After the Fall: A Conversation with Robin Roberts and Jenifer Lewis
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2024
- Actress Jenifer Lewis shares how a dream vacation went awry, after falling ten feet from her hotel balcony in the Serengeti. Robin Roberts reports on Jenifer's road to recovery.
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Thank you God for sparing Jenifer Lewis and allowing her to share her story.
I pray she starts giving Him the glory for it.
In Jesus name, Amen 🙏🏻 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's not over until God says it's over.
Yes, she is indeed a walking miracle. And to still have that sense of humor about it.
Jenifer Lewis movies star Katrina I love you
19:22 “You take care of YOURSELF, BEFORE you try to give the world something.” Jenifer Lewis on living and taking care of yourself.
That stood out to me also. Making me truly evaluate MY life. I am a caregiver to others and not so much to myself. I’ve got to make some changes…before it’s too late.
That hit me too.
That was deep
@@simplyme7711 this, too is my story. We put everyone before ourselves and the same ppl will suck the life from you. Be a blessing to yourself, before you're a blessing to others.
So true...
Jennifer is such a story teller. Her voice. Her dramatics. She is just brilliant
We applaud the doctors and team at Agakhan University Hospital - Nairobi, Kenya. They handled Jenny with great care and professionalism.
Chile…I tripped on the sidewalk and fell at 30 years old and I can STILL recall the shock and disorientation. I can’t imagine falling 10 ft. in the dark. I thank God that she is well.
Aman
Especially with wild animals around! That’s pretty dangerous and scary!
10ft in the dark in the serengeti
Say a word!!!!! I just told one of my customers today that at 32 I make sure to not fall. We may look younger than we are. But the internals are f’d up. We don’t have the same food or ways of the older generations. Chile I won’t be riding a bike after 40 I tell u that!!!!
Wow!! 65 and she survived that fall and all those surgeries. Glory be to God for keeping her with us and to make it to 67 to tell the story. She looks absolutely stunning by the way ❤.
May she acknowledge that He not her strength, brought her through.
God’s Grace and Touch.
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I am a Kenyan living in Texas. Am so proud of my country Kenya and more so to the doctors in Nairobi and subordinate staff who took care of this great entertaining woman. We thank God for her comeback!
What a great job they did! Kenya, thank you ❤❤❤
Yes! Thank you ! For so beautiful Said God bless us 🙏 all ! The Doctors were awesome they were not there just because she had Money they were God's Angeles including Staff to Lift Jennifer up and take care of Jennifer well and they did very much in deed Thank you! What a True Testimony And a life Experience, Jennifer Is a very Strong Woman With dedication! and Strong will Power! I love you Jennifer! And We love you! Very Special Thanks to her Very Sweet Friend for hearing Jennifer's Voice and Getting the Help She Needed! God I'd Awesome and A Healer! Amend and Amend HE Restore Jennifer like it Never Happened! He bless those that Blesses others Keep up show us Love Jennifer ❤️ We love you ! And Thank You ! FOR KEEPING ME HAPPY WHEN I SEE YOU ON TV! THANK YOU ! ALSO Robin Robert's For your Classy and Beautiful interview of Ms Jennifer Lewis!
God has angels all around us. This is similar to my story. I was in a roll over car accident and ejected from the car even though I had a seat belt on. We dont realize how short and precious life is and how we take it for granted when we can get up from bed and not need help. This is such an amazing story ❤ I am 6 years from my accident and I never take anything for granted anymore and I am so thankful everyday for just waking up and being able to get out of bed without a wheelchair and walker. This year I started with a personal trainer and doing yoga. I need to take care of this body that God gave me another chance in. Such an amazing testimony
I stubbled on this story and was like WHILE...glad she is healing. Not sure what her religious beliefs are but I pray if she has not been baptized in the name of Jesus and filled with his precious Holy Spirit that she ask him to direct her to a church where she can be so she can get up in heaven. May God continue to bless you Ms. Lewis
“The King ate the Queen” now Jennifer… 😂 Thank you God for protecting this blessing.
