND HEAR YOUR
POSITIVE STORIES.
POSITIVE STORIES. WE HAVE TIME FOR SOME MORE.
>> YES, OF COURSE.
I'M STILL WAITING FOR THAT, YOU
KNOW, -- FOR MY CHILDREN --
WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, THIS LAST ONE,
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR A
FEW MORE, BUT THIS ONE IS
HAPPENING IN DALLAS IN A HIP
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE IS A MURAL THAT WAS
CREATED BY A STREET ARTIST
NAMED MARY.
NAMED MARY. AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
A PANDEMIC THAT HAD REALLY
AFFECTED HER, AND SHE WAS GOING
TO THIS PLACE WHERE SHE WAS SO
UNHAPPY, AND I THINK A LOT OF
US CAN RELATE TO THAT NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR SITUATION IS.
AND SHE SAID IT WAS SO
IMPORTANT FOR HER TO START
REFRAMING HER LIFE, REFRAMING
WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH
BECAUSE SHE SAID OTHERWISE SHE
WAS IN SUCH DESPAIR.
SO SHE CREATED THIS MURAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT SAYS
"GRATEFUL."
"GRATEFUL." AND THE PURPOSE OF THE MURAL IS
FOR PEOPLE TO COME BY, AND
THERE ARE SHARPIE PENS
EVERYWHERE, AND YOU ARE TO
LEAVE A NOTE OF ENCOURAGEMENT,
MAYBE WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY
GRATEFUL FOR, AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMMENTING
THAT READING AND BEING AROUND
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE FINDING
JOY IN IS REALLY HELPING THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE ARE SAYING I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I'M
GRATEFUL FOR A NEW BEGINNING
AND FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS A NEW
TWINNING.
TWINNING.
TWINNING. I THINK IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE THAT THE ARTIST IS
TELLING US TO REFRAME, BE
GRATEFUL AND EVERYDAY IS A NEW
DAY, AND WE SHOULD ALL BE HAPPY
THAT WE ARE BLESSED WITH THAT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AWESOME, AWESOME ADVICE ON THIS
FABULOUS TUESDAY, CARA.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M SO GRATEFUL TO YOU AND,
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME
TAKE A MUCH NEEDED DAY OF REST
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. I SO APPRECIATE YOU, AS ALWAYS.
AND, GUYS, IF YOU HAVE AN
INTERESTING OR FEEL-GOOD STORY
FOR CARA.
FOR CARA.
FOR CARA. MAKE SURE YOU SEND IT