[nfb-db] Delcenia -- Usher2

Sat Mar 29 17:02:46 UTC 2014

Janice, When will you be officially retiring your pup? And when do you think you will go back for a guide? Very curiously,

Marsha drenth  
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> On Mar 25, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Trish,
> No I am not allergic to Destiny but my Asthma is affected my many things-thankfully not dogs.  Unfortunately, I will probably have to give her back to the Guide Dog Foundation because I do not think I can afford to pay her vet bills-including four medicines and special dog food as much as I love her.  It will be heartrenching but I know that with Gods help and my friends on the DB lists and family I will get through it somehow and accept the new guide dog.
> Janice
>> On 3/24/2014 7:33 AM, Trish Hubschman wrote:
>> Janice,
>> We were talking about that on the other list.  I never thought of people
>> having allergies regarding guide dogs.
>> Are you allergic to  Destiny?  Where will she go if she's retired?
>> Trish
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janice Toothman
>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 8:29 PM
>> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Delcenia -- Usher2
>> 
>> Hi Delcenia,
>> Most guide dog schools have poodles or labradoodple (Labrador and poodle
>> crosses) for people with allergies or family members with allergies.
>> The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind where I received Destiny sends out
>> hair/fur clippings or the possible matches to the student that they will use
>> to see if they have an allergic reaction to the hair/fur before meeting the
>> dog.
>> It depends on how allergic people are to dogs for one and whether they take
>> medication for it or not to control their allergies or is it so bad that
>> they have to go to the hospital.
>> Janice
>>> On 3/20/2014 4:25 PM, Delcenia Brown wrote:
>>> Hi Darlene,
>>> Nice to meet you also. I am new to this list but not to NFB. I have
>>> been a member for at least 8 years. I have work with the (BSVI) state
>>> agency over 20 years but no one has ever told me about HK or that it
>>> was an option for me. I am not sure if it is today. I want to keep
>>> control and do things before it gets worst. Like I said I want to work
>>> and with what I want  to do it has been challenging. Where did you get
>>> your guide dog?  I started to applying at Seeing Eye last year but I
>>> chicken out. I would like one. However, most of my family has
>>> allergies and my grandchildren are terrified of dogs.
>>> Delcenia
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Darlene Laibl-Crowe
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:46 PM
>>> To: 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [nfb-db] Delcenia -- Usher2
>>> 
>>> Hello, Delcenia!  Nice to meet you!  I am from Florida and I also have
>>> Usher 2.  I was able to go to HKNC because I advocated for myself to
>>> the state and justified as to why I needed their services.  My
>>> reasoning was that there are NO services for Adult Deaf Blind
>>> individuals in the State and I had also been a client of DBS since
>>> 1986.  By the way, DBS means Division of Blind Services.  Anyway,
>>> after a few years I kind of got lost in the state's system and was not
>>> getting the services I needed.  So when I began to lose more hearing
>>> and vision I struggled in a huge way.  I didn't know anything about
>>> HKNC until I started doing research And found out about the Florida
>>> Deaf Blind Association.  I soon met HKNC Southeast rep and many of the
>>> members of that organization and within a year I was hearing to NY.
>>> 
>>> The training is very expensive but the state more than willingly paid
>>> for that service.  I am so grateful that they have.  Now, the state
>>> has grown because I do all I can advocate and educate them and others
>>> as needed.  I don't know everything but what I don't know I do my best to
>> find out.
>>> One
>>> thing that I have learned is that it is important to know what
>>> resources are out there and how you can use it for your specific
>>> needs.  HKNC taught that to me and it is something that needs to be
>>> taught to many.
>>> 
>>> As for the balance issue, I, too, did not have problems with balance
>>> but I've noticed more lately that I am getting dizzy...I think it is
>>> because I can't quite focus on something to maintain a sense of
>>> balance.  It isn't too bad...and hopefully it won't get worse.
>>> 
>>> My guide dog is wonderful about being sure I am good on my feet. I've
>>> noticed when I get a little off balanced she will slow down and let me
>>> kind of lean on her a bit to get myself oriented again.  She is
>>> amazing and I am so glad I have her.
>>> 
>>> I, too, am fairly new to NFB...a little over a year now.  NFB is a
>>> great learning experience as well!
>>> 
>>> Hope you are able to go to HKNC, it is very a rewarding experience!!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (smile)
>>> Darlene
>>> 
>>> "God wants to breathe new life into your dreams. He wants to breathe
>>> new hope into your heart. Don't give up. Hold on and you'll begin to
>>> see Him do amazing things"
>>>   ~               Joel Osteen
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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