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

Thu Jul 25 21:26:36 UTC 2019

Ah yes. The ever popular “human shield” technique for cited guide.

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> On Jul 25, 2019, at 1:29 PM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It sounds like these guides have not been properly trained in how to be a
> sighted guide.  The blind individual is to hold on to the guide and not vice
> versa.  A blind individual should never be dragged along by the sighted
> guide.  
> 
>                Jamie
> 
> 
>            
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jeanette
> Kutash via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:30 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jeanette Kutash <kutash-jm at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Can't believe what almost happened this
> morning.
> 
> 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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