<div dir="ltr">Deb,<div> 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.</div><div>Happy Sunday morning to everyone!</div><div>Mary</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 5:33 PM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">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.<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Deborah J. Reed</div><div>Central Chapter President</div><div>NFB of CT</div><div><a href="mailto:Deb.reed57@gmail.com" target="_blank">Deb.reed57@gmail.com</a></div><div>860-378-5370</div><div>“Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 01, 2021 3:38 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Mary Silverberg <<a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com" target="_blank">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] The effect of vision loss and partners<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Whether it is a sensory loss, functional loss or major change due to accident or illness, couples need to re negotiate their roles.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="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" target="_blank">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</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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