[blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?

[David Andrews]

I applaud you and what you are doing.  It takes a lot of courage.  It 
won't be easy -- but you will learn stuff that will benefit you the 
rest of your life.

I would urge others here to be more circumspect in your questioning 
of her.  We are all different, have different circumstances, and 
approaches.  She is doing what she feels she needs to do, and I for 
one think it is the right thing, and will have a major payoff in the 
future.  She could keep getting by, but ultimately that would do little good.

Dave

At 04:12 PM 9/18/2012, you wrote:
>Sure I can explain. I have RP. I have lost a significant amount of 
>my vision recently. I'm at a point where I am no longer able to rely 
>on my vision, yet I lack confidence in being a blind person. My job 
>is a dead end job as in I'm a live in Nanny. The kids I currently 
>care for are reaching an age where they no longer require care. So 
>while I could stay ehre and hold out with this job for another year 
>maybe 2, then I'm unemployed,    CCB without messing with her schooling.
>So yes, I will be leaving my jjob to go to CCB
>PipiOn 9/18/2012 1:50 PM, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S wrote:
>>I'm a little confused, you're leaving a job? To go to a blindness 
>>training center? Can you explain a little.
>>
>>Gabe Vega
>>Sent from my iPhone
>>(623) 565-9357
>>
>>On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Pipi <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hey y'all,
>>>I am finally settled back down after a fun and full summer and am 
>>>able to check my email and get caught up again.
>>>I've switched from a desktop to a laptop and from win xp to win 7 
>>>so i've not been able to read my emails and such for the past 2 
>>>months. I was stressed enough transitioning that I just did a mass 
>>>delete here. I hope that I haven['t missed too much.
>>>Savannah and I had a wonderful summer. We spent a week in San 
>>>Diego which is an absolutely beautiful place. I'd love to live 
>>>there. Savannah started swim lessons this summer and passed level 
>>>1. We also took our first train ride to visit friends in Illinois. 
>>>We had such a great time that we ended up extending our trip and 
>>>stayed just shy of 3 weeks. We will also be going back for 
>>>Halloween. It was a much needed trip and break from reality.
>>>Savannah has started preschool. She loves it. It is great to see 
>>>her thriving and getting the social interaction that she has needed.
>>>I am working on attending the Colorado Center for the Blind. I 
>>>have a tentative start date of January. I'm currently struggling 
>>>to find affordable preschool or daycare with a preschool 
>>>curriculum for Savannah. I will be leaving my job behind for the 6 
>>>to 9 months that I will be at the center so I am unable to afford 
>>>the going rates.
>>>Does anyone know of any scholarships, financial aid, or resources 
>>>for paying for a safe and healthy place for Savannah to be while I 
>>>get the training that I need?
>>>I've considered trying to start fund raising myself by selling 
>>>bottled water or such outside of Walmart and the likes. The 
>>>average cost of preschool or daycare in Littleton is $900 a month.
>>>Any help y'all could give me would be so greatly appreciated.
>>>I hope all are well and I can't wait to catch up with people again.
>>>Oh also, if I had your contact information before, can you please 
>>>send it to me off list at blahblahblah at iampipi.com I've lost 
>>>everything in my computer transition.
>>>Thanks again,
>>>Pipi