[nagdu] my day from yesterday

[Ramona Davidson]

and this is exactly why most schools willl not give you a dog if you
have that much remaining vision, your confusing your dog. not his
falt.

On 11/9/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hi there,
> I admire you for getting out there for a walk with sleep shades.
> It has to be hard when you can see and then you don't.
> Please don't give up, we are hear for you.
> I know Franklin will keep you safe when he realizes you can't see any more.
> Wishing you the best.
> Original message:
>> Also posted as a FB status
>
>> Okay so yesterday I worked Franklin under sleepshade, which is wearing a
>> mask that completely takes away any usable  vision one has.
>
>> My friend mindy was with us the whole time, and didn't really say
>> anything unless it was life or death.
>> First off I did this because my usable vision is getting worse with in 6
>> months its gone from 20/200 to 20/350   which  is really bad. I'm seeing
>> clouds from my one  eye.
>
>> A good  examniple   is when I was in the BX on base a few weeks ago- I
>> lost sight of dad  and told Franklin to find him, Franklin took me to
>> him, I looked at him and didn't recognize him at all, went on to try and
>> find him again.  told Franklin to find him again and took me back to the
>> same guy, this time I recognized him. \
>
>> So back to sleepshade work, mainly Franklin didn't stop for the up
>> curbs, since when i work him  with vision he does a slight  pause, so
>> tripped over every up curb,  after about 2 good corrections   he started
>> stopping for the up curbs. He did stop for every down curb.
>
>> When we first started without usable vision I was  rather disorientated,
>> So we crossed the street in front of my apartment conplex. didn't even
>> know it at all. Until I felt grass under foot, asked Mindy and she told
>> me yeah we crossed the street. Though franklin did pause in the middle
>> of the none busy street.
>
>> So we continued  to walk, ending up in the parking lot of the Grosery
>> store,, my foot hit a random box, and then Franklin at full speed went
>> over a up curb my foot hit it, made him rework it.
>> Got going again, and walked pass the grosery,  then pass a few more
>> store, and came to a side street, heard to cars Franklin didn't move for
>> 3 forward commands. Finally got him moving and  we moved quick and
>> tripped on up curb.
>> Now we're in the parking lot of the auto parts store, Franklin goes over
>> left to get on the sidewalk, then we go to the main sidewalk and I can
>> hear the cars what sounds like inches away from me.
>> Again we conintue down the sidewalk  and then we think about food,
>> hey we're out and its a excuse to get food!
>> So we go into Zaxby's - I do love Zaxby's.
>> once done, we head back out to walk back. everything goes well until the
>> 4way intersection , 2 lanes ----
>> Mindy hits the button for the lights, we, she crosses, I don't hear her
>> move at all, trying to listen for traffic. Franklin and me stand there
>> for 2 cycles , giving him the forward command 3 times, no moving at all,
>> trafffic going the way we need. So finally mindy calls  and tells me we
>> missed 2 times  we could have crossed.
>> So hit the button for the light again, I know why  some totals want the
>> APS.
>> Finally got Franklin moving into crossing, mindy on phone, I know
>> stupid, Franklin walked out of cross walk, got him over right, him
>> trying to go through a waiting car.
>
>> got to the sidewalk safely a little shaken.....
>
>> Rest of the walk home was fine, besides 3 police cars boxxing in one car
>> and guy- wonder what it was?
>
>> But yeah that was yesterday
>
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Mona