"tasi le ola" breast cancer prevention radio drama creative brief and scripts, sara krosch

May 2009

Sara [email protected]

P‐CEED Legacy ProjectRadio Drama

Creative BriefEnglish ScriptsSamoan Scripts

CREATIVE BRIEF

CAM for Cancer – Tasi le Ola Radio Drama American Samoa Community cancer Coalition

P‐CEED Legacy Project

Goal‐

Convey health messages and encourage cancer‐related

behavior change amongst women age 40+ in American Samoa in a

new way

Objective1‐

Choose a new and culturally relevant form of communication

to engage taget audience

Strategies‐

5 part radio serial drama

orginal theme song competition

Objective 2‐

Use research findings and community recommendations to

determine behavior‐change messages

Strategies‐

Literature Review

Surveys

Interviews

Stakeholder Forum/Workshop

Objective 3‐

Advertise radio drama to increase listenership

Strategies‐

radio ads print ads web ad TV ad banners posters press releasestext messages

Objective 4‐

Provide target audience incentives to increase listenership

Strategies‐

bags bracelets magnets t‐shirts brochureslaunch event

Objective 5‐

Determine if radio drama is an effective means for reaching goal

Strategies‐

text message pre/post telelphone survey

post radio drama target audicne survey

LBJ/BCCEDP service utilization numbers

Key Messages

Main Message

A) Make your health

your priotity

Title Message

You only have one life to live so make it a

healthy life

Supporting Message‐

B) Know your body‐understand body changes that might be symptoms of illness


C) No fear‐Don't let fear stop you from acting for better health


D) Detect cancer and other early to have a healthier, longer life


E) Cancer is not fate or a curse, you can make choices about your health

Episode Message Outline

Episode Messages 1 A, C, title 2 A, B, C, E, title 3 A, C, D title 4 A, B, C, D, title 5 A, C, E, title

Episode 1 Messages A) Make your health your priority C) Don’t let fear stop you from acting for better health Title) You only have one life to live so make it a healthy one Action (2‐3 days) Attention grabber‐ woman in hospital but we don’t know why Teuila, a teenage girl, asks her mother Tasi to come with her to visit their neighbor Sina who is in the hospital. Tasi has many excuses and does not go. The phone rings and Sina’s daughter Kionasina tells her friend Teuila the doctor said Sina terminally ill and may not live much longer. A few days later at home Teuila and Kionasina are discussing the deteriorating health of Sina. They notice that Tasi is also not doing well—she has gained weight, eats poorly and smokes heavily. They are worried about their mothers’ health because the Sina had similar symptoms that when unchecked and is now dying in the hospital. Teuila decides to confront their mother. Teuila is called into the kitchen to help Tasi prepare dinner. Kionasina goes home. Teuila notices Tasi does not look well and she encourages her to sit down. Tasi lights a cigarette and complains about not feeling well. They discuss the Sina’ situation—she will die soon and leave Kionasina and Ionae. They encourage Tasi to stop smoking. They suggest they cook a nutritious meal that night and then go out for a walk together. Tasi says she is too tired and acts annoyed with her daughter’s suggestions. She expresses her fears about finding out she is sick because there is nothing that can be done. If she dies, she dies. Teuila tells her Kionoasina says Sina was (C) afraid and that stopped her from seeking help. Cliffhanger‐ Did they wait too long to find her help? What is she dying from? Speaking Characters Tasi, mother Teuila, Tasi’s older daughter Kionasina, Teuila’s friend, Sina’s daughter

Episode 2 Messages A) Make your health your priority B) Know your body, understand changes that might be symptoms of disease C) Don’t let fear stop you from acting for better health E) cancer is not fate/curse, you can make choices about your health Title) You only have one life to live so make it a healthy one 1 week later Action (1 day) Teuila is leaving for school. She reminds Tasi about the cancer education event happening at the church later that day. The mother had previously said she would attend this event with the daughter but now she has many excuses: no one will be there to watch the children, she has to cook dinner, she is too tired. Teuila says Pua will do the cooking and watch the kids and Tasi can take a nap before the event. Frustrated Tasi says there is no use in learning about cancer because it is a (E) curse—it runs in the family and it is God’s will. She had an auntie and her mother died of cancer so there is nothing that can be done about it except pray you never get that sickness. She says she is (C) afraid to learn she might have cancer too because there is no cure, so it is best not to know. Just when Teuila is ready to give up Kionasina knocks on the door. She greets everyone and says the Faifeau’s wife instructed her to gather all the village women for cancer education event at the church. Kionasina says her auntie in Seattle thinks Sina has cancer. Kionasina does not know anything about cancer but she is eager to find out more. If her mother has cancer maybe there is still something that can be done to treat her. At the church Fia the health outreach worker provides basic information about breast cancer. During the question and answer part a village woman named Imeleta says that cancer is a curse (E) and there is no cure so why should they screen? Aolele, a cancer survivor, addresses this question explaining that women can know their bodies and understand changes. When they find changes they cannot be afraid to go to the hospital. Women have choices and if they decide to screen for cancer early it can e treated and not a curse. A Second Village Woman, Moana, says she does not trust the hospital, she only trusts in praying to God to keep her healthy. Aolele tells her “prayer without works is dead” and the Lord helps those who help themselves. Aolele encourages the woman to (A) make their healthy a priority because (title) they only have one life. Fia and Aolele encourage the woman to get screened for cancer. Cliff‐hanger‐ Will Tasi get screened? Speaking Characters Tasi, mother Imeleta, village woman Teuila, Tasi’s older daughter Moana, village woman Kionasina, Teuila’s friend, Sina’s daughter Fia, Health Outreach Worker Aolele, Cancer Survivor

Episode 3 Messages A) Make your health your priority C) Don’t let fear stop you from acting for better health D)Detect cancer early for a healthier, longer life Title) You only have one life to live so make it a healthy one Picks up at end of Episode 2 Action 1 week Fia and Aolele encourage the woman to get screened for cancer. Fia tells the women the times and places for the after‐hours breast cancer screening clinics. Imeleta asks what happens for screening. Fia explains clinical breast exams, self breast exams and mammograms. Fia says she can perform the Clinical Breast Exam in a small room after the meeting and she encourages women to stay. Moana asks Tasi if she will stay to be screened. Tasi says no. She needs to get home to prepare for a falavelave. A couple of days later Tasi receives a phone call from Kionasina saying her mother Sina wonders why her good friend Tasi has not visited her in the hospital. Tasi decides to visit Sina. The next day at the hospital Sina tells Tasi she knows she has cancer. She describes her experience. Five years earlier she attended a cancer awareness talk at the church where she learned how to do a self breast exam. She did self exams every month as she was taught and one day she found a lump. Her husband, Ionane, told her to go to the hospital but she was afraid and she did not have time to see the doctor. Her relatives took her to a Fofo for massage but this did not work and the lump got bigger. All she could do was pray. After 3 years the lump became painful and her husband finally convinced her to go to the hospital because she could no longer sleep through the night. She had a mammogram and then she was referred to the Surgical Ward for a biopsy. Sina explains the biopsy procedure. She does not know why she was so afraid of a biopsy all those years. Now the doctors say she has waited too long because the cancer has spread to other parts of her body. All those years she did not want to believe she was sick and she did not want to burden her family. Sina tells Tasi if she could do it again she would have been brave and screened for cancer early. She tells it is best to know and she should be screened because she knows cancer is in Tasi’s family. Tasi decides she will be screened. The episode ends at the Clinic with the nurse telling Tasi to come back in 2 weeks for the results of her mammogram. Cliffhanger‐ Will Sina live? Will Tasi come back for her results? Speaking Charaters Tasi, mother Imeleta, Village woman Sina, Tasi’s nghbor Moana, Village woman Fia, Health Outreach Worker

Episode 4 Messages A) Make your health your priority B) Know your body, understand changes that might be symptoms of disease C) Don’t let fear stop you from acting for better health D)Detect cancer early for a healthier, longer life Title) You only have one life to live so make it a healthy one 2 weeks later Action 1 day Ete, Tasi’s husband, is talking with 2 male co‐workers at a Public Works site. They notice Ionae has not returned to work since his wife Sina died recently. Little Pita says he heard Sina died of cancer, but what can be done about cancer? Big Pita says he does not know what he would do if he lost his wife because their children are still young. Ete says the woman seem to be so busy taking care of everyone else they don’t take care of themselves. They need to make their health their priority for the sake of the family. At school that day Teuila and Kioansina are talking. Kionasina says how much the family misses Sina. She remembers her mother slowly becoming sick over the years but she never complained. But they knew she was sick and wanted to help her. Once Sina went to see a Fofo in Upolo who she had heard had medicine for her sickness. When Sina returned from Apia she was in pain and needed finally agreed to go to the hospital. Kionasina wishes she would have known her mother had cancer because they have family members in Hawaii and Seattle who could have helped her get treatment off‐island. But Sina kept her illness a secret form the family. At home later that night Ete tells Tasi she needs to take care of her health and take advantage of the doctor’s knowledge at the hospital. He jokes that if she dies he’ll have to marry someone else—maybe her sister will be available? Ete says he received a call that day that Tasi’s cancer screening results are available. He offers to drive her to the hospital the next morning and then they’ll go out for breakfast. Tasi agrees. Cliffhanger‐ What will Tasi’s results be? Speaking Charaters Tasi, mother Teuila, Tasi’s older daughter Ete, Tasi’s husband Kionasina, Teuila’s friend, Sina’s daughter Litte Pita, Ete’s Co‐worker Big Pita, Ete’s Co‐worker

Episode 5 Messages A) Make your health your priority C) Don’t let fear stop you from acting for better health E) cancer is not fate/curse, you can make choices about your health Title) You only have one life to live so make it a healthy one next morning Action 1 day Tasi is getting ready for the day with the radio playing in the back ground. She sings along with the “One Life” theme song. Ete comments that she seems to be in good spirits lately. Teuila notices she is not smoking and has been walking with the village women to church instead of riding. Tasi says she realizes she only has one body and one life and if she does not take care of it no one else will. She admits she is still a little afraid of receiving her cancer screening results but that fear cannot stop her. Ete reminds Tasi that God is there for them in these times of uncertainty. Ete leads a prayer. As Ete is praying Tasi is reminded of all the words of advice she has received…(flashback of key lines from Teuila, Kionasina, Fia, Aolele, Sina, Ete and the nurse telling her to come back in 2 weeks). The prayer ends and Ete and Tasi drive to the hospital for the screening results. The episode ends with the nurse thanking Tasi for coming in for her results. Cliffhanger‐ What were Tasi’s screening results? How will she react? Speaking Characters‐ Tasi, mother Ete, Tasi’s susband Teuila, Tasi’s oldest daughter Fia, nurse *all other voices previously taped