LMAO - I couldn’t hold it together in that moment. 😂
NOTHING but God's protective angels! The inability to move and you hear the roar of a lion in pitch darkness, I, too would've wanted to pass out. ☺
Amen!!! I always loved this lady, thank you Jesus for sparing Jennifer’s life🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Now look I’m so grateful she is alright, it wasn’t funny but it was funny when she said that I was done 😂
She def has a sense of humor! 🤣
Ms. Robin is such a gifted, trustworthy journalist. This was an excellent interview and Ms. Lewis is an amazing storyteller.
Robin’s interview with Regina King, is one of the best too.
@@Backpack16Yes it was.
Robin is wonderful & I have deep respect for her and her work. She took up where Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters left off. Robin is as trustworthy as they were.
Trump 2024 !
Had NO ideal this happened to Jenifer. Always admired her from afar. I'm glad she's still with us b/c we need her humor.
I hadn't heard, but thanks be to God she is still here!
I met her at a Sephora in Ft. Lauderdale. She is an absolute beautiful soul. So kind and loving. I'm so grateful she's alive and doing better.
Wow… this brought me to tears.. it’s such a blessing to survive that fall. Thank God for covering her!
Me too @rayrock90 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Amen!!
say what...and those children who die of horrible deaths, those whom suffer horrible pain, disease....those souls living on the streets in cardboard boxes, garbage bags for shoes no food, starving..."god" didn't cover them, huh. Give me a break.
Amen a walking miracle.
She is and always will be a whole vibe!!!!!
Nairobi people lets like it here because our doctors literally saved her life 🥳🥳🥳
Those Kenyan women doing auntie’s hair almost made me cry. They showed her so much humanity in that small act. As black women, we know how important our hair is to us and those women were giving her back the little bit of dignity they could in that situation.
God bless all those nurses and doctors. Proud Kenyan. 🇰🇪
Mkenya hapa and I'm proud of our docs.
May the GREATEST ONE bless you in health, love, peace, and JOY 🙏🏻All the nurses and doctors helping this treasure! You, who worked the graveyard shift or 3 am walk thrus, you who saved her sanity with your compassion and kindness. Africans are truly amazing beings! I don’t have to be there to know; I’m an empath truly gifted. You SAVED her! Doctors Without Borders are phenomenal as well! Blessings to all🙏🏻❤️
All praises to The Most High. My eyes filling with tears of joy. Thank you Nairobi doctors and all the nurses, medical staff. 😊😊😊
Nairobi, Kenya to the world. Glad to see you back up auntie.
So much respect to the Kenyans ♡
Jenifer is EVERYTHING. She is one hell of a glorious woman! So inspirational. I have always loved her so happy she is alive & thriving!❤
There wasn't a better journalist or human being to cover this story than Ms. Robin Roberts. Ms. Jennifer Lewis is such a Vibrant and beyond Charismatic Goddess!! So glad she didnt let this triumph take her shine!!! ✨💜
Get up!!! I’ve been drowning in depression. This touched my soul. Especially when she said “if there’s pain, let me feel it…..so I can fix it.” I’m so glad you got up!!! Ms Lewis, laughter is medicine for the soul. Thank you for sharing your story. Your testimony is on time for my life’s test. I’m getting up!!!!
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR @KRISTALWALKER1972!!!!!!❤
Rise up my sister, you are victorious. God says so
Yes,..Get up!! You got this! Don't quit! One day, at a time!!
Sending you much love and light. Force your way through the darkness ❤
@kristalwalker1972, I am so happy for you. I will keep you in my prayers so that you stay up. Should you need encouragement in any moment, watch this again.
"Take care of your body so when you fall you can get back up again!" Wisdom nugget to live by❤
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What an emotional interview. Thank you Robin, you did an exceptional job. And I am so grateful that Ms. Lewis survived, is ready to thrive and took the time to share with us, as only she could, her story, the depth of her pain with wit and humor and grace. May God continue to bless them both, and the entire Good Morning America team, the doctors and the kind women who braided her hair in Nairobi. 🙏🏽
" Take care of yourself so when you fall you will be able to get back up" ❤❤❤❤
Amen
That was enough for me right there.
