[Blindtlk] Who Bathes You?

Fri Mar 4 18:21:47 UTC 2011

Same here!

Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA

cell: 509-475-4993

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:48 AM
To: Jeanette Fortin; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Who Bathes You?

and I thought I had heard it all.  My oh my.

Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
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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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>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> "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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