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

Mon Apr 16 14:23:53 UTC 2012

your welcome jenny when prayers go up the blessings come down.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" 
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give up 
myretired guide dog

> thank you.
>
> Jenny
> On Apr 16, 2012, at 8:41 AM, David Andrews wrote:
>
>> This message is directed at everybody here.  First, people shouldn't make 
>> judgments about Jenny's cane skills and post them on the list.  All we 
>> know is what she tells us -- and anything else is just jumping to 
>> conclusions and isn't fair to her.
>>
>> Secondly, cane travel is not a legitimate topic for this list.  This is 
>> the "faith-talk" list, not the travel list.
>>
>> David Andrews, List Owner
>>
>> At 07:28 AM 4/16/2012, you wrote:
>>> You know,
>>>
>>> I'm getting a little irritated with this.  I always have had and still 
>>> have great cane skills, but I don't feel that the cane has given me as 
>>> good information as a dog.
>>>
>>> I've been using a cane since I was a little girl and am good at it and 
>>> have great cane skills.  I just don't like to use it because I don't 
>>> like playing bumper cars in stead of just going around things.
>>>
>>> If you all don't consider that good cane skills, that's your opinion.
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 7:40 PM, PATRICK GORMLEY wrote:
>>>
>>> > 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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