[NFB-DB] New Member from VA

[kg 6sxy (kg6sxy)]

> On May 12, 2021, at 8:08 PM, kg 6sxy (kg6sxy) <kg6sxy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Marsha,
> 
> It's a pleasure to meet you too.  I'm glad I joined as well.  Most of the other places I've turned to in VA seem like they took a long nap and forgot to set an alarm.
> 
> I'm getting a lot of Braille practice lately.  Even though I have touch typed since the late 1970s, I use my Braille display to write all my text messages and emails.  A great way to make things stick.
> 
> I'm still working on my white cane skills.  It's quite the dance to manage a white cane in one hand and a support cane in the other to keep from kissing random pieces of pavement.
> 
> Take care,  
> Tony
> 
> 
>> On May 12, 2021, at 7:50 PM, <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony May,
>> 
>> I am Marsha from Pennsylvania. I started experiencing hearing loss in 2007,
>> currently I am considered to be profoundly Deaf and wear two very strong
>> hearing aids. I've been a long time braille reader as well as have used in
>> the past guide dogs; currently I am between dogs. Since the virus I have not
>> had any contact with any of my signing friends so my ASL skills are lacking
>> severely. Glad you joined us! 
>> 
>> Marsha drenth  
>> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com  
>> Sent with my IPhone  
>> Please note that this email communication might have been sent using my
>> iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate
>> errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Cc: kg 6sxy (kg6sxy) <kg6sxy at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NFB-DB] New Member from VA
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I've recently joined the DeadBlind division and as a Member-at-Large since I
>> live in a remote area without easy access to any local meetings.  I also
>> found out recently that the DeafBlind division and the Charlottesville
>> chapter in VA have gone dormant.
>> 
>> I've been blind since July 2019 and I've suffered with tinnitus since I was
>> very young that often leaves me completely deaf for hours to days at a time.
>> Coupled with migraines and a serious case of annoying vertigo the never seem
>> to go away, it makes mobility very challenging, especially on days that I
>> can't hear anything.
>> 
>> Are there any other DeafBlind members that are only temporarily deaf like I
>> am?  If so, how do you deal with mobility?
>> 
>> Take care,  
>> Tony May
>> 
>> 
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