Profiles of Speaking Characters

Name

Main Characters Minor Characters

Tasi Teuila Ete Sina Kionasina Fia Aolele Imeleta Moana Big Pita Little Pita

Description Mother Tasi’s daughter

Tasi’s husband

Tasi’s neighbor, friend

Sina’s daughter

Health outreach nurse

Cancer survivor

Village woman 1

Village woman 2

Ete’s coworker 1

Ete’s coworker 2

Age 47 17 50 55 17 40 60 58 45 49 37 Married to Ete ‐‐ To Tasi To Ioane ‐‐ yes widow yes yes yes yes

Children Teuila, Pua, ‐‐ Teuila, Pua Kionasina ‐‐ yes yes yes yes yes yes

Village Leone Leone Leone Leone Leone Laulii Nuuuli Leone Leone Pago Pago Vaitogi

Job Seamstress, homemaker

High school student

Public Works

teacher High school student

outreach nurse Retired business owner

Cannery worker

Farmer, market

Public works Public works

Social Rank

Middle class Middle class

Middle class

Middle class Middle class

Upper Middle class

Upper Middle class

Lower Middle Class

Lower Middle Class

Lower Middle Class

Lower Middle Class

Main Personality

Trait

Hesitant, cautious

Supportive, fears

motivate her to act

Humorous Afraid to take a risk, stays

busy, “If I don’t

think about it will go away”

Respectful, quiet, polite

Values Most

family Mother, education

wife life Mother, faith

Hobbies Sewing, BINGO

Movies, volleyball

Cricket Sunday School Superintende

nt

Church youth

activities Bad Habit

Smokes, not physically active

Talkative, pushy

Doesn’t pay

attention to family

Puts her needs last

Timid

Attitude Towards Change

Needs convincing, ambivalent, does not want to

acknowledge change

Open to change, pushes others to change

Easy going, initiates change after some time

Slow to accept change, driven

to not let others make same mistakes

Does not openly react to change, follows cues of others

Common Phrase

“oh well” “Just do it” “Be

strong”

“ok, uh” “Tasi le ola” “what?”

Tasi le Ola ‐ Episode 1

FX Theme song opening Background music (fades under) Sewing machine and scissors (fades under)

1. Narrator

It’s a quiet afternoon in Leone village. Tasi, a married mother of 5 children, is busy finishing sewing an order. Her two daughters, Teuila and Pua, have just come home from youth choir practice.

2. Teuila

You know Mom, I haven’t seen my friend Kiona at school lately. She’s been really busy taking care of her mom at the hospital.

3. Tasi No wonder (why) she hasn’t come around lately to talk and help me sew, but I really could use her now because of all the orders that I have.

4. Teuila Why don’t we go visit them? I’m sure they’ll be happy to see us, mom! And I’ll get to talk to my friend‐Kiona, again!

5. Tasi I wish we could go, but there’s too much stuff that I need to do around the house. (Mom gives order to Pua) Pua, when your done with your homework, pick up the trash outside.

6. Teuila Please, mom! Just today….please?

FX Phone rings Pick up phone

7. Tasi

I’ll get it. Hello!

8. Kiona (sadly) Hello. Is Teuila there please? 9. Tasi

Yes, just a moment. (Calling) Teuila . (Pause) Teuila! Kiona is on the phone for you.

10. Teuila Hello?

11. Pua Teuila, It’s me‐ Kiona.

12. Teuila Hey, Kiona! How have you been? I miss talking to you at school! I just talked to my mom about you—that you haven’t showed up at school lately. Is everything okay? How’s your mother?

13. Kiona (almost crying) um…I don’t know

14. Teuila Kiona, are you okay? You sound upset. Is everything okay with your mother?

15. Kiona I… I overheard the doctor tell my dad this morning that she’s not getting better. ..that she won’t be coming home.

16. Teuila What…oh no! What do you mean?

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17. Kiona I don’t know…(crying) I have to go now.

FX Hang up phone 18. Teuila

Pua that was Kiona. Her mother is very ill and she sounds, really upset. (concerned) You know, I’m getting worried that something might happen to mom.

19. Pua

Like what? What do you mean?

20. Teuila Can’t you see, mom smokes too much, all she eats greasy foods, she’s gaining weight, she used to walk all the time but now all she does is stay inside. She doesn’t look well at all, can’t you tell?

21. Pua

Stop it! Stop it, okay! Don’t say that.

22. Teuila But it’s the truth, Pua! I’m worried that she might end up…like Kiona’s mom. We have to do something.

23. Pua What are we going to do?

24. Tasi (calling from distance) Pua & Teuila, I need you both to help me prepare dinner. (couging). I don’t feel so good (cough). Grab me a chair and get me some ice water. (Gasp for air).

25.Teuila (Concerned) Mom, are you OK?

26.Tasi I’m fine, okay. I’m fine, I’m fine.

27. Teuila Look mom, I just got off of the phone with Kiona, and she’s really worried about Aunty Sina. Aunty used to say she was okay too and not to worry and now she is in the hospital. And I know that we don’t talk about things like this, but I can’t imagine you not around, which is what is probably going to happen to Kiona. Mom, we only have one life…

28. Tasi (interrupts Teuila) Don’t worry. Aunty Sina is going to fine.

29. Teuila (frustrated) Pua, do you remember when we all took the Lady Naomi to Apia for the Teuila Festival last year?

30.Pua Yeah! That’s when Kiona forgot Aunty Sina’s puletasi and Aunty almost threw her overboard half way over there.

31. Teuila (sighs) Yes, but don’t you remember how Aunty looked? She said that she felt fine, but she couldn’t sleep at night and then they had to go and find her a fofo. And even after we came back home, Aunty still wasn’t feeling good, and she still wouldn’t see the doctor even after Uncle Ioane told her to. And now she’s in the hospital.

32. Pua Mom, maybe you should go see a doctor and not wait like Aunty Sina …

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33. Tasi A doctor? When do you think that I have time to go see the doctor? In the mornings I make sure that you kids and your dad have breakfast. Then during the day, I’m in the sewing shop downstairs, and when I get home I have to make dinner for everyone. (annoyed) So you tell ME, when do I have time to see the doctor. (coughs) Plus I can handle myself, okay! I’ve handled you two and your 3 brothers, so don’t tell me what I should do! Like I said, Aunty is going to be fine, I’m going to be fine. So stop worrying.

34. Teuila That’s what we are trying to say to you. We only have one life mom, and we want you to be around a long time so we can take care of you too. How do you think we can do that if you keep smoking, you don’t exercise, and we keep on eating all of that povi masima and stuff like that.

35.Pua Mom, Teuila’s right. We all care about you and we want you to be here with us for a long time. So please don’t be afraid to see the doctor, like Aunty Sina was (pause). (Upbeat) How about we eat something different for dinner like a salad and then maybe this week we can walk to bingo, instead of the car? (Pause) You know that we will be here to help you.

36. Tasi You know how you can help me now? Go set the table.

37. Teuila & Pua

(Sigh, mumble)

FX Door knocking Door opens

38. Pua

Kiona! Come inside.

39. Tasi

What is it? Is it your mom?

40. Kiona

(Sniffling, sobbing) The doctor told us that my mom has been sick for a long time. And now it’s too late. There’s nothing that we can do.

FX Sirens Background music

41. Narrator

Is there really nothing that they can do for Sina? Will Tasi take her daughters’ advice to change her unhealthy ways. Listen next time to Tasi le Ola.

FX Theme song closing


FX Theme song opening 1. Narrator

Previously on “Tasi le Ola,” Tasi learned that her old friend, Sinalei, is critically ill and in the hospital. Tasi’s daughters Teuila and Pua, become concerned about their own mother’s health. They tried to encourage her to make her health her priority by quitting smoking, eating better, and exercising more. But Tasi, like her friend Sina, is still reluctant to seek the advice of a doctor.

FX Early Morning ambience: Rosters and chickens in background, ocean waves 2. Tasi

(Calling for her daughters) P‐u‐a! T‐e‐u‐i‐l‐a! My goodness, you are going to be late for school!

3. Teuila (fade in) Coming mom! (pause) Oh, mom! I almost forgot…

4. Tasi What?

5. Teuila We’re coming home after volleyball so we can watch the boys and make dinner so you can go to that health meeting tonight at church.

6. Tasi What did I tell you the other day? I don’t have time. I still have that sewing order to complete and then make dinner for all of you. I’m going to be too tired to go to that meeting. And I keep telling you that I’m fine! So stop your mouth! You’re starting to give me a headache in my stomach. Go and catch the bus, before you’re late to school and I make you pull weeds all day.

7. Teuila & Pua

(fading away) b….y….e ….. m...o…..m...!!! (door slams/screen door)

FX Door opens and slams shut Musical bridge Sewing machine and scissors( fades under)

8. Tasi I don’t feel so good…oh, .... (groans, talking to herself‐frustrated sound) Do I need to

go to this “meeting.” Why should I? Well…. why are my girls so concerned about my health lately? Have I really let myself go? (pause) But what if I go, and then I find out that there wasn’t anything there for me. I just wasted all of that time. (pause) But why am I coughing so much lately? I get tired a lot faster now. But what if I do go, and I find out that I am sick, what choice do I have then? (pause) Both mom and aunty did not live much longer than me. They felt that they were cursed. (pause) No… that is not going to happen to me. Maybe I just need to pray more. (tired) Maybe I’ll just lie down for a little bit…..(trailing off)

FX Snoring

Musical Bridge Door opens and closes

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9. Teuila Mom, did you just get up? What do you want us to make for dinner?

10. Tasi Why don’t I stay home and you go to that meeting?

11. Pua (Innocently) But mom, they are supposed to have free food. Good food!


12. Tasi

Hello? (pause) Oh hello Mine! (pause) How are you? (pause) Oh, what time is that happening again? (pause) Okay, I’ll be there at that time. (pause) Thank you, see you later.


Mom, who was that?

14. Tasi Oh, it was Mine, the pastor’s wife. I guess you two better stay and watch the boys. Go and grab my purse and sandals.

FX Musical bridge Crowd ambience papers shuffling microphone

15. Fia

Now that we know that cancer is the second leading cause of death in American Samoa, and breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for American Samoan women, remember that most breast cancers can be prevented by doing a few things like eating a proper diet, not smoking, being active, and understanding your body changes that maybe symptoms. Now does anyone have any questions? Yes, Imeleta?

16. Imeleta What is this cancer?

17. Fia Our bodies are made up of tiny cells that are too small to see. Sometimes these cells grow in strange ways and cause tumors or growths. Cancer starts when some cells grow out of control and take over parts of the body.

