[Nfb-krafters-korner] Prodigy Lance & Lancett Question.

Thu May 14 11:55:40 UTC 2009

My fingers are rather tough, but sensitive.  I play the guitar, but have not done much lately, because of back trouble.  This is what made my fingers tough or callissed.  I pric my fingers all the time, doing plastic canvis, that is why I use a blunt needle and change to a sharp one for surtain tasks.  Even though my fingers are tough, they are as sensitive as ever.  I have no trouble reading braille.  I read braille with my first finger and I guess you might say, guide with my middle.  Most of the time, I read one handed.  I can do both.  I have been reading braille since second grade and I just turned the big 50, in April.
I started out on large print, but they changed me to braille in second grade.  I sure thank God, they did.  I still use jumbo print, here and there to write a phone number or a room number, if I am taking a package someware.  Just little items.  
I would say, if you keep using your braille, mild damage to your fingers will not take away your sensitivity.  Mine is healthy.  I read a braille display and an m-power, almost daily.  I find regular braille, a bit harder to read.  
Big chears to Lewis Braille.
Coins should be sold at convention.

Terry

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Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Prodigy Lance & Lancett Question.

I'm not diabetic, but have often wondered how repeatedly lancing a fingertip impacts braille reading sensitivity.  I have the hardest time building my speed in braille and tend to watch out not to injure my fingers in case I need to depend on braille at some point.
My vision is bad enough that I should be using braille more now, but again, it is so painfully slow.  I know the symbols well as I learned them early but never practiced reading as most my life I had enough vision to get by reading print.
I was temporarily in need of testing blood sugar after a medical emergency a few years ago and they thought I might turn diabetic, but after I got out of the hospital things stabilized. But when I was testing I went out of my way to poke noncritical fingers like a thumb or ring finger etc. Middle and index fingers on both hands were off limits. Once when I was in the hospital a volunteer came in and asked if I wanted my fingernails cut.  I agreed hesitantly as I hate when other people cut my nails. But she needed something useful to do so I agreed. No sooner did she get to my right index finger, she misplaced the scissor and whacked off the tip of my finger.
I was horrified, not from the pain, but wondering if that was going to further slow my braille down.  But in time, amazingly, the missing skin actually grew back.
The abilities of the human body never cease to amaze me.
Happy crafting.
--le

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Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Prodigy Lance & Lancett Question.

This is a problem as with all my blood testing the finger tips are not as
touch sensible.So I try to rotate between 3 fingers on each hand[pinky, ring
and  middle] forget the right pointer as with knitting finger defintely has
a tougher  touch.  But I get things done.  Maybe that is why I did not get
into  the small bead stuff, but liked working with a little larger bead.

Joyce
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