[nagdu] Introducing myself, another new NAGDU member

Marsha Drenth marsha.drenth at gmail.com
Tue Oct 18 23:01:07 UTC 2011


Hi Bryan,

Awesome to see another Pennsylvanian on here! I am the Marsha, that Marion
speaks of. I too live in PA, primarily in the Philadelphia area. My husband
and I live about an hour north of the city in Bucks county. I am working my
second Seeing Eye dog, Emma, GSD who will be 6 years old in January.
Currently I am a full time student pursuing a Bachelors in Social Work from
Temple University. I will also go on to get my MSW as well as my LCSW. My
husband is also blind, and works as a Software engineer. We are both very
very active in the NFB, both locally, state, and nationally. 

Which chapter in PA have you joined? What University are you attending? Do
you know about our PA affiliate email list? And would you like to come to
our PA state convention? 

Your welcome to email me privately at: marsha.drenth at gmail.com

We will be having a Guide dog meeting at our convention in November, so if
you would like to attend I can give you lots and lots of information. 

Nice to meet you, and talk soon!
Marsha  




-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Jones
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:05 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Introducing myself, another new NAGDU member

Hi Folks,

I've recently joined the NAGDU and the NFB and wanted to take a moment to
quickly introduce myself.

My name is Bryan Jones and I live just west of Philadelphia, PA in the US.
My vision has been fading for about 10 years as the result of a connective
tissue disorder called Marfan Syndrome. Two years ago, while living in
Milwaukee, I got my first dog, a female black lab / golden cross from The
Seeing Eye. Her name is Marqi, which is pronounced with an emphasis on the
last syllable as in the famous diamond or the billboard above a theater,not
as in Marky-Mark. <grin>.

Prior to applying for a dog, I was a fairly mobile cane user thanks to some
good O and M instruction I had received, but I had a few incidents that made
me believe that a guide dog could help improve my independence and safety.
I'm very happy that I did as I feel significantly more independent and
mobile now. During Marqi & my first year together I had several follow-up
phone conversations with Seeing Eye staff members and two visits from them
to help me improve my skills as a handler. Even after two years together I
still feel like a newbie at this and am looking forward to learning more as
time passes.

I'm 49 and spent the last twenty something years working in corporate IT,
but put my career on hold last year to move back to the Philadelphia area to
complete my undergraduate degree in psychology. I'm now into my first
semester back at school and am very happy with the level of mobility,
independence and confidence I have while navigating my suburban town and
college campus with Marqi.

Thanks for being here and I look forward to being an active member of NAGDU
and this list!
Cheers,
Bryan
opensesame at me.com


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