[nagdu] Restored vision

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hey Tami,
Actually, if you were to regain your eyesight, it would be easier for you 
because you still have the brain memory of seeing and the old sighted 
concepts would just come back.  I'd say it would be like a Spanish speaker 
learning English and forgetting their Spanish.  Then the occasion of having 
to speak Spanish comes their way and they study it again.  It's easier 
because the Spanish was still there and just a matter of retrieval.  But a 
person who has never seen or spoke Spanish, well, that's another matter. 
The concepts must be put into the brain for the first time.  You have seen 
in the past and the memory is still there.

Yeah, I could enjoy driving!!! LOL!  I'd LOVE to have an SUV, van, or pickup 
truck and NOT any of those tiny cars you have to crunch yourself up to get 
into - never mind getting out of those things!

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Restored vision


> Tracy and Cindy,
>
> I have a friend who recently got her sight back, all the way. She's still 
> adapting, but doing very well with those conveniences like driving and 
> reading. The first few months were apparently a nightmare! Sounded to me 
> at least as traumatic, disruptive and weird as losing my vision was for 
> me. In fact, it was really interesting to compare notes about the internal 
> experience because there were so many parallels. Which makes sense, I 
> guess.
>
> I'm one who would love the reading and driving parts of being sighted 
> again. Don't know that I would relish the transition back, however. Once 
> was enough! /smile/ I would probably continue to rely on my guide dog to 
> some degree or another for quite awhile, and my cane and speech and 
> braille, because those are now more natural to me.
>
> Tami
>
> On 11/29/2012 10:28 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>> Actually, in Mike May's book "Crashing Through" you can read all about 
>> his experience with receiving sight. It is a fascinating read and reminds 
>> you even more of why you might not want to get your sight now. I think 
>> you would find yourself still needing to use many of the same techniques 
>> that you now do. Thank goodness we don't have to go through it, so we can 
>> pat our dogs and be thankful.
>>
>> CL
>>
>>
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