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<DIV>Thanks Trish. I miss him dearly. </DIV>
<DIV>Blessings, Cheri</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/21/2014 10:45:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
palhub@optonline.net writes:</DIV>
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God, Cheri,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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[mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Cherifields@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:02
PM<BR><B>To:</B> nfb-db@nfbnet.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [nfb-db] About This
Group List<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Shadow,</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I'm
sorry to hear of your paralysis to your left side. I'm glad it's not
worst than that. I know that is a tragedy enough. I wish it could
recover for you. Are the nerves dead? </SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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lost my son when he was 20 years of age . He was a passenger in a car
and the driver was speeding and ran off the road. He was thrown from the
car and they said he died instantly. The police report said he probably
broke his neck.</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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sometime in the near future things like stem cell will be used to heal us
all.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>In a
message dated 3/20/2014 4:57:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com
href="mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com">soulalibi@gmail.com</A>
writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Hi
Cheri,<BR>Yes I am fortunate to be alive and well today. No brain trauma or
damage. Just damage to my nerves in my left side of the face where I'm still
paralyzed today (left facial paralysis). The doctor said I was lucky to have
a head strong like a rock. Some people could have died from that type of
injury that I experienced. Anyway, thanks for the nice comment.
<BR><BR>--S.W. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>On
3/20/2014 3:27 PM, <A title=mailto:Cherifields@aol.com
href="mailto:Cherifields@aol.com">Cherifields@aol.com</A>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Shadow Wolf,</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>I
was saddened to hear of your accident. It is almost like a miracle
that you can hear again out of that ear. I hope that you didn't
suffer any long term brain disorders as a result of this accident.
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sounds like you are doing much better since the CI surgery.
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>In
a message dated 3/20/2014 7:37:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com
href="mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com">soulalibi@gmail.com</A>
writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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Darlene,<BR>Nice to meet you. I was at HKNC for 11 months. I took full
advantage of <BR>the training they offered there. I took up whatever
classes they offered <BR>besides just learning Braille, Technology,
ASL-TSL-Haptic Signs and <BR>Independent Living. I even took Sr.
Bernie's presentation class last <BR>fall prior to her retirement last
Dec. after 34 or 35 years she worked <BR>there. It was a great learning
experience.<BR><BR>I first started wearing hearing aids in both ears at
6 years old. I lost <BR>my hearing as a toddler. I was told I had RP
during my early teens once <BR>I was diagnosed. But I was still driving
up until I was 24. Then later <BR>on, around in 2010. I was told I had
Usher's type-2. I was confused <BR>about that, because Usher's also
affects balance. Whereas I do not have <BR>balance issues. In
fact, I think most people with Usher's type-2 do not <BR>have balance
issues.<BR>On New Year's eve 2000, I was involved in a really bad car
accident. <BR>Although I was not a driver but a passenger. I suffered
head trauma <BR>where I also suffered an ear fracture in left side. I
lost my hearing in <BR>that ear 2 days later. For 9 and half years I was
hearing with only 1 <BR>ear, a hearing aid. My left ear was my better
ear then. If you are a <BR>right hand person, writing with a right hand,
it was like losing your <BR>right hand and trying to write with your
left hand. Same with my hearing <BR>after that accident. I had
communication issues and kept to myself <BR>during most of that time.
Until one day in fall 2009, I got lucky and <BR>became a candidate in my
state to receive a Cochlear Implant. After all <BR>is said and done.
After 3 months of my brain trying to adjust to my CI <BR>and hearing in
my left ear again. My left ear where my CI is, became the <BR>better ear
once again. I now understand people best with my CI. It is <BR>loud and
clear. The CI boosted my communication skills and gave me a <BR>great
deal of confidence. I am now happy that I received the CI and I <BR>hold
no regrets about it. It is medically amazing that the CI can <BR>restore
your hearing if someone suffered dramatic hearing loss from an <BR>ear
fracture. I admit I was skeptical at first when I first sat down
<BR>with CI specialists prior to my surgery. I didn't think it was gonna
<BR>work. But I was wrong. The CI did work for
me.<BR><BR>--S.W.<BR><BR>On 3/20/2014 4:49 AM, Darlene Laibl-Crowe
wrote:<BR>> Good morning, Shadow!<BR>><BR>> Welcome to the NFB
DB Division. I, too, have RP and am HOH. I wear<BR>>
bi-lateral hearing haids. But I did not grow up knowing that I had
RP. I<BR>> found out as an adult at the age of 28 and had to
give up driving. I was<BR>> able to see to read print and see
people's faces to read lips to accommodate<BR>> for what I could hear
for about 22 years after I was diagnosed with RP.<BR>> That means
when I turned 50 almost 6 years ago, I struggled with what to do<BR>>
as I could not longer see to do things that I kept doing as a
sighted<BR>> person.<BR>><BR>> Since I grew up wearing hearing
aids, I never considered myself a 'deaf'<BR>> person and can remember
someone telling me 'oh, you're deaf' when I told<BR>> them I wore
hearing aids. I quickly responded and told them 'oh, no, I
can<BR>> hear something'.<BR>><BR>> So six years ago when I
began to struggle with vision loss, I finally met<BR>> many who were
dealing with similar issues and I recognized that I was<BR>>
Deaf-Blind. Once I was able to define this, I soon went to Helen
Keller<BR>> National Center (January 2011 -- September 2011) where I
learned much about<BR>> my specific needs. HKNC is a great
place to learn all you can about<BR>> resources and gives a great
sense of confidence.<BR>><BR>> Since returning home, I have
continued to learn and made great progress.<BR>> How long were you at
HKNC? Also, if you are home, are you learning Braille<BR>>
through Hadley's?<BR>><BR>> That was how I completed my
Braille...through Hadley School for the Blind.<BR>> The Braille
teacher at HKNC was very good and so glad I got the beginnings<BR>>
of it there and the teacher at Hadley was also very good. I use
Braille in<BR>> my everyday life but I am not that fluent because I
have not made myself sit<BR>> and read as I should. Need to get
myself back on track there. I use<BR>> Braille in business
meetings, identifying things in my home and I also use<BR>> it often
when playing cards. My family loves to play canasta and I
missed<BR>> playing it. Now I can play it again!
(smile) My sister (who is sighted)<BR>> and I always play
partners against our spouses and we win the majority of<BR>> the
time!<BR>><BR>> Take your time learning Braille. It can be
daunting as times but very<BR>> rewarding when it is
completed.<BR>><BR>> Anyway, This list is a good source for
information and sharing. I do have a<BR>> question...you state
that you have been Deaf-Blind all your life. When did<BR>> you
find out about your RP?<BR>><BR>> Have a Thrilling
Thursday!!<BR>><BR>> (smile)<BR>>
Darlene<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
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