[Diabetes-Talk] Can't believe what almost happened this morning.

Thu Jul 25 18:20:34 UTC 2019

How is it that people aren't aware in this day of pushing, shoving, molesting, etc. that it is a really bad idea to grab anyone. You can inadvertently hurt people and inadvertently put their lives at risk. This just never fails to make me a bit angry.
Cindy Lou

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Michael Barber via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:01 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Michael Barber <m.barber817 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Can't believe what almost happened this morning.

I believe I’d have given that person a piece of my mind on that one.  I might have suggested they pay me for an additional sensor.

Cordially,
Michael D. Barber

> On Jul 25, 2019, at 12:29 PM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Veronica, interesting that you should share this story. Twoo weeks ago 
> I was on a bus filled with Blind people who were going to an event. 
> The person "assisting" grabbed me by the arm so forcefully that he 
> dislodged my sensor for the Free Style Libre. I was so shocked I just 
> said: "oh my God, my sensor is no longer on my arm. Sure enough, 
> someone found it on the ground right near to me. I guess the lesson 
> learned is when traveling I need to make sure I take extra precautions 
> to make certain people aren't that stupid, and even then, by your experience, there are no guarantees.
> 
> Glad you are okay.
> 
> Jeanette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:40 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Bernadette Jacobs
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Can't believe what almost happened this 
> morning.
> 
> Oh my word!!!  So, from which institution did she escape???  Heavens 
> to Mergatroid!!!
> 
> 
> Bern
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 24, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Cindy Ray via Diabetes-Talk
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> That is just pure insanity. I cannot believe it. I really can't, but 
>> now I am more sure than ever that someone saw my air pods in my pouch 
>> and in the bathroom at a rest stop helped herself to them by grabbing 
>> me. That is certainly not as serious, but people shouldn't even touch 
>> anyone without permission, let alone doing what she did to you.
>> Cindy Lou
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Veronica
>> Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 2:07 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Can't believe what almost happened this morning.
>> 
>> Oh my word! I can't believe what almost happened to me this morning. 
>> My guide dog and I were happily walking through my neighborhood. It's 
>> a warm day, for us anyway, and I was wearing my Occidental College 
>> tea shirt. All of a sudden I heard this woman approach me from 
>> behind. Insert that voice here. That female voice that sounds kind of 
>> hesitant and whiny which tells us that trouble is about to strike big 
>> time. It's accompanied by that petting that's almost finger nail 
>> petting, like she can't quite make up
> her
>> mind as to how fragile I might be. "Honey, honey. Wait a minute, 
>> Honey. I have to help you. You have something stuck to your arm." 
>> Well, she was right. I did have something stuck to the back of my 
>> arm. At that point she reached up and almost started to tug. I wish 
>> there was a way to spell the sound that came out of my mouth at that 
>> point. You see, what was on the
> back
>> of my arm is the pod. It's part of my insulin pump, the part that 
>> holds
> 200
>> units of insulin and actually injects it into my body. Had she 
>> succeeded, man, I'm sure the ensuing alarms would have scared the pants off of her.
> But
>> I did point out to her that this was assault which would have 
>> resulted in great bodily harm. I then really built up the story of 
>> how type 1
> diabetics
>> will die when there's no insulin being injected into the body. I 
>> didn't
> tell
>> her how long it might take us to die, of course. And you know that
> response
>> you get, back to that voice again, I didn't mean, I didn't mean..."
> Stammer
>> stutter, pause. Yes you did, was my reply Then she disappeared. But I 
>> bet she won't do that again. Unreal! Glad nothing happened but it 
>> just never occurred to me that someone would actually come up and do 
>> that. Have fun, those of you wearing the Libre. <grin.> Welcome to summer!
>> 
>> "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now 
>> available
> on
>> iTunes, along with other music from her and from the Guide Dog Glee Club. 
>> To learn more, visit:
>> http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
>>                Veronica Elsea, Owner
>> Laurel Creek Music Designs
>> Santa Cruz, California
>> Phone: 831-429-6407
>> 
>> 
>> 
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