[CT-NFB] The effect of vision loss and partners

[Mary Silverberg]

Deb,
 I have discovered over the years from people with other disabilities, and
just the normal decrease in function through the aging process, that as you
say, we must be able to find humor and some degree of peace.  It is so hard
but we also need to remind ourselves daily about the things we CAN do.
 Life often seems to involve a never ending series of creative
compensations to get things done.
Happy Sunday morning to everyone!
Mary

On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 5:33 PM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
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> Well said Mary. I also find that humor goes along way. We have to make
> peace with the things we cannot figure out how to do anymore and celebrate
> when we find new ways of enjoying things without eyesight.
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> Deborah J. Reed
> Central Chapter President
> NFB of CT
> Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
> 860-378-5370
> “Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National
> Federation Of The Blind
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> On May 1, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
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> Hi everyone,
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> Dr. Vernon Humphrey, President of the National Association of Blind
> Veterans, actually wrote his dissertation on this topic. His PhD is in
> Communications, and it’s all about how the communications between partners
> change when one of them acquires a disability, perhaps specifically
> blindness.
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> Stay well,
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> Justin
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> Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury
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> Phone: 808.797.8606
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> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
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> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
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> ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury
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> “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate
> the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who
> feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”
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> *From:* CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Mary Silverberg
> via CT-NFB
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 01, 2021 3:38 PM
> *To:* NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [CT-NFB] The effect of vision loss and partners
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> Deb,
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> Thanks for sharing this one.  A couple's dynamic  changes when one partner
> undergoes a  major life change.
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> Whether it is  a sensory loss, functional loss or major change due to
> accident or illness,  couples need to re negotiate their  roles.
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> Mary
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> On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 11:41 AM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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> Happy May 1 fellow members and colleagues! I just listened to the below
> podcast and found it to have good advice. It is just over 20 minutes long
> if you care to listen.
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> https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/impact-vision-loss-marriage?utm_source=Learners&utm_campaign=f04b80df3e-hadleypresents-ep32-sf_04-30-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d1babd3418-f04b80df3e-52454062&mc_cid=f04b80df3e&mc_eid=38707e08f3
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> Deborah J. Reed
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> Central Chapter President
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> NFB of CT
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> Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
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> 860-378-5370
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> “Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National
> Federation Of The Blind
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