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

Mon Apr 16 10:09:17 UTC 2012

 I am praying for you and your giving up of your retired guide dog.  May
each day be comforting as God gets you through this.  
God bless,
Felicia

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Greg Aikens
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 11:08 PM
To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give
upmyretired guide dog

This response isn't directed at Patrick, but to everyone in general.  Give
Jenny a break.  Making the transition from dog back to cane isn't an easy
one.  As Patrick pointed out, your skills get rusty if you aren't using them
often.  When I retired my first dog, it took some time for me to regain the
confidence I had with my cane.  The information you get is completely
different and perhaps overwhelming at first.  I eventually found that
working with a guide dog had helped me advance my independent travel with a
cane.   I had learned to depend more on audio and environmental cues than
tactile ones because they aren't as readily available with a dog.  This only
enhanced my skill set when I returned to the cane.  

Jenny, I'm sorry to hear about your dog.  I will pray for comfort and wisdom
as you make this transition.  I ended up using a cane only for 3 years after
retiring my first dog and just recently went back for a second.  To be sure,
the transition from cane to dog again was also a challenge.  Hang in there
and I'm sure things will get better.

-Greg
On Apr 15, 2012, at 9:19 PM, PATRICK GORMLEY wrote:

> 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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