[il-talk] Update

[Debbie Pittman]

As one who has gone through what you are going through, I'll pray for you.


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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of eileen Truschke via il-talk
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:22 AM
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Cc: eileen Truschke
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Update

Follow your plan of treatment and you'll do OK.   I have every confidence that  you will recover nicely.  Eileen Truschke 


    On Sunday, November 29, 2015 8:18 PM, Ronza Othman via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 

 Hi All,

I just wanted to check in and let folks know how I'm doing.  After several unsuccessful minor surgeries this summer on my back, I had a more invasive surgery this past Monday.  I had the surgery here in Chicago and I'll be staying for the next couple of months for physical therapy and recovery.
When the surgeon finally got in, he found that I had significantly more spinal nerve damage than we realized, so my recovery time will be slow.  I'm up and walking a little - one end of the room to another a couple times a day - and we're really pleased with that right now.  I still have pretty severe pain and the muscle spasms are like nothing I've felt before.  The nerves are very angry, and it'll take a while to calm them down.  I also have to learn how to sit up and walk normally again in therapy, as the nerve and muscles have forgotten how to do that.  

 

 

All in all, I'm doing really well and I'm excited about the treatment and recovery plan.  I hope to write an article at some point about why parents should insist on their kids' learning Braille even if they are high partials, because all of my doctors agree that if I wasn't sitting and leaning forward to get closer to see print, I would not be having these challenges.  So word to the wise: not teaching your blind kid Braille when he/she is young can result in tons of pain later.literally.

 

 

Hope you are all well.

 

Ronza

 

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