"Your body is broken. You need to be fixed." I have chills. The fact that she can sit there and speak to us is a miracle. Whew. Ms. Lewis makes a good point about taking care of your body. My mother had back and knee surgery in her late 60s and early 70s and she recovered so quickly because she was so fit. She exercises daily and lifts weight several times a week, even in her 70s. Doing so really made a difference. Oh, how I wish Ms. Lewis well! She still has so much to do and discover here. I am so grateful that she is optimistic and driven. May she be supernaturally healed!
Auntie Jenn so resilient. Thanking God for your favor and recovery.
Jennifer Lewis is a walking Miracle ! So happy she made it out of that horrifying incident. I was on the edge of my seat watching this! She has such a way of telling a story! I felt like I was right there! I laughed, cried and was in aw of what she endured! God was definitely with her. It could've turned out so much worse!! Keep being amazing Jennifer! You look as fabulous and vivacious as ever!❤
ITS A LITTLE MIRACLE FOR ME TO SEE ON A TV NEWS ABOUT JENNIFERS ACCIDENT. I AM A FEMALE 83 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD 5 FALLS IN THE PAST 4 YEARS BUT LIKE JENNIFER I REFUSED TO STAY DOWN. DID WHAT I HAD TO DO TO GET BACK UP AND WALK AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EASY AND WILL CONTINUE TO L8VE WITH SOME PAIN. MY DAILY THERAPY IS PLAYING THE PIANO. I AM A PROFESIONAL ACCORDION MUSICIAN AND HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. LOST MY HUSBAND 43 YEARS AGO AND HAD TO RAISE AND SURVIVE TO TAKE CARE OF 4 CHILDREN. WATCHING AND HEARING JENNIFERS ACCOUNT OF HER DETERMINATION TO LIVE AND OVERCOME THE INJURIES GIVES ME THE STRENTH TO KEEP GOING AND LAUGH AND ENJOY EACH DAY. GOD BLESS YOU JENNIFER AND KEEP GETTING BACK UP. FROM TERRIE IN BETHLEHEM PA. 😊❤❤
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Bless may the Lord continue to keep you❤
Blessings to you!!
God Bless you Terry! Yes as long as you have the will-Live! Take care to yourself. 🥰
I always loved this woman, but this testimony moved me to value life and her journey. I love her even more.
This testimony leaves me speechless 😢. To God be the glory! Thank you Queen Jenifer for sharing 😊
I am so grateful for God's keeping Jenny with us and for her courage to heal herself before bringing her story to the world. What fantastic lessons!
"I'm still alive and I'm here to thrive." ❤❤❤ I felt that in my bones.❤
It made me cry for real.
I burst into tears when I saw Nairobi combing Jennifer’s hair. What an amazing interview. Thank God she lived to talk about it.
❤❤❤ yes beautiful
Such a kind and beautiful act. A true gift from the heart.
Amen!!! I loved this video and her hair being combed by the Nairobians too!!!
So Proudly Kenyan 🇰🇪 ❤❤❤ Love You Queen Jennifer Lewis
Wow! The incomparable Jenifer Lewis. I cried when the nurses braided her hair. God needed her here longer and we are grateful. 🙌🏽
Jenifer's magnificent oratory skill will NEVER be duplicated. She is compelling!! Love her!
Wow what a testimony from an extraordinary woman. I cried, I laughed, and rejoiced in her healing. "You take care of yourself before you try to give the world something." Thank you Jennifer ❤️.
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I had tears and chills listening to this interview. Im so happy she's here to tell her story and she is such a strong woman.
My daughter was ejected in a roll over car accident 6 yrs ago and had similar fractures in her pelvis and has similar hardware in her body.
I'm happy Ms. Lewis is recovering. My daughter completely recovered and is doing well.
