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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes my message did get cut off. No what I was going to say is that I’m a hard of hearing individual and that I’m glad that there are a multitude of ways for people struggling with hearing loss to have ways to improve their hearing loss. I-mean, I’ve always of asl when I was growing up, but the implant, no I never knew about the implant until 11 years ago. I’d rejected the implant and still use a hearing aid to this day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Westbrook via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Westbrook <westbchris@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] cochlear implant article in this month's Braille Monitor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think your message got cut off mid message, and I'm dying to hear what you have to say about my article lol.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Dec 7, 2019 at 11:50 AM jmail201586--- via NFB-DB <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Chris,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Yes, I read the article in the braille mon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <<a href="mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marsha via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 6, 2019 10:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:marsha.drenth@gmail.com" target="_blank">marsha.drenth@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] cochlear implant article in this month's Braille Monitor<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks Chris for posting! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am proud to say that Chris lives and is involved in the Pennsylvania DeafBlind group. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>MDrenth<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <<a href="mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Westbrook via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Westbrook <<a href="mailto:westbchris@gmail.com" target="_blank">westbchris@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-DB] cochlear implant article in this month's Braille Monitoritor. It was good. I myseld am hard of hearing and I’m thankful for the information you provide to persons who are apart of the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>i don't meant to brag, but I am posting her a link to an article I wrote that appears in the December Braille Monitor. As always, if anyone has any questions/comments, feel free to reply on list or email me privately at <a href="mailto:westbchris@gmail.com" target="_blank">westbchris@gmail.com</a>. Hope you enjoy the article.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1911/bm191106.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1911/bm191106.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-DB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-DB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>