18. Moana Are all growths cancer?

19. Fia No, Moana, most growths are not cancer and may go away, but some growths get larger and spread. Once cancer spreads it is more difficult to cure. But if cancer is detected early, it can be removed by surgery or treated in other ways.

20. Imeleta How do you know if you have breast cancer though?

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21. Fia Breast cancer usually has warning signs like breast lumps. But, breast lumps are very common. Only some breast lumps are cancer. But since breast cancer is always a possibility a woman should examine her breasts for lumps once a month. Later this evening we will teach you how to look for breast lumps. If you find a lump you should go to the hospital for an x‐ray called a mammogram. A mammogram can find a lump when it is less dangerous.

22. Tasi But isn’t cancer a curse and there is no cure? So why should we try to find out if we even have it?

23. Fia Maybe Aolele can help us answer that question. Aolele?

24. Aolele Hi everyone, and thank you for having me. I know that cancer is not curse because I’m a breast cancer survivor. People call cancer a curse when they don’t do anything about it. Woman over 50 years old are more at risk for breast cancer. If you’re mother or sister has had cancer, you’re more at risk. There are some things that we cannot choose like our age and our family, but you can learn to look for and understand your body changes. And if you find changes, do not be afraid to go to the hospital. We women can decide to look for cancer early when it can be treated, and then it will not be a curse, because you only have one life.

25. Moana You say to go to the hospital, but I don’t trust the hospital. I only trust the Lord. Only He will keep me healthy.

26. Aolele The Apostle Paul in the Bible says “Faith without works is dead.” When you ask for blessings, you have to do something about it. It’s a two way street. You don’t say “bless me and make me well” and then go smoke cigarettes. That’s not how it works. You have your prayer and you have your faith but you must work to fulfill those prayers.

27. Fia Aolele is right. You have the choice. You have the ability to make your health your priority. And to help you out, we’ll now teach you how to correctly do a self breast exam.

28. Moana (Whispering to Imeleta) Hey Ime, are you staying for this? (pause) Hey, and where’s Tasi?

FX Music fading under 29. Narrator

Listen next time to learn if Tasi will take Aolele and Fia’s advice? Or does she still think that cancer is a curse that she has no power over. And what of Sina?




Last time on “Tasi le Ola”, Tasi reluctantly attended the women’s health meeting at her church after Mine, the Pastor’s wife, called. While there, Fia, a nurse and health educator, and Aolele, a breast cancer survivor, explained the risks, symptoms, and some of the myths of breast cancer. We rejoin them at the meeting….

FX Background sound (crowd noises) fade under 2. Fia

(talking to the microphone giving directions) Now that we shown you how to do a self breast exam, for those of you who would like, I will be providing clinical breast exams in the room to my right until 7:00pm.

3. Imeleta What do you mean by a “clinical” breast exam?

4. Fia Remember, a self breast exam is done by you, but a clinical breast exam is done by either a trained nurse or doctor who specializes in looking for breast lumps.

5. Moana (agitated) How long does it normally take?

6. Fia Normally it takes about 15 minutes. But if you’re not able to stay, you can go to our after‐hour clinics Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00pm at the Tafuna Family Health Center. Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00 – 7:00pm at the LBJ OB/GYN clinic. Or, at the Amouli dispensary on Tuesdays 9:00am – 2:00pm. But remember what Aolele mentioned before, “Faith without works is dead.” To my understanding, she meant, action speaks louder than words.

7. Moana (to Imeleta) I thought I heard my pastor’s wife…(laughter)

8. Fia Okay, before we break out for the food, I’m going to ask Mine to please bless the food and our gathering. Mine?

9. Mine Thank you very much for coming to our church this evening and helping us out but let us pray. Almighty God, as we end our fellowship this evening we feel comfort and great courage at this time. We thank you for the nurses, doctors and all those you have chosen to work through to provide us with healing. May we remember that you made us in our image Lord and help us to take care of your temple, our bodies. Forgive us for not taking care of our bodies, our health and ourselves. May we understand and know that faith without works is dead and Lord, help us to make our health a priority as one thing is certain, we have but ‘One Life’. For the food we are about to receive, may we be truly grateful, in Jesus Name…Amen.

10. Moana (whispering to Tasi) Hey, where did you go?

11. Tasi (coughing) I was just outside for some freash air. (whispers to Moana) Here’s your

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lighter back.

12. Moana I don’t know. I really need to go. It’s king of embarrassing to do this (mockingly) “clinical breast exam” right now.

13. Fia I don’t know either. I have a lot to do because of the family funeral at the end of this week. I’ll walk home with you.

FX Musical Bridge (fade in) walking sounds, dogs barking in the background (fade under)

14. Moana

That was a big waste of time

15. Tasi No it wasn’t too bad. Aolele was brave to tell her story, and look, she survived her breast cancer. She looks well, and she’s really active for everything she went through. Plus it was a good thing to see all of the village women come together.

16. Moana All of the women? Where was Sina?

17. Tasi She’s been in the hospital for a couple of weeks now.

18. Moana Didn’t that Samoan healer in Apia cure her mumu?

19. Tasi Mumu? What type of mumu?

20. Moana I don’t know, but it can’t be serious.

21. Tasi But she’s been in the hospital for two weeks! It can’t be an in‐grown toe nail! I’m going to go and visit her tomorrow!

FX Music Bridge Hospital Surgical Ward background sound

22. Sina

Tasi! It’s so good to see you!

23. Tasi It’s good to see you too. How are you feeling!

24. Sina Ah, other than the pain, I’m okay. So, Kiona told me that she visited the girls the other night. How are they?

25. Tasi They are good. Still driving me crazy.

26. Sina: Are you still busy with your sewing?

27. Tasi Well, yes. But I’ve been getting tired lately, but I’m still getting the work done.

28. Sina I’m sorry that I haven’t been there to help you lately. I miss our time together. How’s everything in the village?

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29. Tasi Well, last night I got a call from Mine to attend a women’s health meeting at the church.

So I went and met up with Moana and Imeleta.

30. Sina Oh, I’m so glad that you went to that. Was it Fia? I hope that you listened to what she said. I wish that I had.

31. Tasi What do you mean?

32. Sina Tasi, I never told you this. And I don’t want to burden you now, but I feel I have to tell you. 3 years ago, Mine called me to attend one of those meetings and Fia was there with another lady, I believe named Aolele. They talked about breast cancer, and changes in your body, how to check for breast lumps, what to do when we find one. Afterwards, I did those self exams every month just as I was taught, but one day I felt a lump. And I was afraid.

33. Tasi Did you go to the hospital?

34. Sina (sighs) I told my husband, and Ioane wanted me to go to the hospital. But I told him that I was too busy, with sewing and cooking, but I really think that I was just afraid.

35. Tasi What were you afraid of?

36. Sina There were so many things. Because I heard that at the hospital they use needles, also that they may cut into me, and what would happen if they found something? I might lose my breast. I just didn’t want to know. My children are still young and I didn’t want to hear that my days may be numbered.

37. Tasi Is this why you went to see the Fof in Apia last year when we went with the girls?

38. Sina Yes. My relatives took me to the fofo for a massage because I was in pain. But there was no change and the lump got bigger. I felt that all that I could do was pray.

39. Tasi So what happened after that?

40. Sina Eventually the pain got so bad that I couldn’t rest at night. So Ioane took me to the hospital. From there I saw a doctor who gave me a clinical breast exam and told me that I had a large breast lump and I needed to get a mammogram. After they got the results from the mammogram, they told me that I needed to go to the surgical ward where they took me to the operating room. Then the doctor came in and he gave me a shot so I couldn’t feel anything, and so they did this surgery to remove a part of the lump to see if I had breast cancer. They called this a biopsy.

41. Tasi So, what did they tell you?

42. Sina (sobbing) the doctors told me that I waited too long. Now the cancer has spread throughout my body. All those years I did not want to believe I was sick and I didn’t want to burden my family. If I could do it again, I would have been brave and screened for

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cancer early. I don’t know why I was so afraid of the biopsy. Tasi, it is best to know. You’re just like me. We both have daughters the same age, and now I won’t see Kiona grow up, get married, see my grandkids. And cancer is even in your family with your mom and aunty, that makes you more at risk to have it also or your girls. Please, don’t wait like me. (weaker)Don’t be afraid. (weaker) You only have one life…

Narrator Will Sina live? Will Tasi finally make her health her priority and make an appointment to be screened? Tune in next time to “Tasi le Ola”.

Tasi le Ola – Episode 4 English


Two weeks have passed since last time on “Tasi le Ola”, when Tasi attended a women’s health meeting at the church, however she left early with her friend Moana, instead of staying to be screened for breast cancer. Then Tasi decided to visit her friend Sina in the hospital. There, Tasi finally found out Sina’s illness; she’s battling breast cancer.

FX Clinic sounds 2. Fia

Okay Tasi, I’m so glad you made it. That wasn’t so bad was it?

3. Tasi When I think of the pain that Sina went through, no, it wasn’t. But when will I get the results?

4. Fia Come back in a month from today and we should have the results from the mammogram and we’ll go over them then.

5. Tasi (concerned) Well, what could happen?

6. Fia If it looks suspicious, we’ll have to do a biopsy and discuss your results then. But remember, because you’ve come in early to screen for cancer you have more choices and you’re taking control of your health and getting over your fears.

FX Cell Phone Rings 7. Tasi

Thanks Fia. Oh, this must be my husband. I’m supposed to pick him and Teuila up. See you next month!

8. Fia Don’t forget! And say hello to Ete for me!

FX Musical Bridge School bell rings, rustling of papers, lockers closing (fade under)

9. Kiona

(sadly) Teuila, my family just isn’t the same since my mom passed away.

10. Teuila What do you mean?

11. Kiona You don’t know how deep and bitter the pain is that I feel. I don’t even know how I feel most of the time except when I cry and I long to be able to see her once more.

12. Teuila Oh, I’m so sorry Kiona. Is there anything that I can do?

13. Kiona (sighs) Can you sit with me for a little bit? 14. Teuila

Sure

15. Kiona You know what I remember most? Is that as she got worse and looking really ill, she never once complained to me. She didn’t want me to see how sick she really was and

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still she wanted to make sure that I was okay. I should have known when she went to see the fofo and that taulasea in Apia that she was looking for something to ease her pain.

16. Teuila Kiona, you shouldn’t blame yourself.

17. Kiona I just feel so bad because if I would have known earlier, I would have encouraged her to go to the hospital.

18. Teuila You’re mom would want you to remember all of the happy times you had. (pause) Like that one time that we went palolo hunting! Remember we were coming back to shore and your mom got hit by that big wave. We couldn’t see her but all we could see was a hand and a bucket above the water. She saved the palolo and wouldn’t share with anyone! Yeah, remember that?

