[nagdu] home and more

[Rhonda Cruz]

marsha. i'm glad that nfb #1012. went good. i'm sorry to hear about
emma. but i know that you will get a wonderful future guide dog. I
know that i'm only on my first dog. but i'm learning so much. from
this list. and my first dog as well. i'm sending positive wags your
way. from rhonda.

On 7/8/12, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> We are finally home. Joe and I stayed a few extra days in Dallas to spend
> time with family and to get some things done. At this point I think I could
> sleep for a week. Well only if I could have nothing going on for the next
> few days.
>
>
>
> It was awesome to see everyone at the NAGDU meeting, and around the
> convention. I enjoyed meeting new members to NAGDU. And for those I didn't
> get to meet, sorry about that.
>
>
>
> Update on Emma. While at convention, I talked to Lucas Frank about Emma and
> the issues we have been having. I sat down with him for almost an hour
> discussing her medical issues, her stress, and her behavior. After hearing
> me out, he was very concerned. They said that they would send someone out
> to
> evaluate her. But the part that was hard on me, but have been pondering for
> a while now, is she will most likely be retired. I think I have known this,
> and have even written about it on this list, even introducing myself as
> having a semi-retired guide, but sitting down with a trainer and actually
> talking about this, was very hard. I cried with Lucas there, he probably
> thought I was crazy. And then went back to my room to gather myself. Lucas
> was very comforting. So I guess we will see. He said from what I described,
> there is an 85 percent chance they will retire her. I am still waiting on
> my
> application from GDF, but the funny thing is that Lucas said that they
> would
> train a dog for balance issues. So now I am torn on which school to go back
> to.
>
>
>
> I start school in a little over a month, and if I am traveling on Temple
> University's campus with a cane, it will be very interesting to say the
> least.
>
>
>
> It will take me a little bit to catch up on some of the emails from the
> list. So please be patient with me, I promise responses from all those
> emailed me off list and on list.
>
>
>
> Until next time,
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
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and listen to your hart Smilely.
Rhonda & Mya..