[blparent] Remus is here, finally

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I think an in-home assessment is a great idea, not just for those who are 
blind but for everyone.  A lot of nervous new parents might benefit from the 
reassurance that would undoubtedly come from someone stopping by soon after 
they took their babies home.  I would probably have taken advantage of that 
if it had been offered where I delivered, just to know I was doing the best 
I could for my child.  I still have a visiting nurse who comes in 
periodically, and although she's caused me some stress, I appreciate the 
information she can pass along to me.  She doesn't come around because I'm 
blind.  She comes around because I decided that having her knowledge 
available to me on an ongoing basis would be worthwhile.

Jo Elizabeth

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
water."--Swedish proverb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally


> Our hospital offers an in home assessment about a week after the baby is
> born.  It had nothing to do with being blind, or the healthiness of our
> children, it is something they offer to everyone.
>
> Michael