19. Kiona (chuckles) I guess you’re right. (pause) Just promise me something Teuila. Remember how blessed you are to have your mom. And try to do what you can to make sure that she’s with you as long as possible. We only have one life.

20. Teuila (affirms) I will.

FX Car horn honks 21. Kiona

(Clears throat) There’s your mom. You better go

22. Teuila Are you going to be okay?

23. Kiona Yeah, I’ll be okay. I’ll call you later.

FX Music Bridge Construction Machinery, shoveling, cars passing by (fade under)

24. Ete

Hey Sam, Tasi is on her way over to pick me up. Do you need a ride home?

25. Samuelu No thanks. Elia and I are going over to the park to play rugby

26. Ete Isn’t your team playing Ioane’s team?

27. Samuelu I’m not too sure. (to Elia) Elia, are we playing Ioane’s team?

28. Elia We are but I haven’t seen Ioane since his wife passed away.

29. Ete Yeah, Tasi told me that Sina had been ill for a while but eventually died of breast cancer. 30. Samuelu

How long did Sina know about it?

31. Ete

Sina knew for years, but she didn’t do anything about it until it was too late because she

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was too scared to see the doctor.

32. Elia I don’t know, but I wouldn’t know what to do if something happened to my wife, especially with our kids being so young.

33. Samuelu Well, it must be so hard for Ioane. But what more could he have done for her?

34. Ete Hey, as husbands we could be doing a lot more for our wives. The more I think about my wife, the more I realize how busy she is with just our family alone. In fact, she only slows down a little when I get home from work – and I know it’s not easy for her.

35. Samuelu (Sarcastically) Yeah, you’re so right. My wife needs to take care of herself, so she can take care of me too (chuckles).

36. Ete No, seriously. Women have so much to do, and their health is not a priority. We need to help them realize that without their health, they can’t do anything else.

FX Car pulls up, honks horn 37. Ete

Oh there she goes, my girlfriend’s here (laughing)

38. Elia (chuckles) Which one?

39. Ete (chuckles) The one and only one. I’ll see you guys tomorrow. Have fun at the game!

FX Music Bridge (fade under) Sounds at night (bell for Sa) (fade under)

40. Ete

(calling) Hey, so what did you do today?

41. Tasi Oh, I finally finished my sewing order and I had to go to Aoloau to pick up some flowers to get back to gardening. The girls are helping me. How was your day?

42. Ete It was the same thing. But I was talking to the guys about Sina, because we haven’t seen Ioane. (pause) What was Sina so afraid of?

43. Tasi There were a lot of things. She didn’t want to know because of the burdens it causes the family.

44. Ete Burdens? What about the burdens that Ioane and their children bear now? Now that Sina is gone?

45. Tasi Unfortunately, Sina realized that when it was too late. (pause) But she really helped me see that we only have one life, and we have to take care of it like a precious gift.

46. Ete Yeah, I’ve really been noticing that too. I’ve been thinking that we could start doing some things differently, like stop smoking and maybe walking to church instead of taking the car.

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47. Tasi Teuila and Pua think that we should be eating healthier also.

48. Ete (sarcastically) Taro is a fruit, isn’t it? (chuckling) Plus the cheeseburger twins shouldn’t be

talking.

49. Tasi (laughs) Well they do have a point. (pause) Ete, there’s something else that I need to tell you…

50. Narrator What does Tasi have to tell Ete? What will Tasi’s results be? Is taro really a fruit? Don’t miss the final episode of “Tasi le Ola”



Last time on “Tasi le Ola”, family and friends felt the loss of Sina’s death from breast cancer. Tasi took the advice of her late friend and went for a breast cancer screening. She had to have a mammogram because of a suspicious lump and is awaiting her results. Tasi’s husband Ete urged his friends to encourage their wives to make their health their priority. We rejoin Tasi and Ete one month later….

FX (fade in) Shower 2. Tasi:

Hums and sings along with theme song

3. Ete: Hey, you seem full of life lately!

4. Tasi: You know, since Sina has gone, I’ve realized that I only have one body and one life, and if I don’t take care of it no‐one else will. It’s just too bad that I had to lose my friend for me to realize that.

5. Ete: Yeah, isn’t that the way it normally is? We don’t know what we have, until it’s gone. Even I thought that I was just getting old because I didn’t have any energy, but now that we’ve been eating better, walking, and stopped smoking, I feel like a new man!

6. Tasi: (sassy) Well, the reflection in the mirror looks like the old one to me! (chuckles)

7. Ete: Hey, watch it. (pause) I have to get going to work. Do you need the car today?

8. Tasi: (surprised) Oh, I have my appointment for my results today.

9. Ete: The results of your mammogram?

10. Tasi: Yes. (pause) I’m still a little afraid of hearing the results, but I can’t think about that.

11. Ete: Well, why don’t I call in to work and I’ll take you?

12. Tasi: Are you sure?

13. Ete: Yeah, well why don’t you go and talk to your doctor while I go see my girlfriend over there.

14. Tasi: Hopefully you’re girlfriend works in the morgue, because that’s where you’ll be afterwards.

15. Ete: (chuckles) I’m kidding. You know you’re my one.

16. Tasi: You smooth talker you. Okay, let’s get going before I’m late.

FX Car opens and close and driving away Music Bridge

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Car pulls into parking spot, engine turns off.

17. Ete So how you feeling?

18. Tasi You know what would be good right now? If we could say prayer before we go inside.

19. Ete For you, anything. Remember Tasi that God is here for us in these times of uncertainty. Let’s pray:

• Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for such a wonderful day and the time that we are able to spend with each other. Let us not forget the lessons that our dearly departed Sina has provided us, and the love and support of our family and friends. (fade away) Give us…..

F/X Fade in music (Tasi le Ola theme)

20. Tasi: (whispering to herself) What’s going to happen to me?

(remembering) • Teuila (E1): “I can’t imagine you not around, which is what is probably going to

happen to Kiona.”

• Kiona (E1): “The doctor told us that my mom has been sick for a long time. And now it’s too late.”

• Pua (E1): “We all care about you and we want you to be here with us for a long time. So please don’t be afraid to see the doctor, like Aunty Sina”

• Pua (E1): “You know that we will be here to help you.”

21. Tasi (whispering to herself) And what if I have cancer?

(remembering) • Aolele (E2): I know that cancer is not curse because I’m a breast cancer survivor.

People call cancer a curse when they don’t do anything about it.

• Fia (E2): You have the choice. You have the ability to make your health your priority.

• Fia (E2): if cancer is detected early, it can be removed by surgery or treated in other ways.

• Fia (E4): you’re taking control of your health and getting over your fears.

22. Tasi (whispering to herself) I’ve come so far now. There’s no turning back…

(remembering) • Aolele (E2): The Apostle Paul in the Bible says “Faith without works is dead.”

When you ask for blessings, you have to do something about it. It’s a two way

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street. You don’t say “bless me and make me well” and then go smoke cigarettes. That’s not how it works. You have your prayer and you have your faith but you must work to fulfill those prayers.

• Ete (E5): Remember Tasi that God is here for us in these times of uncertainty.

23. Tasi (whispering to herself) I have to do it for my daughters, I have to do it for Sina…

(remembering) • Teuila (E1): We only have one life mom, and we want you to be around a long

time so we can take care of you too.

• Sina (E3): If I could do it again, I would have been brave and screened for cancer early. I don’t know why I was so afraid of the biopsy. Tasi, it is best to know. You’re just like me. We both have daughters the same age, and now I won’t see Kiona grow up, get married, see my grandkids. And cancer is even in your family with your mom and aunty. Please, don’t wait like me. (weaker)Don’t be afraid. (weaker) You only have one life…

F/X Music fade out

24. Ete: (fade in) … give us the courage to accept the things that we cannot change. And may we

cherish each day of our lives, in Jesus’ name, (pause)

25. Tasi and Ete

Amen.

FX (music fade in) car doors open then shut, footsteps walking away. Doors open and clinic sounds. Curtain sounds.

26. Fia Wait here Tasi, the doctor will be with you soon with your results.

FX Footsteps approaching, curtain opens

27. Doctor Good morning Tasi. Now, let’s see. (pulls x‐ray out of envelope) Hhhmmmm, well your mammogram shows……

FX (Tasi le Ola) song.


FX Theme song opening Background music (fades under) Sewing machine and scissors (fades under)

1. Faamatala Upu

O le tauafiafi O Tasi, o se tina fa’aipoipo ma o lana galuega e su’isu’i ma o lenei lava afiafi, o lo’o tau fa’auma toniga a le aufaipese. E nonofo i Leone ma si ana fanau e to’a lima. O lana fanau teine o Teuila ma Pua, ua fa’ato’a taunuu mai i le fale mai a’oga pese a le Autalavou

2. Teuila

Mama, e te iloa? Ua leva ou te le’i toe va’ai i si a’u uo o Kiona i le a’oga, Ai o pisi e tausi si ona tina i le falema’i.

3. Tasi I… ua fai sina leva ou te le’i toe va’ai iai. A’o le aoga fo’i ia o si au uo ma te talatalanoa ma fesoasoani mai i a’u mea su’isu’i, Ua tele mai fo’I oka su’isu’i i lenei vaitaimi.

4. Teuila A mama? E a pe a ta o e asi la’ua? Ai a se fiafia pe a va’ai mai ua ta o atu ma se’i feiloa’i ai fo’i ma si a’u uo o Kiona.

5. Tasi A o ae fa’afefea le tele o nei mau feau e I le fale? Pua! a uma au mea a’oga na e alu lea e tae le otaota i fafo.

6. Teuila Se faamolemole mom, na o nei lava faamolemole


7. Tasi

Mai ia a’u. Hello

8. Kiona (sadly) Hello, o iina Teuila fa’amolemole? 9. Tasi

I, faatali mai! (Calling) Teuila . (Pause) Teuila! Telefoni! O Kiona

10. Teuila Hello?

11. Pua Teuila, Kiona.

12. Teuila Kiona, oa mai oe? Oka, ua misi lava oe I le aoga. Fa’ato’a uma lava na fai la’u tala I lo’u tina ua leva out e le’o toe va’ai ia oe, A o a mai si ou tina?

13. Kiona (almost crying) ummm….ta’ilo.

14. Teuila Kiona, oa mai ea oe? e a? o lou tina?

15. Kiona O ana analeila i le taeao na ou fa’alogo ai i le foma’i o fa’ailoa i lo’u tama e le toe fo’i i se manuia le ma’i o lo’u tina, ma ailoga fo’i e e toe o’o mai i tua.

16. Teuila Ea? talofae O lea le uiga o lau tala?

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17. Kiona Ou te leiloa (crying) e! ua lava lea.