15 years ago when i was 11 years old i was in a roll over accident as well. I was ejected from the vehicle and had a broken pelvis, fractured skull, bruised face, black eye and eye swollen shut. Oh and some scars from it. I healed completely in the name of Jesus, i did not need any surgeries.❤❤❤
Ms. Lewis gives life boldly and beautifully. She is truly a gift from heaven. Thank you for living out loud!!
Oh Lord!! THANK YOU for this amazing interview!! THIS WOMAN IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!! LOVE, LIGHT and HEALING ENERGY to the beautiful Ms. Lewis!! Her story is an absolute inspiration!!❤❤❤❤
She has always been a favorite of mine. As I sit here recuperating from a broken ankle, Jenifer gives me hope and her precious energy literally jumps off the screen and into our hearts. Love her!!
In Lupita Nyong'os speech when she won the Oscars a decade ago "It doesn't escape me for a moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's"
The mention of Nairobi Kenya 🇰🇪and a health system that works and its kind people being showcased to the world should give Africans and especially Sub-saharan Africans the confidence that yes we are good enough and we can do it and become a global hub thats highly sorted after for all the right reasons.
My thoughts and love are with you Ma'am Jennifer. May God bless you with longevity and good health because you are a blessing to your generation ❤️
What a woman. She is an absolute legend. Jennifer Lewis is unstoppable
I am beyond overjoyed that she is still here with us. Such a miracle.
The lessons and wisdom on display here transcends Aunties journey of recovery, it’s a true gospel on how to as she put it “get up” and keep living. Love this interview
I'm crying about the incident ,she is so strong and animated in telling her accident .Thank God ,she made it through
In November I hit a brick wall head on.. I broke both ankles, completely shattered the right with an open fracture. I had an external fixture for a few months. I had to move in with my daughter, used a bedside toilet and was bedridden.
I just got the clearing to put weight on the right leg.
God is good!! I only had ankle injuries.
Before this I was super independent, and a huge introvert that didn’t leave the house much. I’m an accountant that would only leave my office to use the restroom.
Life changed!!! I have pins and screws in my ankles but I’m starting to walk.. and will be walking moving and leaving the house more.. life changed.
Praise the Most High. May you continue to recover and thrive. Many won't acknowledge your comment bc it's not singing the praises of Jenifer. While we ought be thankful for her being preserved, YOU gave the Healer the glory. That,to me, is a true testimony! Bless you!
@@RestorationEdenMinistries thank you!! 🙏🏾 I’m so blessed
May God bless you & keep you! Thank Him for your daughter! God has been Good to you both!
Bless you and your continued healing❤
"Laugh when nothing is funny" 😢❤
Good humor, cause she said the animals talk about her..WOW!..😂
You were in Good Hands. The Dr who put a Titanium Bar in My Broken Neck was from Kenya. He looked at me & said “I do good work” He did. I know he had the most beautiful skin I have ever seen. I swear it shined like Copper. from the time he enter the hallway you could hear him greet everyone. A Miracle Man.
She is an inspiration. May God continue to protect her and grant her many more years of joy and laughter 🙏
I just came from watching the mini segment...i had to come to the full interview.....
.....all i can say is powerful omg
This was heart wrenching at first, but what a victorious ending❤❤❤❤🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yeah !!!
Never knew I feel this way for a person never met in Person!!!
God bless you auntie. An Angel watched over you with that fall❤speedy recovery. We love you much❤
This interview was so moving! My soul needed this ❤
She is the greatest human to ever exist. I love this woman so much 😭😭😭😭🤎🤎🤎🤎
“I married nature. Nature is my husband.” Love it!
GOD CREATED NATURE SO YOUR HUSBAND IS THE LORD OUR GOD❤
That was a very profound thing she said. ❤
I hate when they try to describe God as other things like nature or the universe NO say it right his name is GOD 👏🏾
God's not happy with that statement. God wants to reign, be worshipped & loved above creation.
That was foolish, very new agey and hurtful to the Lord. Pray for Jennifer. We love you Jennifer!
