[Cinci-nfb] DK update

[Elif Emir Öksüz]

hahahaha it is funny, isn't it?

On 1/29/17, Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Elif,
> So good to hear your voice, so to speak.
> Especially when you say you are freezing!
> People here think they are freezing when it gets down to 60!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elif
> Emir
> Öksüz via Cinci-nfb
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:29 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List
> Cc: Elif Emir Öksüz
> Subject: Re: [Cinci-nfb] DK update
>
> Deborah,
> I am glad to hear that you are getting better. I look forward to seeing
> you.
> Enjoy your time in Florida, because we are freezing here.
> Best, and love
>
>
> 2017-01-28 18:15 GMT-05:00, Dale Barta via Cinci-nfb
> <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org>:
>> Thank you so much for the update. Sincerely, Dale Barta
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb
>> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 7:47 PM
>> To: cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Deborah Kendrick
>> Subject: [Cinci-nfb] DK update
>>
>>
>>
>> Cincinnati NFB,
>>
>> A few have asked for an update on me and thus I am writing this message.
>> First, I want publicly to thank Judy Rudig and Annie McEachirn, our
>> WeCare team, for making me feel so valued and connected.
>>
>> Coming to Florida to recover was necessary both because I could not
>> function as a wheelchair user in a four-story townhouse and, secondly,
>> my daughter lives 2 miles from me here and I often need help.
>>
>> In the beginning, I experienced what genuine helplessness looks like
>> and I did not embrace it very graciously.
>>
>> Each day, I have increased ability and energy and Although there is a
>> certain satisfaction in learning to dance around in my wheelchair,I
>> fervently hope my time in it is coming to an end sometime soon.
>>
>> Next week, I will find out if my bone has healed sufficiently to allow
>> my weight-bearing therapy to begin.  No one seems able to tell me how
>> long it takes from beginning weight-bearing to actual walking, but I'm
>> guessing a month or two.
>>
>> My daughter is driving to Cincinnati as I write this.  The plan is
>> that she will begin packing up my apartment, bringing some items here
>> to Florida, and
>> leaving the rest for movers to put into storage.   As soon as I am able,
>> I
>> will be coming to Cincinnati to find a new place to live.
>>
>> My next place will be much smaller, so I am eliminating as much as
>> possible.
>> If anyone is looking for any small pieces of furniture or small
>> appliances, do please let me know.  Chances are I have what you need
>> and will sell at a very low price!
>>
>> But she will only be there for a few days, so don't mull it over for
>> too long!
>>
>> If you have ever wondered how a person in a wheelchair can load the
>> dishwasher or do the laundry, I can now tell you.  The answer is very
>> very very slowly!  Tasks that usually take me five minutes can easily
>> occupy a few hours and leave me exhausted.
>>
>> It is all, however, interesting and enlightening and material for
>> future writing.
>>
>> Have a great meeting tomorrow and/or a great time in Washington.
>>
>> Be kind to one another.
>>
>> Deborah
>>
>>
>
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