Pua, O Kiona lea na telefoni mai…ua ma’i lava si ona tina .ua mafatia lava si teine (concerned) e te iloa? Ua amata ona ou popole ne’i te’i ua tupu se mea ia mama.

19. Pua

Pei o le a? O lea le uiga o lau tala?

20. Teuila E te le va’ai atu ia mom? Ua faateteleina le ulaula, ua na o me’ai ga’oa e ai ai, ua lapo’a, ua le toe savali I se mea, ua na o su’isu’i ma le nofo fale. E te le va’ai atu ua foliga ma’i ia?

21. Pua

Se soia! Soia e? Aua e te tautala faapena

22. Teuila Pua! Ae a? e sa’o, e tatau ona tatou fesoasaoni ia mama i se taimi vave ne’i ma’i fo’i ia pei o le tina o Kiona.

23. Pua O lea nei le mea o le a fai?

24. Tasi (calling form distance) Pua, Teuila! o fea oulua? O mai e fesoasoani mai e laulau le mea’ai…(coughing) E ua le lelei la’u faalogo, (cough). Au mai se nofoa ma so’u vai aisa (Gasp for air).

25.Teuila (Concerned) Mama, ua a oe?

26.Tasi Se ioe

27. Teuila Mama, va’ai, fa’ato’a uma na ma talanoa ma Kiona ma ua popole ia i si ona tina. Na faapena fo’i tala a lona tina na fai ia naia, a o le la ua i le falemai nei. E le faigofie na talatalanoa i mea faapenei mama ae e faigata tele pe a fai ae leai se tina o le aiga, o le mea lena o le a o’o ia Kiona. We only have one life…

28. Tasi (interrupts Teuila) Se aua le popole vale, E leai se mea e tupu ia Aunty Sina

29. Teuila (frustrated) Pua, e te manatua le tatou malaga i le Lady Naomi mo le Teula Festival i le tausaga lea i Apia?

30.Pua Ioe! Lea na tau ato ai e Aunty Sina Kiona i le sami leaga ua galo lana puletasna teu i le ato.

31. Teuila (sighs) Ioe, e te manatua foliga o Aunty i lena vaitaimi? Na fai mai fo’i e leai se mea o afaina o ia, ae sa le mafai na moe ma na i’u lava i le maua o le fofo. Na fo’i mai a tatou ua le manuia lava ia. E fiu fo’i lava uncle Ioane e tauanau e alu i le falema’i, e leai lava. A o lea ua i’u lava i le falemai.

32. Pua Mama, ea pe a e alu ia e va’ai le fomai ae aua le fa’atali pei o Aunty Sina?

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33. Tasi Ea? Foma’i? Ia o lea le taimi e va’ai ai se foma’i? E amata mai lava i le taeao le va’aiga o tou lavalava.. fai o mea’ai… fa’aopoopo iai ma a’u galuega su’isu’i… ia, tou te o mai lava i le fale e le’o maua lava se malolo…. vela atu le mea ai o le afiafi. (annoyed) Ia se’i ta’u mai la po o fea o na taimi e va’ai ai se foma’i? (coughs) Ia, o lea lava ou te iloa e a’u fuafua. Ua uma na ou tausia oulua ma lua tuagane e tolu, aua la tou te tau faatonu mai au i mea e fai. Pei ona ou fai atu, e leai se mea e tupu ia aunty sina ma e leai fo’i se mea e tupu ia a’u…leaga tele lenei mea o le popole vale

34. Teuila O le mea lena o lea e fai atu ai mama! E tasi lava le Ola! matou te fia tausi ia oe mo se taimi umi lava. E le umi se tatou mafutaga pe a fa’atamala oe i lou malosi i le le tuu o lau ulaula, o le taumafa mea ai lololo, fa’aopoopo ma le leai o se fa’amalositino…

35.Pua Mama, e sa’o Teuila. E popole uma matou ia oe ina ia umi le tatou mafutaga. Se aua le popole e le va’ai o le foma’i pei o aunty sina (pause, upbeat) Ae a pe’a fa’ata’ita’I neisi mea ai fou pei o se salati ma amata na fa’agaoigoi o tatou tina e fai au togala’au lea e te mana’o lava iai I se Aso To’ana’i? (pause) Matou te fesoasoani malosi fo’i mo oe!

36. Tasi Te lua iloa? A lua fia fesoasoani mai?...o nei loa lava e tapena le laulau.

37. Teuila & Pua

(Sigh, mumble)

FX Door knocking Door opens

38. Pua

Oi Kiona! sau

39. Tasi

O lea le mea ua tupu,? oa mai si ou tina?

40. Kiona

(Sniffling, sobbing) Fai mai le foma’i nei ua leva tele na ma’i lo’u tina, ua leai se togafiti e toe mafai iai

FX Sirens Background music

41. Narrator

E moni ua leai se fesoasoani mo Sina? E fa’alogo ma talia e Tasi fautuaga mai i si ana fanau i ni suiga mo lona soifua maloloina.



FX Theme song opening 1. Faamatala Upu

I lena vaiaso i le “Tasi Le Ola”, ua manino i le tina ia tasi le tiganina o si ana uo pele o Sinalei i le falema’i. O si ana fanau fo’i o Teuila ma Pua, ua faapena ona fa’apopoleina laua i le soifua o le la tina o Tasi. Sa taumafai malosi la’ua ina ia fa’atulagaina ma fa’atauaina e Tasi lona tino malosi. A e foliga mai, o Tasi, e fa’atu’utu’u lava ma manatu fa’atauva’a e alu e va’ai le foma’i.

FX Early Morning ambience: Rosters and chickens in background, ocean waves 2. Tasi

(vala’au i lana fanau teine)….Pua!! Teuila!!! – Ta fefe, o le tuai oulua i le aoga!

3. Teuila (fade in) “Lea o le a ou alatu” (pause) Oi mama, toeitiiti lava gale ia a’u.

4. Tasi O lea?

5. Teuila A uma matou toleniga volipolo na fa’amuli lea o matou ma tamaiti ma sauna le mea’ai ae alu oe I le fono mo le soifua maloloina la e fai I le falesa nanei.

6. Tasi O lea la’u tala na fai atu i leisi aso? E matua’I leai lava ma so’u taimi. E le’i taitai lava uma la’u oka lea e tau fa’auma ma e le’I faia fo’I ma se tatou mea’ai o le afiafi. E leai so’u malosi out e toe alu ai I se fono. Ma ua ou fai atu so’o fo’I o lea out e malosi. Taofi lea o lou gutu! Ua tauau ina tiga mai lo’u ulu I lo’u manava. Le pasi a le a’oga i misi na lua vele vaofefe loa lea i aso atoa e?

7. Teuila & Pua

(fading away) ia f a mama! (door slams/screen door)

FX Door opens and slams shut Musical bridge Sewing machine and scissors( fades under)

8. Tasi Ua ese lava la’u fa’alogo,…e…ua tiga lo’u fatafata…(ummm oi ma talanoa ia ia lava). Ou

te alu fua (a) I lea fono? Ua ese fo’i a uiga o teine i lenei vaitaimi i lo la popole ia a’u e mo’i ea la’ua I lo’u faatamala? (pause) A e a ou alu fo’i e leai se mea oute maua mai ai, ua na o le ma’imau ai fo’I o le taimi. A o lo’u tale fo’i? (pause) ua na o le soso’o mai lava, ae maise lava le po. ua ta vave vaivai ma iva fo’i pe a fai a’u galuega i le ao. (pause) A ‘ou alu nei la ae maua ifo se ma’i, o lea sa’u mea o le a fai iai? Na faapea fo’i mama ma (lona uso), e le’i o’o fo’i laua i ni tausaga lea ua ou iai, o la’ua fo’i lava na talanoa mai o ma’i e mafua mai i mala fa’asolo. (trailing off)

FX Snoring

Musical Bridge Door opens and closes

9. Teuila

Mama! Talofae, fa’ato’a e ala mai? O lea se mea ai a tatou mo nanei?

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10. Tasi Va’ai, ea pe a ou nofo ae o oulua i le fono?

11. Pua (Innocently) Se mama – fai mai e iai mea ‘ai – mea ‘ai lelei/mamafa


12. Tasi

Hello? (pause) Oi Talofa, malo lava le soifua ia oe le Tina Mine?(pause) Talofae, a lailoa lava oe…afea? oi nei? (pause) Ua lelei Tina, fa’afetai logo mai, tatou feiloa’i . (pause) Ia manuia fo’i, feiloa’i.


Mama, o ai?

14. Tasi O Tina, ia nonofo ia oulua e va’ai tamaiti ma sau seisi e aumau o’u seevae ma la’u ato.

FX Musical bridge Crowd ambience papers shuffling microphone

15. Fia

Ia atonu ua manino le tatou mata’upu i lenei afiafi ma malamalama, o lenei gasegase o le kanesa o le lona lua lea o mafua’aga mo e uma lava e maliliu i Amerika Samoa nei, aua ne’i galo, o lenei kanesa o le kanesa o le susu, po o le breast cancer, o le mafua’aga muamua lea mo le mo le maliliu o tina ma tama’ita’i i Amerika Samoa. Ae ui i ia fuainumera, o le tele o kanesa o le susu, e mafai ona togafitia i ni auala pei o le ta’umafa fa’alelei, taofi o le ulaula, toaga e faamalosi tino ma exercise i taimi uma, ae maise, o lo oe lava malamalama ma lou iloa o lou lava tino ma suiga fa’alogoina ma va’aia e fa’aalia mai ai nisi suiga e fa’ailoa mai ai le kanes. Ia ua o’o I le taimi o fesili….(Imaleta)?

16. Imeleta O lea fo’i lea fa’ama’i o le kanesa?

17. Fia O o tatou tino e fausia i iunite laiti e le iloa atu e o tatou mata, e fa’aigoaina o sele. O iunite nei e fausia ai aano o le tino. E iai taimi e tutupu le masani ai nei sele ona tupu mai ai lea o tuma po’o patu. O le kanesa, e ono amata mai fo’i fa’apea i se tupu tulaga le masani o aano e mafua ina ua sili atu le tupu o sele i lo le tulaga masani pe le mamate fo’i i le taimi ua tatau ai ona fa’apena lea ona sosolo i isi itu o le tino.

18. Moana O nei patu po o tuma e maua, e ono tupu mai ai le kanesa?

19. Fia E leai Moana, o le tele o tuma ma patu e le o ni kanesa ma o isi e te’a a latou, a o isi patu e fa’atetelina ma faapena ona sosolo. A soona sosolo tele le kanesa ona fa’afaigata loa lea na fa’afo’i, fofo pe fa’amalolo lea tulaga.