Ms. Jennifer survived because she was flexible. So inspirational: "Get up and move your body." Thank GOD for her covering and total healing. I'm believing him for just that. 🙏🏽
WOW the fact that she was able to keep this quiet. Bless you Jenifer, thanks for sharing this incredible story. Continued blessings to you.
Little after one year, you gain the strength to do this interview. What a miracle!
How can you not love this women! She is a class act. Beauty and talent like a lioness!!! Love you Jennifer!! Thank your for perhaps unknowingly touching my soul!! You got up! Sadly many people don’t!! Can’t wait for your new book!
Ain't God good! Praise God for her friend, the doctors, and staff who took care of our Auntie Jen!
" I'm walking, but I'm still in pain, and I know I will feel this for the rest of my life " ❤
NO YOU WILL NOT FEEL THE PAIN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!! THE LORD IS OUR HEALER. ISAIAH 53:5 SAYS "BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED, THEREFORE YOU ARE HEALED AND THE PAIN IS GOING AWAY. TYJ❤
@j49bd189 I love Jesús and everything, but it has been 32 years, and it's not going anywhere, appeantly. Her point was that she was grateful to be alive regardless of the pain and horror that she went through. Amen! 🙏🏽
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@@ramibasioni8624 WITHOUT FAITH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD. IT WILL BE 29 YEARS DECEMBER 1995 SINCE GOD HEALED ME OF AGGRESSIVE STAGE 3 CANCER AND BY HIS GRACE & MERCY IT HAS NOT RETURNED AND BY FAITH I WILL REMAIN CANCER AND PAIN FREE TIL HE BRINGS ME TO HEAVEN. I WILL PRAY THAT GOD HEAL YOU. TYJ❤️
Oscar winning recounting. She almost cried!
This is a harrowing story of fear, courage and God’s grace. 😇 Blessings to her for coming through to get back to life. 🙏🏾💔🥰
Amazing! You are a force of inspiration and hope. Thanks for sharing.
She reminds me so much of my mother....Thank you God for watching over her ❤❤❤
What a story! Nothing but the grace and mercy of God to see her through this. God bless her. Thank you for showing us that it’s possible to get back up Ms. Jennifer Lewis. 💕🙏🏾
Agakhan Nairobi has the best doctors in Africa, you would have healed well even in Nairobi. Good to see you doing well.
@sandrawaweru No doubt! Without the emergency surgery done IN Africa she knows she wouldn’t be here. She just wanted to go home to be near her family & friends. And thankfully she’s thriving now. A major win for EVERYONE 🙌🏼🙌🏼💖💖
Jennifer my golden auntie. I have cried cried so much because everybody know that I am she and she is I. My favorite mother, auntie I love for her movies and shows. She saved my life many times growing up watching her and listening to her speeches. She needs a show of her own
So happy Ms. Lewis made it back home safely and went on the healing journey she needed. She is so strong! We love you Ms. Jenifer Lewis!
I cried through the whole interview! Shes a strong lady, so full of life.....Love you Jennifer!!!!❤
I just love Auntie Jennifer. This breaks my heart but I’m so grateful for all the people that were there to help her. So grateful that God spared her life. Hopefully they fix that balcony so no one else gets hurt. My God
I love the way Jenny speaks to herself with so much grace and love. Shows that she’s an evolved soul.
she is so full of the holly spirt she walked through the fire and showed you need only you to pick yourself up no one can do it but you such a beautiful soul a great interview
Thank you Jennifer. You tell the world. "After the fall" there is hope and there is life.❤❤❤❤
Amen 🙏
Yes… I needed to hear this personally. ❤️🩹🙏🏾😢 Wishing Ms. Lewis, the absolute best in her continual healing, along with recovery.❤️🩹
So glad she's still with us and still has full mobility. Shout out to her irrepressible spirit/strength, her friend traveling with her who called for help and the outstanding medical team. She's such an icon and a lovely person.
