[nagdu] Introducing myself

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Hi Milissa,



Welcome to the list. Nice to see a fellow Bostonian. I am also working my 
first dog, a 5 year old GSD. I am a college student at Suffolk University 
and also an Insurance Agent at an agency in Watertown.



Talk soon,

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "milissa61 via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Sherrill O'Brien'" <Sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>; "'NAGDU Mailing 
List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:46 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Introducing myself


> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have been on this list for about a month and I thought I would finally
> introduce myself.
>
> I am from the Boston Massachusetts area. I am currently working my fourth
> guide dog, a female yellow lab named Lexi. She and all of my other dogs 
> have
> been from Guiding Eyes for the Blind in New York. Although I love having a
> guide dog, I also keep up my cane skills. You never know when you'll have 
> to
> use a cane.
>
> In addition to being totally blind, I have  a pretty significant hearing
> loss. With the correction of two hearing aids, I am able to hear well.
> However, I have great difficulty with sound location. This makes it a
> challenge to cross busy and complicated intersections. Sometimes crossing
> streets means asking for assistance for me. However, I am very independent
> and love to travel with Lexi all around Boston using the subway and other
> means of public transportation.
>
> I have had Lexi for three years and I just love working with her. She has 
> a
> phenomenal work ethic and most importantly, she loves working in the busy
> city.
>
> Milissa
>
>
>
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