20. Imeleta E fa’apefea la ona e iloa you maua oe i le kanesa o le susu?

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21. Fia O le kanesa o le susu, ua iai lava ona fa’aaliga va’aia pei o patu. O patu uma fo’i e maua i o tatou susu, e le o ni patu e fa’aalioa ai le kanes i isi taimi. Ua na o isis tu’aiga patu ua mautinoa e mafua ai le kanesa of le susu. I le afiafi nei o le a fa’apea ona fa’aasino atu le ‘su’ega o susu ia fa’ailoa ai pe iai ni patu. Afai ae maua se patu po o nisi popolega, va’ai loa le foma’i i se taimi vave mo se fa’ata fa’apitoa e igo i le mammogram po o le tau fa’ata o le susu.

22. Tasi Fai mai fo’ e le iai se fofo o le kanesa? O lea la le mea e tau su’esu’e ai po o maua ai ai matou?

23. Fia Atonu o le a mafai ona tali atu le tina lea o Aolele I lea fesili.

24. Aolele Talofa lava ma fa’afetai mo lenei mafutaga. Ou te iloa o le kanesa e le o se mala ona o a’u ua sao mai I le kanesa o le susu. E ui lava ina talitonu nisi o le kanesa e mafua mai i mala, e ala ona pei o se mala ona o le le faia iai o se mea ile kanesa o le susu. Afai fo’i sa maua lou tina po o lou uso i le kanesa, e maualuga fo’i e avanoa e maua ai e oe. E iai mea e le mafai ona suia e tatou pei o lo tatou tausaga ma o tatou aiga ae mafai lava ona a’oa’oina tatou i suiga o o tatou tino. Afai fo’i ua maua e oe ni suiga i lou tino, aua le fefe e alu i le fale ma’i e siaki oe. O tatou tina ma tama’ita’i o lo’o iai le sa’olotoga ma le filifiliga e vave su’e ai ma fofo le kanesa, ona le pei ai lea o se mala. Aua ua na o le Tasi le Ola.

25. Moana Ua e saunoa e o i le fale ma’i, ae ou te tau le talitonuina le falema’i. Ua na o le Atua lava e maua ai le saogalemu moni ma le soifua maloloina.

26. Aolele Fa’afetai Moana, e pei ona folafola e le Aposetolo o Paulo i le Tusi Paia, o le fa’atuatua e aunoa ma le galuega ua oti lava lea. A e fesili mo ni faamanuiaga, e ao ona o faatasi ma galuega e fa’atino ai le fa’atuatua, e pei o se auala ala lua. E te le alaga “faamanuia mai a’u ma lo’u ma’i le Atua e, ma fa’aola a’e ma lau sikaleti i leisi ou lima. E le fa’apena le fa’atuatu. E o lua lava le tatalo ma au galuega e fa’atino ai au talosaga.

27. Fia Pei lava e sa’o Aolele, E iai lava le filifiliga sa’oloto a le tagata. E iai fo’i lota ita lava malosi e filifili ai le fa’amuamua o lo’u soifua maloloina ma le ola manuia. Ia o ni auala na e fesoasoani ai mo tatou, ma ua o’o nei i le taimi e fa’asino atu ia outou le faia o su’ega o outou susu po o self breast exam.

28. Moana (Whispering to Imeleta) E! Ime, ea? E te nofo mo le vaega lea? (faatali)…Auoi…a o fea Tasi?

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E talia e Tasi fautuaga o lenei fonotaga taua? O talitonu pea o ia o le kanesa o se mala ma e leai se mea e mafai e seisi? Ma Sina, o lea tonu lona gasegase?


Tasi le Ola ‐ Episode 3 Samoan


I le vaiaso ua tuana’i i le Tasi le Ola, ana le telefoni ifo le faletua o le faifeau o Mine ia Tasi, e le auai atu Tasi i le mafutaga a tina mo le soifua maloloina sa faia i le falesa. Sa faapena fo’i na fa’amalamalama manino e le tama’ita’i foma’i o Fia, ma Aolele o le ua manuia mai le kanesa o le susu ni aiaiga po o ni fa’aaliga va’aia, ae maise fo’i ni tala fatu e ono fa’asese ai tagata i lenei lava fa’ama’i o le kanesa o le susu.

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2. Fia

(talking to microphone, giving directions)….Ia o lena ua ma’ea le tatou fa’ata’ita’iga o le su’eina o le susu ma ua avanoa nei mo outou o lo’o fia auai i su’esu’ega fa’ale fale ma’i o susu.

3. Imeleta O lea le uiga o le su’esu’ega fa’alefale ma’i o susu?

4. Fia Manatua fo’I e lua tu’aiga su’ega o le susu po o breast examination. O le self breast

exam o le su’ega susu e oe, a o le clinical breast exam po o le su’ega susu fa’ale fale ma’I I faia fa’apitoa lea e le teine foma’i (nurse) po o se foma’i fa’apitoa i le sa’ilia o patu i susu.

5. Moana (agitated) O lea le umi e fai ia su’esu’ega?

6. Fia E masani lava ona mafai na fai i le 15 minute. Ae afai e le fa’alavelavea oe I lenei taimi mo lea su’esu’ega, e mafai ona e susu atu I le tala vai I le mae’a o galuega mai le 4‐7pm I le fale ma’i mo aiga i Tafuna I Aso Gafua ma Aso Lulu. O Aso Lua ma Aso Tofi mai le 4‐7 fo’I I le falema’i i Utulei i le potu talavai a fafine ma Tama’ita’i. Ia o lo’o faapena fo’i ona mafai nei su’esu’ega I le falema’i tu i tua i Amouli. Ae ia amana’ia mai lenei lapata’iga na saunoa iai le tina ia Aolele. O le Faatuatua e aunoa ma ni galuega ua oti lea. O lona uiga, e taua le fa’agaoioiga o galuega I lo’o le upu e lafo.

7. Moana (to Imeleta) Oi, fa’apea lava ta’ita o le faletua o le Faifeau le si’uleo lea (laughter)

8. Fia Ia ua lelei, ae le’i faia sina malologa puupuu, ou te talosaga atu i le tina o le galuega ia Mine e fai se fa’amanuia le mafutaga ma mea ‘ai o le a matou sauna atu iai.

9. Mine Fa’afetai Fia ae maise le tou fa’alapotopotoga e tusa ai ma le tou o’o mai i lenei afiafi ae o le a tatou ifo ma tatalo. Le Atua mamana e, O lenei ua solosolo fa’ai’u la matou mafutaga ma ua lagona le fa’amafanafanaina ma le fa’alototeleina o matou i lenei vaitaimi. Fa’afetai ona o au auauna foma’i ua ala mai ai manuia mo e o gasegase. Ia matou manatua pea le Atua sa e faia matou j lou fa’atusa ma o lou malumalu pa’ia o matou tino. Fa’amagalo mai ia te’i matou ona o le tausi fa’amaoni i le tausiga o matou lava ola tuputupu a’e. Fesoasoani mai le Alii e ia matou iloa o le fa’atuatua e aunoa ma galuega, ua oti lea. Fa’atasi mai ma ia matou fa’amuamua ma fa’atulagaina o matou

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ola maloloina, ia fa’amuamua ma fa’atauaina I taimi uma aua e mautinoa lava e Tasi le Ola ua e aumai mo i matou i lenei lalolagi. Faamanuia mai I e na saunia nei ta’umafa ma fa’amagalo mai a matou agasala I le suafa pa’ia o Iesu lo matou Alii ma lo matou fa’aola. Amene.

10. Moana (whispers to Tasi) E…o fea na e mou atu iai?

11. Tasi (coughs)….Sa ou I fafo e manava se ‘ea fou…(coughs, whispers to Moana)…lau afi lea.

12. Moana Ou te leiloa se, o le a ‘ou alu ea, Pei ta te tau ma ea e fai lea su’esu’ega susu fa’alefalema’i, se’i fai i seisi taimi.

13. Fia Ioe, fa’apena fo’i ta’ita, ua tele naunau ata fe’au i le fale, ae maise fo’I o lo’o loma le matou maliu e au mai I tua I le vaiaso lea.

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14. Moana

Pei lava ua fai sina ma’imau o le taimi i le mafutaga lea na fai atu nei…

15. Tasi Leai, e feololo lava mea ua maua mai, amu’ia Aolele ma lana ta’utinoga ma le fa’amalosi agaga mai. Ua avea foi le o’o mai o si nei vaega ma mea ua amata ona maopoopo mai ai ma fafine o le nuu.

16. Moana Tina uma o le nuu? Sa iai sina

17. Tasi O sina la e i le falema’o, ua savali nei le 2 vaiaso

18. Moana Oi, ae fa’afefea lana fofo Samoa lea na maua I Upolu I tatou Malaga ia Iuni?

19. Tasi Mumu? O lea le tu’aiga mumu?

20. Moana Ou te le iloa ae ailoga e tigaina tele.

21. Tasi Ua atoa lona lua vaiaso i le falema’i. ae ai lava o se mea fa’atauvaa o taofia ai, se’i o’u alu ia e asi taeao….

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22. Sina

Tasi! Ta’i lelei ea ua e sau

23. Tasi Fa’afetai ua maua fo’i lenei taimi, a o a mai oe

24. Sina Ioe, vagana ai le tiga e le te’a lava, fai mai Kiona na latou tafafao ma lau fanau I le tou fale anapo, Oa mai la’ua?

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25. Tasi Manuia lava fa’afetai ae o lo’o taumafai lava e onosa’i pe a tau ova fo’i.

26. Sina: O e pisi lava i au su’isu’iga…..

27. Tasi Ioe, ae ua ese lava la’u fa’alogo i lo’u malosi i lenei vaitaimi, ua ou vaivai gofie lava, a o lo’o fai pea a’u galuega

28. Sina Talofae, ua leva fo’i out e le’i toe fesoasoani atu ia oe, e misi lava ia a’u ta galuega ma le ta mafutaga, oa mai le tatou nu’u?

29. Tasi A e a fo’i, o la’u tala malie lena, ana le telefoni atu le faletua o le faife’au ou te alu i le fono na fai i le fale sa, na iai fo’i Moana ma Imeleta.

30. Sina Ta’i lelei pe a fai na e iai i lena fonotaga. A e a Fia? Talosia na maua mai ai se mea aoga mo oe, ou te le’i manatu mamafa iai i lena taimi.

