Try this link: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/There-s-quite-a-story-behind-the-Olympic-flowers?urn=oly,220230
If you are watching the Olympics, you have seen people who win a medal receive a bouquet. They are made by people who are leaving prison, recovering addicts, or have been victims of violence. I have enjoyed the focus on diversity in these Olympics, and rather liked this approach, although the bouquets look pretty bland!
And if you watched the Men’s Ski Cross, you heard about Chris Del Bosco who is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober for three years. There was a short vignette about his past and his comments that he hopes to be able to help others. I hope that people see more and more stories like this because it lets people know that anyone can have a problem, even an Olympic athlete.
I think the only way to help people learn that mental illness and substance abuse are issues that can hit every family is to continually put the issues in front of people. What do you think?
I agree. It’s easy to turn a blind eye to issues you haven’t dealt with yourself, or with a family member. When you do come face to face with these issues, you have a whole different perspective than one who hasn’t dealt with it. We need constant reminders of the good in people, and their triumphs over adversity!