00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:07.770,00:00:09.970 First we have a very special piece to share with you this morning. 00:00:10.080,00:00:12.680 One that Tracey put together earlier this week. To bring us up to date 00:00:13.090,00:00:15.750 on the topic that is really near and dear to her heart. 00:00:15.850,00:00:20.720 Oh Jim, that's so true. I feel so strongly about the issue of flying debris. 00:00:21.130,00:00:23.430 And it's my hope that after viewing this segment, 00:00:23.720,00:00:27.120 that you'll feel just as strongly about it too. - So let's take a look. 00:00:30.500,00:00:33.370 This is Karen Stillwell, wife, mother of three, 00:00:34.030,00:00:35.830 and my best friend in high school. 00:00:36.420,00:00:39.980 In 2003, she died from the affects of flying debris. 00:00:40.470,00:00:42.870 Karen ate well and exercised regularly, 00:00:43.180,00:00:46.450 but that couldn't protect her from the arrant piece of wood 00:00:46.550,00:00:48.680 that struck her in the forehead while she was water skiing. 00:00:49.420,00:00:53.420 After Karen died, I made it my mission to ensure that nobody needlessly 00:00:53.520,00:00:56.090 loses a friend to wind-born rubble, ever again. 00:00:57.660,00:01:00.230 The foundation I started, "Umbrellas of Love", 00:01:00.330,00:01:03.200 seeks to spread the word about the dangers of flying debris 00:01:03.500,00:01:06.270 through add campaigns and educational programs. 00:01:07.000,00:01:09.700 But to truly grasp the enormity of this problem, 00:01:09.940,00:01:12.980 you need to hear from some of the brave survivors who were injured 00:01:13.070,00:01:14.640 by random flying things hitting them. 00:01:15.410,00:01:18.850 I woke up and heard the doctors say, 00:01:20.180,00:01:25.080 you've been hit by a piece of flying re-bar. 00:01:25.380,00:01:27.350 It came out of nowhere. 00:01:28.690,00:01:30.460 It just flew up and hit me. 00:01:30.820,00:01:33.340 I got crushed by a big, old fashioned stove. 00:01:34.360,00:01:35.660 I really couldn't move. 00:01:36.130,00:01:37.760 The flying debris survivors I visited with 00:01:37.860,00:01:40.030 are among the bravest people I know. 00:01:40.730,00:01:43.770 They never blame the gust of wind that propelled the weather vane into their body, 00:01:44.070,00:01:47.040 or the rusted window grate that came lose and plummeted onto their heads. 00:01:47.340,00:01:49.510 Instead, they say they feel lucky. 00:01:49.810,00:01:53.710 If we're going to stop this epidemic of garbage and rubble killing innocent people, 00:01:54.010,00:01:57.210 we're going to have to face some hard truths about the pervasiveness 00:01:57.630,00:02:01.560 of unattached, or insecurely attached objects throughout our nation's cities and towns. 00:02:02.120,00:02:05.760 Make a plan to assess the risk of flying debris in your area. 00:02:06.290,00:02:11.820 If you visit www.watchoutnow.org, you can download some printable debris markers. 00:02:12.100,00:02:15.940 Simply affix these labels to any rocks, jagged pieces of metal, 00:02:16.040,00:02:17.840 large branches, loose bricks, 00:02:17.940,00:02:21.840 cars and damaged gargoyles you see in your home, workplace, or neighborhood. 00:02:22.170,00:02:24.840 If you notice your kids laughing at someone they see on TV 00:02:25.220,00:02:28.390 getting clobbered by a random object, take the time to speak with them 00:02:28.480,00:02:32.050 about the very real consequences of getting hit on the head with a vase. 00:02:32.350,00:02:36.820 Please, tell all friend about the danger posed by flying debris. 00:02:36.920,00:02:38.090 Do it for me, 00:02:38.590,00:02:39.520 for Karen, 00:02:39.920,00:02:41.360 most of all, for yourself. 00:02:42.330,00:02:45.230 Thank you. - That is very powerful stuff, Tracey. 00:02:45.400,00:02:46.730 You are going to help a lot of people. 00:02:47.030,00:02:50.010 I just hope that by sharing my experience, and my journey, 00:02:50.110,00:02:54.310 that I can make a difference in people's lives. - You will. You are. 00:02:54.780,00:02:58.490 Now our romance expert is going to help you get the love life you want 00:02:58.640,00:03:00.810 from that impotent, fat, balding husband of yours. 00:03:01.110,00:03:03.650 Still Ahead This Hour... HOW TO TALK TO YOUR TEEN ABOUT SEX 00:03:03.980,00:03:06.550 WHILE THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF HAVING SEX