31. Tasi O lea le uiga o lau tala

32. Sina Tasi, va’ai oe, ou te le’i talanoa atu lava ia oe, sa ou musu fo’i e fa’alavelave atu, a ua le toe mafai ona tu’u lenei fe’au taua e fia ta’u atu. I le tolu tausaga talu ai, na fa’apena fo’I le valaau mai o si Tina o Mine mo le fonotaga lava lea e tasi na fai i le fale o le galuega I lena vaitaimi. Na ta’ita’i fo’i e le tina ia Fia ma si tina, o Aolele. Na talanoa ai le kanesa o le susu ma suiga o le tino, auala e siaki ai mo patu ma isi tulaga e ao ona faia pe a maua ta’ita i lea fa’ama’i. Na fa’apena na ou siakiina o’u susu i masina uma pei ona a’oa’oina i vasega na, ae te’i ua o’o i leisi aso o’u mauaina le patu i lo’u susu. O lo’u popole ma le fefe i lena vaitaimi ua leai se fa’atusa, ou te manatua lelei lava.

33. Tasi Na e sau la i le falema’i?

34. Sina (sighs)…Na ou ta’ua i si o’u to’alua o Ioane ma fai mai loa ia e tatau ona ou sau loa i le falema’i i lena taimi. Ae ou fai iai e tele naunau lo’u pisi i ta mea su’isu’i, o le va’aiga o si a’u fanau, ae ou te masalo o lo’u fefe ma le popole lilo i lena taimi.

35. Tasi A o lea le mea na e fefe ai?

36. Sina E tele mea na ou mafaufau ma lagona i lena taimi, sa ou faalogo i mau tala a tagata I le falema’i, le fa’aoga o nila, o vailaau, o ta’otoga eseese…ua ou tau pala’ai ai? Ua ou popole ne’i te’i ua tipi lo’u susu. Ua fa’aopoopo leisi fesili I luga o leisi, ae maise si a’u fanau o lo’o laiti I lena taimi. Ua matua ou le fia fa’alogo ne’I faimai seisi ua manino ma faitauina o’u aso.

37. Tasi O lea mea lea na e alu ai e saili le Taulasea i Apia i le tatou Malaga ma teineiti I le tauaga lea?

38. Sina Ioe, na ave a’u e le matou aiga i le Taulasea ia fofo ai a’u ua amata ona ou tigaina. Ae ui I lea, sa leai se suiga ma ua atili tupu pea le patu. O iina na amata ai ona ou fa’alagolago i lo’u ola tatalo

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39. Tasi Ia…..na a la’ia?

40. Sina Ua amata na fa’ateteleina lo’u tigaina, ua le mafai na maua sa’u moe i le po. Na I’u lava i le aumai o a’u i le falema’i e Ioane. Na va’aia a’u e le foma’i ma sa ia faia la’u su’ega susu fa’a le falema’i ma sa fai loa ma le fa’ata o le mamagram ona ua tele le patu ua maua I le su’ega. Na maua mai loa i’uga o su’ega ave loa ma a’u i le ward tipitipi e sauni ai mo la’u ta’otoga. Na fa’apena na saunia lo’u tui fa’agase e le foma’i I le potu tipitipi ma aveese se vaega o le patu e iloa ai po ua maua lo’u susu I le kanesa. Na fa’amalamalama mai e le foma’I o le su’ega lea e ta’u o le biopsy…po o le…..

41. Tasi O lea la se latou tala?

42. Sina (sobbing)….fai mai foma’i ua umi tele na ou faatali…fai mai ua sosolo le kanesa I isi vaega o lo’u tino. I nei tausaga e tele, ou te le’i fia talitonu i lo’u ma’i ma ou te le’i fia fa’alavelave ma fa’aopoopo avega i si o’u aiga. Ma’imau e pe ana toe maua nei se isi o’u avanoa….ana mafai, ua ou tetee I le fefe ma le masalosalo, vave fai a’u su’esu’ega maumaututu mo le kanesa i se taimi vave. Ioe, sa leai lava se mea na ‘ou fefe ai fua i le su’ega o le biopsy. Tasi, o se mea sili ona taua lou malamalama ma talia le moni o nei mea ua tutupu ia a’u leaga e tutusa ta’ua. Ma leisi mea uso, na maliliu si ou tina ma si ona uso i le kanesa, o lona uiga e maualuga fo’i le avanoa e maua ai e oe po o seisi o si au fanau teine.Fa’amolemole, aua e te fa’atali pei o a’u…Aua e te fefe pei o a’u, Ua na o le Tasi Le Ola…….

Narrator O lea le mea o le a tupu ia Sina?, O le a fa’amuamua ma fa’ataua e Tasi lona soifua maloloina? E taunu’u lana su’ega o le kanesa o le susu?



Fa’amatala: I le ‘Tasi le Ola’ i lena vaiaso, na i’u lava ina alu Tasi I le fonotaga mo le soifua maloloina sa faia i le latou lotu ona ua telefoni atu Mine le faletua o le Faifeai. Ae le’i mae’a lelei le fonotaga, ua leai fo’i Tasi ma lana uo o Moana. Ua misi ai ma le su’ega mo le kanesa o le susu sa faia I lena aso. Ae peita’i, ua avea lea fonotaga ma mea ua naunau ai Tasi se’i alu e asi si ana uo o sina I le falema’i. O lea asiga sa fa’ato’a mautinoa ai e Tasi le gasegase o Sina, o lo’o tauivi naia ma le kanesa o le susu.

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Malo Tasi, faafetai ua e sau ‐‐ ua? E leai lava se mea e tau popole ai a?

3. Tasi Ioe, a ou mafaufau i la’u su’ega o le kanesa o lo’u susu ma tiga o loo tau’ave e si a’u uo o

i lona ma’i, matua leai leai lava se fa’atusa. – mata o afea la e maua ai le ripoti o la’u su’ega?

4. Fia Toe fo’i mai i le lua masina, atonu e o’o atu iai ua maua mai fa’ai’uga o au su’ega na

tatou toe talanoa atili ai lea.

5. Tasi (concerned) A Fia? O lea seisi mea e ona tupu mai?

6. Fia Afai e iai se mea e le manino pe faaletonu, na fai loa lea o le su’ega o le patu e ta’u o le biopsy po o le su’eina lea o se fasi a’ano mai le patu. A maua mai fo’I lea ripoti, ia ona talanoa atili ai lea po o lea le isi la’asaga. Ae manatua oe Tasi, ona ua vave fai au su’ega mo le kanesa o le susu, o le a iai nisi togafitiga e avanoa ona o le vave maua. O le isi mea e lelei ai tele oe, o lou loto tele I le ave ese o lou fefe ae filifili e fa’amuamua e oe lava ia lou soifua manuia.

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Fa’afetai lava fia, oi! Pei lava o lo’u to’alua lea ua vili mai, o le a ou alu e piki mai le galuega ma si a’u tama o Teuila mai le a’oga.

8. Fia Ia lelei, ae aua le galo telefoni mai e asi ripoti o le su’ega 1 masina, alofa atu ia Ete!

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9. Kiona

(sadly) Teuila, talu na maliu si o’u tina, ua le toe tutusa le matou aiga, ua pei ua leai se fa’amoemoe.

10. Teuila O lea le uiga o lau tala? ‐‐ I le a le itu?

11. Kiona Amuia oe, Teuila! E te leiloa le o’ona ma le tiga o lenei mea ua ou oo iai. O le tele o

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taimi ou te le iloa fa’avasega o’u lagona . Ou te moe ma ala mai ma loimata o le tiga ma mo’omo’oga e le uma i lo’u fia vaai tasi atu i foliga o si o’u tina.

12. Teuila Talofae…Kiona…o lea se me ou te faia mo oe?

13. Kiona (sighs) A e a pe a ta nofonofo mo se taimi laititi? 14. Teuila

Ia ua lelei

15. Kiona E te iloa le mea e aupito sili ona ou fa’anoanoa i le taimi atoa o le ma’i o si o’u tina? E ui lava ina ua iloa i ona foliga le sasao mai o ona tiga, e leai lava se taimi e fa’ailoa mai ai ia a’u ni ona tiga. E le’i mana’o e fa’alavelave ma fa’apopolina a’u. E o’o lava I le sailiga o se fofo ma le taulasea i Apia mo se filemu, ou te le iloa lava I lena taimi, ta’I leaga tele a’u.

16. Teuila Se aua e te manatu faapena Kiona….E le o oe le pogai

17. Kiona Ma’imau pe ana ou vave iloa lona ma’i…. ua se manu ou te faamalosia naia e alu I le fale ma’i.

18. Teuila Se Kiona, ou te iloa e mana’o si ou tina e manatua taimi fiafia o le tou mafutaga (pause) se pei o le taimi lea na fo’i mai ai i uta le tatou ta‐ga palolo ae fati mai le galu maua ai Sina...a ea? Pau lava le mea na iloa atu o le lima ma le paelo palolo lae aliali a’e i luga i le popole i ma’imau palolo (ata)….ae na i’u lava i leai o seisi o tatou na ‘ai ai i lena faiga palolo na o Sina lava…..manatua?

19. Kiona (chuckles) E, ioe…e sa’o lava oe. (pause) ae va’ai oe Teuila, aua, aua lava ne’i galo pe manatu fa’atauva’a oe i le fa’amanuiaga o lo’o ia oe o le ola o si ou tina. Taumafai I so’o se auala e saili lona soifua manuia, soifua fiafia ia umi ai le lua mafutaga. Aua ua na le ‘tasi le ola’

20. Teuila (affirms)Faafetai Kiona, ua lelei.

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(Clears throat) Talofae, o si ou tina lale ua sau, alu ia…

22. Teuila Ua a? ua tau feololo lau fa’alogo?

23. Kiona Ia, faafetai Teuila, telefoni atu nanei

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24. Ete

Sole Sam, O Tasi la ua sau e piki atu a’u. Fia maua le auala?

25. Samuelu Oi leai, o ma’ua ma Elia lea ma te o i le paka mo matou ta’aloga.

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26. Ete E, e le o nei fo’i lea e ta’aalo ai le tou ‘au ma le ‘au a Ioane?

27. Samuelu Ou te le manatua. (to Elia) A Elia? O le ‘au fo’I a Ioane lea tatou te pigi nei?

28. Elia I, ae ou te le’i toe va’ai lava ia Ioane talu na maliu si ona to’alua.

29. Ete O le tala na a Tasi, fai mai ua leva na ma’I si fafine o Sina ae na i’u lava ina maliu ai talu ai nei. Talofae i si tama o Ioane.

30. Samuelu

A ua leva ona iloa e Sina lona ma’i?

31. Ete

Fai mai ua fia ea tausaga o iloa ae pala’ai i le foma’i ma le faia ai a ma ni su’esu’ega se’I o’o lava ina tuai ma ua leai se mea ua toe mafai.

32. Elia Sole (pause) ou te matua’i o’u le iloa lava se mea a fai pe ana tupu se mea fa’apea I lo’u to’alua, ae maise o lea e laiti si o ma fanau.

