[il-talk] Update

[Lin H.]

Sorry to hear about your difficult time, Ronza.   You will be in my thoughts 
and prayers!    Sincerely,    Linda

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Hansen via il-talk
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 9:26 PM
To: NFB IL Talk
Cc: Robert Hansen
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Update

Wishing you a speedy recovery and get well soon.

sincerely,

Robert Hansen
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On Nov 29, 2015 9:02 PM, "Pat and Don via il-talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Thanks for sending your update.  Wishing you a speedy recovery.  I still
> remember the first luncheon we shared at the NFBI.
>
> Pat Olson
>
>
> Cc: Ronza Othman
>
>
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
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> Hope you are all well.
>
>
>
> Ronza
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