[nagdu] Donations pour in for New York City blind man saved by guide dog after subway fall

[Cindy Ray]

That sounds like misinformation to me. I thought the guy's income level was such that he wouldn't be able to care for the dog. I heard it on "Good Morning America" or was it "CBS This morning." I don't know but it was on CBS, so whatever. I haven't paid enough attention to really give much input, but I thought it was just an income thing.

CL

On Dec 19, 2013, at 8:11 AM, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:

> I don't understand that one either and I'm wondering what those who donated money thought that it should be used for?
> On 12/19/2013 6:42 AM, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>> I also heard this on the radio and news. But I am a bit confused, can someone please explain what the man's health insurance has to do with keeping or not keeping the dog? I have never heard of health insurance covering a service animal.
>> 
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>> Marsha drenth
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>>> On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:38 AM, "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Donations pour in for New York City blind man saved by guide dog after
>>> subway fall
>>> 
>>> Published December 18, 2013/
>>> 
>>> FoxNews.com
>>> 
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/18/donations-pour-in-for-new-york-city-bli
>>> nd-man-saved-by-guide-dog-after-subway/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Online donations topped $40,000 after a blind man who was rescued by his
>>> guide dog told reporters that he needed to give up his beloved dog because
>>> the dog was retiring and his insurance would no longer cover the care for
>>> the animal, Reuters reported.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "We recognize everyone's concern about Orlando's future, whether he stays
>>> with Cecil or goes back to the loving home of his puppy raiser, please know
>>> he will be honored like the hero he is," Guiding Eyes for the Blind, the
>>> organization that provided Cecil Williams the dog, said in a statement.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Williams, 61, who became blind after a bout with meningitis in 1995, said he
>>> became dizzy Tuesday morning on the platform at 145th Street in New York
>>> City and lost his footing. A quick-thinking subway conductor managed to hit
>>> the brakes and the train, for the most part, safely passed over them.
>>> Transit officials pulled Orlando out from under the train before Williams
>>> was extracted with the help of a backboard and neck brace.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Williams held a press conference at the hospital where he said his dog is
>>> going to be retired and enjoy the remainder of his life. He thanked those
>>> who contributed to these funds and said this is an example that "good people
>>> still exist in this world."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> He said Orlando has been a loyal companion and said they are alike in some
>>> ways.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "We both have gentle souls," he said.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Michelle Brier, the director of marketing from the organization, said
>>> Williams had been planning to give up the dog he received from the
>>> origination back in 2006 because caring for two dogs would have been a
>>> hardship. Williams said he never wanted to give up the dog, but keeping his
>>> was impossible because a retired guide dog is not covered by his insurance.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "The dog saved my life," Williams told the Associated Press from St. Luke's
>>> Hospital, where he was taken with a cut on his head. "I'm feeling amazed. I
>>> feel that God, the powers that be, having something in store from me. They
>>> didn't take me away this time. I'm here for a reason."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Several donation web pages have been created in an effort to raise enough
>>> money to keep the pair together, Reuters reported. Donations on Indiegogo
>>> has already reached $19,000. On the site Gofundme, more than 600 people have
>>> donated more than $21,000 for the cause.
>>> 
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