Incredible recovery story..sometimes we just take life for granted..we should be thankful for everything ..very humbling..God bless you Jenifer..you are such an inspiration..thank you for sharing 🙏
I am so glad she survived and is able to tell the story such a wonderful storyteller
I love how Robin interview with such empathy ❤ God Bless Jennifer and Robin for this amazing moment
The Rise after The Fall! Yes! Auntie Jen 💪🏾🙏🏾 💪🏾 💛
She's courage and grace personified! I'm so very glad she's well despite everything she went through! ❤
One of the best in the game! Great actress! There's only a few like her. Brilliant, strong, and deep. Love her!
I fell mentally March 2020 so I’ve been frozen in time and I haven’t been able to get back up. Thank you. I needed this.❤
One day at a time and you will recover it time ❤
@@trulyrblessedUnlikely, the CDC just removed their c0 vid isolation guidelines and most people won't mask anymore, y'all just open-mouth cough, flailing like unmanned firehoses 🙃 Btw there's no treatment for long c0 vid.
@@StrawmnMcPersonwhat did that have to do with the the comment?
I understand. I have fallen mentally as well back in 2015. 2020 just made it worst. I had a hysterectomy and that definitely added to my depression. I'm currently on leave now. All I can say is take it one day at a time and get help if you're not already. Hugs.
I sincerely appreciate the encouragement. 🙏🏽
What an absolute miracle!! I love stories like these because it just goes to show that if it’s not your time to go, no matter what happens to you, you’ll make it through.
Sending her tons of love from Africa...Uganda❤
Wow. She is really brings the drama to this story. Feels like a sermon 🙌
This is a true testimony of Jenifer Lewis!
That's how Jennifer talks.
@@ayshlaila3975 I love it
It's her testimony
Grateful that it ended well, and thank you for the compliments on Kenyan doctors. Can assure you that Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi is as good as Mayo Clinic, Rochester
I’m so happy to see this story being shared. I had a similar injury that happened in 2022 and I’m still rehabbing. I had to relearn how to walk and if I’d given up cuz it was easier to do so if still be partially paralyzed and using a walker . I thank god for my guardian angels and the ability to feel and walk again cuz at one point I don’t think I would. I still have a way to go but each day is a bit better than the day before. Thanks so much for doing this interview.
OMG, I took a fall almost 4 yrs ago, and watching Ms. Lewis well up with tears as she talk about the bolder near her head, reminds me of how I feel that despite my injuries I didn't break my nose. I am in awe that God spared my nose despite the fact that I sustained a cut under my nose. I feel so blessed, and I am glad that both Ms. Lewis and I are here to tell our stories 🙏 🙌
Love from Nairobi 🇰🇪
It takes forever for nerve endings to heal. Jenifer Lewis is the woman. Wise. She broke, mended. May peace be upon her and long her days!
Take care of yourself before you give the world something....best quote from Jenifer Lewis about Getting Up
What an amazing, encouraging testimony.
Nothing but excellence from Robyn! So glad to have you back Ms. Lewis!
Jenifer Lewis is a national treasure. Godspeed Queen!
I am in tears. It is understandable why Jennifer didn't say anything about what happened to her until she was ready to. She spoke truth when she said that we have to take care of ourselves. Jennifer is a beautiful person inside and out!
You have inspired me so many times. God knows we still need you. YOU show us how life should be lived in the hills and the valley. LOVE!!
It's a blessing to have Jenifer Lewis. Thank ABC for making this video available.
Wow! A guardian angel…wow! So glad you’re still with us….amazing!
(Tears) I’m so glad Auntie survived to tell her story. I understood what she meant when she said she didn’t want to tell her family. She didn’t want them worried and there’s also some pride in there, as being the most successful or strongest in one’s family- we don’t like our family to see us down because we’re so used to them needing us, not the other way around.
This is so heartbreaking I’m glad she healed 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️
So happy to see our auntie in good health and spirit. This was a true testament to resilience. I’m glad she also mentioned her therapy being a useful tool. ❤️