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

[Darla Rogers]

my understanding is, his income isn't such that he can keep Orlando and his
new guide which he will be getting soon; any of you on a fixed income know
how close the budget can be sometimes, and obviously, after what happened,
he (Mr. Williams) is even more anxious to keep him as a beloved pet when he
is paired with a new guide, and that is what I got from the "Morning Show" I
think it is called this morning.


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guide dog after subway fall

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.
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha drenth
>> Sent with my IPhone
>> 
>>> 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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