Stories of R.A.O.C.

By Elisha-Joy Burke

December 12/2017

It is a proven fact that your emotions affect your physical health, when you smile or

laugh it lets out ‘happy hormones’ that can affect your body in a helpful way. When

we go out in costume to see kids in the hospital it actually can help them get better

faster. If you sit around all day miserable when you have a cold you are less likely to

get better as fast as someone who at least tries to get some good out of it. We went

to the hospital once and there was this girl who had been hit by a train, she hadn’t

had a very good couple of days and was going to be in the hospital for a while.

When we saw her we made her day and she actually started to feel better than

before. We visited her a couple more times, even on thanksgiving because it’s really

hard for people, of any age, to be in the hospital during holidays. Every time we saw

her she looked better. Eventually she got out of the hospital and we made her an

honorary RAOC avenger shirt that said ‘Titanium Girl’ on it, the nickname we had

given her because after she got hit they put titanium plates inside of her. When we

presented it to her she told us how much we had helped her when she was sick and

how she really liked what we were doing! Us going to the hospital made her get

better faster than if we hadn’t gone and you can do the same thing for other people.

Now I’m not saying you have to come out in costume with us, although that would be

appreciated, but just smiling at someone who you normally wouldn’t could make

them feel a whole lot better. We Made ‘Titanium Girl’ happy by visiting her and we

made her feel better too, we set an example and hope you will follow it!

familydoctor.org/mindbody-connection-how-your-emotions-affect-your-health/

powerofpositivity.com/emotions-health/

oprah.com/health/how-your-emotions-affect-your-health-and-immune-system

#PhotoBomb!

December 9/2017

So this one time we were going down-town and Captain America sees this group girls

taking a selfie. He points out the fact that they have a selfie stick and waves in their

direction to show me where they are, since in my mask I can’t see very well. Anyway

I start running towards them as fast as I can and land behind them in my classic

Spiderman pose. The girl holding the selfie stick screams a blood-curdling scream

that sounds through the city park. Finally after they all calm down she asks if I want

to take a selfie with them and of course I couldn’t say no. I get back into my pose

and they’re about to take the selfie when Captain America comes up behind them

and puts his hand on the selfie-stick girl's shoulder. He had been walking up to us

since I jumped behind them, but they didn’t see him till then. The girl turns around

and just stares at him mouth open, probably letting in flies. After she gets herself

together she asks if he wants to join us too. Once the selfe is taking Cap. and I walk

away leaving the girls a giggling mess. So that was out #photobomb story, hope you

liked it!

Whoop, Whoop, That’s The Sound Of The Police   

December 9/2017

This one time Cap. Black Widow and I were in our car on the way to the hospital

when we pulled up next to a police officer. Cap. was driving and I was in the

passenger seat leaving Black widow in the back. So when we pulled up next to him I

was the first person he saw. Being a police officer he was very aware of his

surroundings and noticed me right away, unlike some drivers. He kept looking at me

to his computer back and forth contemplating whether to get back to work or ask us

what the heck we were doing. I waved at him and then he came to a decision, he

leaned slightly out of his window and asked us exactly that. We smiled, of course he

couldn’t see mine but I did anyway. Then we told him that we were going to the

hospital to see the children and he looked almost relieved. I told him, “Don’t worry,

I’m not as bad as J.J. says, I don’t try to be a menace!” He laughed getting the J.J.

Jameson reference. The light turned green and we went our separate ways, at least

we gave the guy something funny to tell his fellow officers about. Also I had wanted

to use that line for a long time!