33. Samuelu Ioe, ai a se faigata mo Ioane. Ia, a o lea seisi mea na te toe mafai mo Sina?

34. Ete Hei…e tele mea e mafai e le tatou itu pa na fai mo o tatou ta’ito’alua. A ou mafaufau I si o’u to’alua, ua mautinoa lava le pisi tele o ia i le tausiga o le matou aiga. Se’i iloga lava ua ou manava mai I le fale I le afiafi ona tau iloa lea le tau fa’aitiitia o lana gaoioi, e le faigofie mo ia.

35. Samuelu (Sarcastically) Se ioe…sa’o lelei oe Ete…Ua tatau I lo’u to’alua na fa’aeteete ma fa’amuamua lona ola aua le va’aiga o a’u a ea? (chuckles).

36. Ete No, seriously. Women have so much to do, and their health is not a priority. We need to help them realize that without their health, they can’t do anything else.

FX Car pulls up, honks horn 37. Ete

Oi a lea ua sau la’u teine (laughing)

38. Elia (chuckles) Oi teine lona fia lea?

39. Ete (chuckles) Na o le tasi lava la’u pele fa’amolemole…Tasi…manatua? Le tou au i faiaiina!

FX Music Bridge (fade under) Sounds at night (bell for Sa) (fade under)

40. Ete

(calling from the kitchen) Hey, so what did you do today? (valaau mai le umukuka) Hei, e a le aso, o a au mea na fai nei?

41. Tasi Na fa’auma nei a’u su’isu’iga mo le mafutaga a tina mai Aoloau o’u alu loa e momoli ma au mai ni a’u la’au e toto pe a fai le matou togala’au ma si a’u fanau taeao. Ae a lo oe aso?

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42. Ete Mea a e tasi….ae sa matou talanoa nei ma nai a’u uo I le fale faigaluega I si tama o Ioane ma le maliu o si ona to’alua, si au uo o Sina. (pause) O lea ea le mea na fefe ai Sina?

43. Tasi Se…e tele lava mea….E le’i mana’o e mafaufau pe fa’ailoa lona ma’i ne’i te’i ua fai ma mea e tigaina ai lona aiga.

44. Ete Ea? Tigaina? A ua a nei la mau tigaina ua feagai ma Ioane ma si o la fanau, ua le sili atu i le taimi nei ua leai ia?

45. Tasi Ia ae soia ia, e iloa mulimuli a’e e Sina ua tuai (mafaufau) E, ae soia ia…ua sili atu le aoga o lesona ua ou maua mai I le ma’I o si a’u uo. Ua fa’amalosia ai a’u ma manino atili I lo’u loto le taua o lenei mea o le ‘Tasi le Ola’ ma ia tausi ma fa’apelepele iai.

46. Ete Ioe, e sa’o lava oe, ua tau fa’apena fo’I se lagona ua o’o mai ia a’u. Atonu ua tatau ona iai ni nai suiga laity pei o le taofi o le ulaula, ia ma taumafai tatou e savavali I le falesa ma fa’agaoioi tatou tino I a tatou fe’au masani.

47. Tasi Ioe, ua fai mai so’o ai lava Pua ma Teuila ia sui a tatou mea ‘ai.

48. Ete (sarcastically) Ia aua e solomua lava ia la’ua na le masaga cheeseburger le tele o tala…mania le fo’i le fa’asaga e ai le talo aua o leisi fo’i fualaau aina lena a ea dear?(ataata)…

49. Tasi (laughs) E…e sa’o si a’u fanau (manava ma mafaufau)…Oi Ete, toeitiiti lava galo ia a’u, e iai me leisi mea o lo’o fia ta’u atu…..

50. Narrator O lea le mea o lo’o fia ta’u e Tasi ia Ete? A o lea fo’i se tala mai le foma’i i ana su’ega? Ae mo’i o le talo o se fualaa’u aina? Aua ne’i misi le vaega mulimuli o le “Tasi le Ola”



I le vaega ua te’a I le Tasi le Ola, ua matua’i mafatia ma lagona le fa’anoanoa o le aiga, uo ma e masani i le maliu o le Tina o Sina mai le ma’i o le kanesa o le susu. Ua talia e Tasi fautuaga lelei uma a si ana uo ina ia faia se suega o le kanesa o le susu. Ua mae’a ma lana fa’ata fa’apitoa o le mammogram ona o se patu ua va’aia, a o lenei ua fa’atali le ripoti o ana su’ega. Ua fa’apena fo’i ona fa’amalosi’au Ete i ana uo ia fesoasoani malosi i o la ta’ito’alua ina ia fa’amuamua o la soifua. Ua atoa le masina ma ua toe fa’atasi atu nei tatou ia Tasi ma Ete i lo la fale.

FX O le paipa ta’ele o loo sisina 2. Tasi:

O tasi o lo’o pesepese i le pese o le Tasi Le Ola

3. Ete: E! (valaau) Ua e fiafia lava I lenei vaitimi

4. Tasi: E te iloa? Ma’imau lava le ola o si a’u uo. Talu lava na maliu Sina, ua ou fa’amaonia le taua o lenei mea o le fa’amuamua o lota ola malosi ma le ola fiafia aua e leai lava ma seisi e sau e va’aia ta’ita.

5. Ete: Ioe, e ese le sa’o o lena mea, e le taua se mea vagana ua to’esea po ua ave ese fa’afuase’I, ona fa’atoa fa’atauaina lea. Sa ou faapea fo’I ua tau sau le matua ona ua vave vaivai ma leai se malosi, a e na amata loa na ai fualaau, sui le diet, tatou savavali ma taofi le ta ulaula, ua matua’I lagona le malosi ma foliga fou fo’i o le tama.

6. Tasi: (aamu) Ummm, a e foliga tuai lava I le fa’ata a? (ataata)

7. Ete: Hey, fa’aeteete e? (manava) So’u alu I le galuega. E te fa’aoga nei le tavale?

8. Tasi: (te’i) Auoi, ua galo ia a’u o nei e va’ai ai le foma’I I ripoti o a’u su’ega. Ia ae leafaina, e pu’e la’u pasi.

9. Ete: Au su’ega o fa’aata o lou susu?

10. Tasi: I (manava) Pei ta te tau pala’ai ea i ni i’uga e maua mai la’u su’ega, ae le taua lea.

11. Ete: Ae a pea ou fa’anoi a e ta o?

12. Tasi: E mo’i?

13. Ete: Ioe, mea faigofie, alu oe e va’ai lau foma’i ae ou alu e va’ai la’u teine i le ward tipitipi

14. Tasi: Ia lelei, talosia e tiute lau teine I le fale oti aua o iina e uma e ta’atia ai pe a taunu’u na lua feiloa’i mmmmm?

15. Ete: (ata ata)…o a’u mea ula. Na o oe lava lo’u au…

16. Tasi: Ese lou fia fai tala malie…ia ua lelei….ta o ia, o le a ou tuai ifo.

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FX Faitoto’a o le taavale, musika, fa’aola ma alu loa le ta’avale 17. Ete

Ua a mai lau fa’alogo?

18. Tasi E te iloa se mea lelei lava mo a’u i le taimi lenei? O se ta tatalo a e ta te le’i o i totonu.

19. Ete Lelei, manaia fo’i, so’o se mea lava mo oe ma ia manatua i taimi fa’apenei, E le te’a ese le Atua ma tatou. Ta tatalo:……Le Atua le Tama, faafetai mo lenei aso filemu ma lenei taimi taua ua e aumai mo ma’ua. Fa’afetai ma ia fa’amanuia I le agaga o Sina ma a’oa’oga uma sa ia fa’aalia. Fa’afetao Iesu e mo o matou nei aiga, o uo ma e masani, I le latou…..o le fanau…

F/X Musika ua fai atu

20. Tasi:

(musumusu)…O lea se mea o le a tupu nei ia a’u?

• Teuila (E1): “I can’t imagine you not around, which is what is probably going to happen to Kiona.”

• Kiona (E1): “The doctor told us that my mom has been sick for a long time. And now it’s too late.”

• Pua (E1): “We all care about you and we want you to be here with us for a long time. So please don’t be afraid to see the doctor, like Aunty Sina”

• Pua (E1): “You know that we will be here to help you.”

21. Tasi (musumusu ia ia lava) Ae fa’afefea nei pe a fai ua maua a’u I le kanesa (o le susu)

• Aolele (E2): I know that cancer is not curse because I’m a breast cancer survivor. People call cancer a curse when they don’t do anything about it.

• Fia (E2): You have the choice. You have the ability to make your health your priority.

• Fia (E2): if cancer is detected early, it can be removed by surgery or treated in other ways.

• Fia (E4): you’re taking control of your health and getting over your fears.

22. Tasi (musumusu ia naia lava) Ua umi le auala na ou savalia mai I lenei taimi. Ua leai lava ma

se toe tepa I tua.

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• Aolele (E2): The Apostle Paul in the Bible says “Faith without works is dead.”

When you ask for blessings, you have to do something about it. It’s a two way street. You don’t say “bless me and make me well” and then go smoke cigarettes. That’s not how it works. You have your prayer and you have your faith but you must work to fulfill those prayers.

• Ete (E5): Remember Tasi that God is here for us in these times of uncertainty.

23. Tasi O le a ou faia lenei mo si a’u fanau, faapena fo’i Sina

• Teuila (E1): We only have one life mom, and we want you to be around a long

time so we can take care of you too.

• Sina (E3): If I could do it again, I would have been brave and screened for cancer early. I don’t know why I was so afraid of the biopsy. Tasi, it is best to know. You’re just like me. We both have daughters the same age, and now I won’t see Kiona grow up, get married, see my grandkids. And cancer is even in your family with your mom and aunty. Please, don’t wait like me. (weaker)Don’t be afraid. (weaker) You only have one life…

F/X Music fade out

24. Ete: (tatalo pea)…foa’I mai le malosi e talia ai mea ua le mafai ona suia. Ma ia matou

faafetaia ma talia aso uma o o matou ola mail au Afio, I lou suafa Paia… (pause)

25. Tasi and Ete

Amene.

FX musika, tatala ma tapuni le faitoto’a o le taavale, savavali ese, Tatala faitotoa o le potu foma’I, toso ma le pupuni o le potu.

26. Fia

Fa’atali mai iina Tasi mo le foma’i ma ripoti o lau su’ega

FX Leo o se’evae ua latalata mai, leo o le pupuni.

27. Doctor

Malo Tasi…ia se’i ta va’ai…(toso x‐ray I fafo ma le teutusi) Ummmmm, ia va’ai mai, o le ripoti lea o lau fa’ata, po o lau mammogram o lea e fa’ali mai i I le…..


"tasi le ola" breast cancer prevention radio drama creative brief and scripts, sara krosch

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