[blparent] a different kind of cane

Wed Nov 19 14:48:43 UTC 2008

I would agree with you.  It's harder when you're older because you've had 
more time to get set in your ways.  We got the twins two months before I 
turned 38.
Barbara

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:34 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane

> One of these days you'll be surprised and it will click.  I hate to tell 
> you, the older you get, the less patience you'll have.  I always laugh, 
> everyone told us it was a good thing we waited to have Gab  i was almost 
> 40, but they are wrong, the older you get the less patience you have.  My 
> yung friends think they're impatient. hahah.  i think it must be hard at 
> any age. V
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane
>
>
>> Ours are the lowest functioning in our group.  Actually, the one lady who
>> helps with the children during Saturday school has no problem with them
>> using their canes.  Too bad we only have it once a month.
>> We'll just muddle along here and maybe one day it will click.  Jesse 
>> seems
>> to finally be learning that if he puts his hands out they can protect
>> him--either that or he just does it because we tell him to.
>> I'll be honest, the progress they make is slow but steady.  I wish they
>> could just get it now.  I'm learning big lessons, about how I have no
>> patience, with these two.
>> Barbara
>>
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>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:07 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane
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>>> Barbara, do you belong to NFB/ POPC?  If so, what do the other parents 
>>> in
>>> your group suggest and if not, maybe you should contact them in your 
>>> state
>>> and find out.  Sometimes when the kids see other kids their same age 
>>> using
>>> canes, they want to also. V
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:42 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane
>>>
>>>
>>>> No. LOL She's 3 and I just laughed and said we couldn't leave it cause
>>>> Mommy
>>>> would never be able to make it back home without it. Then, she tried 
>>>> her
>>>> best to help me get it out, but where it's a folding cane, it kept
>>>> pulling
>>>> apart. I was geting worried, when finally, I guess I got it at the 
>>>> proper
>>>> angle and it came right out.
>>>> Shannon Wells
>>>> on the web at
>>>> http://www.christianhomeplace.com
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:45 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Did you tell her you'd leave it there if she'd leave her eyes there,
>>>>> too?
>>>>> Barbara
>>>>>
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>>>>> From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:01 PM
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a different kind of cane
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a cane with a tip that looks like a ball. It rolls real good 
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> is a little heavy if you pick up on it. Doesn't get stuck in grass 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> cracks in sidewalks near as much, but is a pain if you get it stuck 
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> someone's fence. Like to never got it loose a few days ago. My 
>>>>>> daughter
>>>>>> said, 'Well, just leave it here then." LOL
>>>>>> Shannon Wells
>>>>>> on the web at
>>>>>> http://www.christianhomeplace.com
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>>>> To: "blind parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:46 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] a different kind of cane
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I was just wondering if anyone has ever used the canes that roll
>>>>>>>instead
>>>>>>>of tapping.  This might be the kind Barbara can use for her kids. V
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