[Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give upmyretired guide dog

Mon Apr 16 02:19:56 UTC 2012

You just need some good cane travelers around you to motivate you.  If 
you're in COlorado you  have a good cadre of people that can do that.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PATRICK GORMLEY" <kk3f at msn.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give 
upmyretired guide dog


> Yes most guide dog schools want you to have learned to use the cane first. 
> What has happened is that she's let her cane skills go and needs to get 
> them back again.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeanette" <nettiecosp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give up 
> myretired guide dog
>
>
>>i thought you had to have excellent cane travel skills to get a dog, all 
>>of us who do not have dogs use our canes very effectively every day. 
>>jeanette
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "don nepple" <dnepple at hotmail.com>
>> To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 6:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give up 
>> my retired guide dog
>>
>>
>>>
>>> hi their is nonthing rong with a cane it is a toal just like a dog.if 
>>> you learn to use it rite it will give you enoght in formashin on the 
>>> street i use on every day.you might think about this if you can not 
>>> learn to love your cane then maby you should not have goten a god.i have 
>>> lots of nfb frends that can use their gods and allso thay can do just 
>>> has well.so down put down cane users.read stuff frum the nfbread mor on 
>>> canes and gods and allso think that mostons god gides users wher good 
>>> cane users be for thay got a dog. this might help you to learn to like 
>>> the cane it does work.ask sum others on this list.your frend frum 
>>> idaho.don nepple.
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: jlperdue3 at gmail.com
>>>> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:56:02 -0500
>>>> To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give up 
>>>> my retired guide dog
>>>>
>>>> thanks, I'm not sure I will get another guide even though I applied for 
>>>> one at another school.
>>>>
>>>> They were supposed to send me a medical release via email early in the 
>>>> week to sign and email back. It hasn't come and maybe it's Heavenly 
>>>> Father's way of saying I don't need another dog.
>>>>
>>>> My life isn't really active enough for one and my personal assistant 
>>>> takes me almost everywhere I go.
>>>>
>>>> As far as the cane travel goes. I want to break it in half and scream 
>>>> every time I take it and leave the house. I hate it beyond belief and I 
>>>> don't think it gives enough information about my surroundings for me to 
>>>> consider it a safe method of travel, which is why I got a dog in the 
>>>> first place.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I will just let the dog thing go for now and swallow the 
>>>> feelings of bitterness and hate for the cane every time I pick it up to 
>>>> travel.
>>>>
>>>> Jenny
>>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 6:45 PM, tina birenbaum wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I am so sorry! feel your pain! i retried my third guide last year and 
>>>> > don't plan to get anymore myself but still follow my school just to 
>>>> > keep up on what they do and still support them for other users, 
>>>> > hbubut, be kind to yourself, i found people in my church very 
>>>> > supportive i know, going back to a cane full time was almost numbing 
>>>> > for me such a change but i know have a collection of the things. 
>>>> > e-mail me off list if you need to talk or i can talk with you on 
>>>> > skype or zello. My dog just found a permanent home a couple months 
>>>> > ago for many reasons and i've found it very helpful at times to just 
>>>> > have people listen, not pretend to know what to say, but just sit 
>>>> > with me and listen or just be on the emotional roller coaster with 
>>>> > me. I'M on both skype and zello
>>>> > tina100372 so feel free to add me.
>>>> > Original message:
>>>> >> Hi,
>>>> >
>>>> >> I'm Jenny and new to the list. I had to let my retired guide go to a 
>>>> >> new home because I had planned on getting another dog in the future 
>>>> >> and the landlord said we couldn't have my retired guide, Ramses, our 
>>>> >> little yip yap dog, and a new guide in the house at the same time.
>>>> >
>>>> >> I hurt beyond belief and was unable to go to church this morning 
>>>> >> because it would've been the first Sunday without him and I knew 
>>>> >> there would be a lot of questions as to why he wasn't with me.
>>>> >
>>>> >> Please pray for a gentle grief and to know whether to even get 
>>>> >> another dog. Also, I'm considering unsubscribing to my guide dog 
>>>> >> lists because I am unsure about the whole thing altogether and don't 
>>>> >> want to hear about dog stuff when the loss is so fresh and while 
>>>> >> having to adjust to cane life again, yuck.
>>>> >
>>>> >> Anyway, your prayers would be appreciated.
>>>> >
>>>> >> In Christ,
>>>> >
>>>> >> Jenny
>>>> >> On Apr 15, 2012, at 5:11 PM, tina birenbaum wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >>> I was asked today if I'd think about working with my church worship 
>>>> >>> team. It's been a long time since I've done anything musical and 
>>>> >>> just need prayer if this is what god wants me to do. Sounds 
>>>> >>> intriguing on one hand, and nerve wracking on the other. I could 
>>>> >>> suggest a ton of music to them and i did today , but being back 
>>>> >>> onstage again is a different thing altogether
>>>> >
>>>> >
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