[nagdu] Seeing eye thought processes and challenges questions

[starmy22 at gmail.com]

Hi,
No I did.
he rephraised the questions.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
John Sanders


-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 4:33 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Cindy Ray
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Seeing eye thought processes and challenges questions

So did the person who can see write the last messageyou wrote or did you?
Cindy Lou Ray

On Sep 28, 2015, at 3:18 PM, starmy22--- via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi my name is John Sanders.
> I have a friend who lives in my apartment building.
> He can see.
> I had tried to explaine to him about the mobility skills.
> He thought that it was some sort of test you had to take.
> I do apologize for that.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:06 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Cindy Ray
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Seeing eye thought processes and challenges questions
>
> What testing does The Seeing Eye do? Is this something new?
> For me one important thought process I had in deciding to have a dog was 
> the ask myself why. In my case, it was because I had trouble with my hand 
> and it would be easier on it than using a cane. I did not consider 
> adequately, I think, how I was going to feel about the continued question 
> of the loving public about my dog--its age, its gender, its breed, the 
> talk about how wonderful that I can et out now. The constant "doggie, 
> doggie, doggie!" thing that you get with kids, or people interrupting my 
> meals and conversations to either show their kids the dog, the child's 
> temper tantrums when I I said "no." Not sure I was totally prepared for 
> it, and I believe I might well have thought it through more. There is some 
> wonderful companionship that the dog provides; I felt this sometimes 
> especially at seminary, but I didn't think it should be a totally 
> overriding factor. I did know that I would often walk straighter, but I am 
> not sure that I would count on the dog always taking me exactly where I 
> would want to go, so I knew I needed to have good mobility skills, 
> including the ability to reason out situations I might be in.
> I doubt this is terribly helpful, but I'm not completely sure what you 
> want. It will be interesting to read other folks' thoughts.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
>
> On Sep 28, 2015, at 1:47 PM, starmy22--- via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi my name is John Sanders.
>> I’m writing this email for graduates who went to the Seeing Eye Guide Dog 
>> Training School.
>> I have some questions that I would like to ask.
>> These questions relate to the challenges and the thought process of when 
>> one goes through the Admissions test.
>> 1.  What problems did you face while going through the testing process? 
>> If one can offer any help whatsoever in the form of solutions on how to 
>> overcome said challenges this will be of great help to me
>> 2.  What were the thought processes that you went through to find 
>> solutions to those problems? For me, what has helped, is if I return in 
>> my mind to the time of the experience.
>> 3. What priorities in your life does your guide dog help you succeed 
>> with? This will help me gain perspective on my life with having the 
>> assistance of a guide dog.
>> 4. Can you offer any encouragement for going through the process once you 
>> had completed the testing?
>> The reason why I’m asking these questions is because I’m going through 
>> some issues of anger, depression, and Lonelyness and Ineed to be able to 
>> get through those in order for me to be successful with the testing after 
>> the reference letters  get received by the School.
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much, I am greatly appreciative for any help you can offer. 
>> This means so much to me to being able to have assistance in my life to 
>> help me become the best person I can be and have the best life I can 
>> achieve!
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