[Blindtlk] Who Bathes You?

Michelle Medina michellem86 at gmail.com
Fri Mar 4 15:07:26 UTC 2011 

Marion, Janette,
Ugh, ugh, ugh!!!! There's no accounting for stupidity! Do you know how
many villages are missing their idiots right now??? Lol.

On 3/4/11, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
> and I thought I had heard it all.  My oh my.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> Facebook:
> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>
> On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:38 AM, Jeanette Fortin wrote:
>
>> WELL I have had folks ask me who cooks for my kids and how much help do i
>> have come in to help, none, when we lived on the island we had a maid but
>> it was in support of the local islanders who needed work on the island to
>> support families, i also homeschooled my kids and folks couldn't imagine
>> how a blind person  could teach anything, really?
>> just amazing, jeanette
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Gwizdala"
>> <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:11 AM
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Who Bathes You?
>>
>>
>>> I went to see a dermatologist once who said, You're really clean! Who
>>> bathes you?" I expressed my dismay that a well educated person like a
>>> doctor would ask such an offensively stereotypical question, as I took
>>> out my business card and handed it to him.Then I asked him "Who bathes
>>> you?" He apologized profusely, sharing that he understands how I feel
>>> because he has a clubbed foot! There's no accounting for convoluted
>>> logic! In the words of Archie Bunker, "That's the kind of straight
>>> thinking we need nowadays!"
>>>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> Marion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Medina"
>>> <michellem86 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 12:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Responses of Medical Professionals.
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'd have been absolutely furious!!!! In fact, I must confess, I may
>>>> have accidentally *purposely* stabbed her hand or arm as my food was
>>>> spinning by.
>>>> Chelle
>>>>
>>>> On 3/3/11, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
>>>>> When I was a kid in Oregon, most blind children were treated at the
>>>>> University of Oregon Medical School. Being an RLF (now ROP, nothing's
>>>>> changed but the initials) child, all the interns took a look at me.
>>>>> Looking
>>>>> back, I don't remember any of them introducing themselves, but they
>>>>> sure
>>>>> loved working with the pressure gage and the slit lamp.
>>>>>
>>>>> My best medical story, though, comes from eye surgery in the seventies.
>>>>> I
>>>>> was in the hospital after surgery, and was getting my first real meal.
>>>>> I
>>>>> know that there was something on my chart that said I was blind, since,
>>>>> after all, the bandages over the eyes wouldn't give any clue. The
>>>>> service
>>>>> staff came in, and put the food tray on the table over the bed, and I
>>>>> thanked her, assuming our interaction was done. She looked at me,
>>>>> looked at
>>>>> my wife who was in the room, and turned the tray 180 degrees. I thanked
>>>>> her
>>>>> again. She looked back at me, back at my wife and turned it again.
>>>>> After the
>>>>> third iteration, I confess I lost my patience and asked if I was just
>>>>> supposed to use a fork to stab something as it went by.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's funny now, but frustrating then.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>> On
>>>>> Behalf Of Mary Mc Gee
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 3:11 PM
>>>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Responses of Medical Professionals.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Fellow Federationists;
>>>>>
>>>>>            I've read with interest all the posts about experiences at
>>>>> health care providers' offices.  I have some experiences I can throw
>>>>> into
>>>>> the mix.
>>>>>
>>>>>            First, I'll say that, because the cause of my blindness is
>>>>> albinism, I had a unique appearance that was impossible to hide when I
>>>>> was
>>>>> younger.  I was a student at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
>>>>> for
>>>>> ten years and, during that time, I went to the University of Iowa for
>>>>> free
>>>>> eye care-at least "they" called it eye care.  It was more on the order
>>>>> of
>>>>> eye study because every med student, intern, and ophthalmology resident
>>>>> had
>>>>> to come examines the "albinotic eye" before I received any low vision
>>>>> glasses, etc. that would actually improve what little vision I have.  I
>>>>> felt
>>>>> like a zoo or circus animal on display because I was a condition rather
>>>>> than
>>>>> a person.  It hurt a lot and I'm not simply talking about all the
>>>>> lights
>>>>> shining in my eyes, but also the emotional pain it caused.
>>>>>
>>>>>            As an adult I've had some doctors who have been very nice
>>>>> and
>>>>> some who haven't.  The number of nice ones directly correlates with my
>>>>> various degrees-all doctors and staffs are nice now that I put
>>>>> "Attorney" on
>>>>> their intake forms.
>>>>>
>>>>>            But, when I first came to Des Moines in 1976, visited a
>>>>> neurologist because of migraine headaches.  He spent more time looking
>>>>> at my
>>>>> eyes than he did taking a history of the headaches.  I went to one
>>>>> doctor
>>>>> whose office staff handed the intake form to my driver too complete
>>>>> until I
>>>>> complained.  One time, when I went to an orthopedic surgeon's office
>>>>> for an
>>>>> expert consult to prepare for trial, I was greatly surprised that she
>>>>> spent
>>>>> fifteen minutes asking about my vision instead of my client's
>>>>> treatment. I
>>>>> simply told her that, if she billed for those extra minutes, she
>>>>> wouldn't be
>>>>> paid, because I would deduct that amount of time from my bill back to
>>>>> the
>>>>> client.  She didn't argue and even apologized.
>>>>>
>>>>>            I'm fortunate that I currently have a sensitive, caring
>>>>> group of
>>>>> physicians.  I'll have to admit, though, that the trauma of the past
>>>>> plus my
>>>>> attorney's skepticism is quite hard to eliminate when I meet a new one.
>>>>>
>>>>>            The Iowa Department for the Blind has been doing a PR
>>>>> project
>>>>> with health care providers to educate them with the hope that fewer
>>>>> people
>>>>> will have unpleasant experiences when they need help.
>>>>>
>>>>>            I'd be interested in hearing if any of you, like me, were
>>>>> treated as a medical oddity at any time.
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mary L. McGee
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> "THESE STAND FOR ME, NAME YOUR GOD AND BLEED THE FREAK!
>>>> I'D LIKE TO SEE, HOW YOU ALL WOULD BLEED FOR ME!" -LAYNE STALEY -
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"FUCK YOU FOR KILLING ME!!!!" SHAUN MORGAN - "NEEDLES"
"THESE STAND FOR ME, NAME YOUR GOD AND BLEED THE FREAK!
I'D LIKE TO SEE, HOW YOU ALL WOULD BLEED FOR ME!" -LAYNE STALEY -
"BLEED THE FREAK"

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