[Nfb-krafters-korner] carrying canes!!

[Dixie]

If I am not going dog guide, I always take my cane.  Our sighted guides can
easily miss things that we should know are there. And, it is also a way to
see what is around  me.  My husband doesn't always tell me everything that
is around, so it is nice to nose around with the cane to see what I can
find.

Also, my f father was notorious for bumping me into things in stores when we
were shopping, so it was nice to have that second line of defense with him!

Often he would leave me with our shopping cart and go into a different
shopping isle to get something, so then I would start nosing around with the
cane to see what I could find on the shelves in the isle I was in.

   



The ever so nosey  Dixie
~  @-> ~ <-@  ~



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Woman
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 8:25 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!

You are so right, Lauren. Yes, I have had a family member tell me I don't 
need my cane. My oldest daughter at times is still in denial about my sight 
loss. If there are people around, she will say to me, at time, "You don't 
need that you can see just fine."  It is very painful to me when she says 
things like this.  I have a small amount of peripheral vision, so I guess 
she thinks that is "seeing just fine."

I consider my cane a badge of honor, really. I always say, "I have earned 
this, and I am using it."  My husband agrees, and he always says, "Don't 
forget your cane."  It lets people know I cannot see and that I might need 
some help. But, most of all, it keeps me from falling down a step or 
tripping on something on the sidewalk that I did not know was there.

It is VERY important for those around us to be sure we do have our cane and 
not to make us feel like a freak when we use it.  It is our eyes.

Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!


> Hi,
> Interesting how some others don't want us to use our canes.  When I first 
> started using one I got comments like "you don't need it while I'm here to

> help you" and "your cane is in the way."  I remember one time when we did 
> a group picture and some didn't want my former husband's and my cane in 
> the picture.  I always have mine with me now whether people like it or 
> not.  It really isn't their place to tell us what to do or not do with our

> canes.
> Thanks
> Lauren
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>; "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 6:29 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>
>
>> Hello everyone!  Great to write you all again.
>> I wanted to let you guys know, since you've been quite supportive that 
>> today, Will finished the collage!  As I told you, it had been several 
>> weekends that we hadn't seen one another, or if we did, we didn't do it 
>> for much time.  Due to colds and going out of town and such, today was 
>> the first day we were able to spend some hours together.
>>
>> Believe it or not, it's pretty sunny here, so we were able to go outside 
>> for a while and go to the nearby park so that he could play on the 
>> swings and whatever else he wanted.  He's definitely more of a swinger. 
>> Not many kids were at the park today, so he had a swing to himself for a 
>> while.  He did take his cane.  A couple of times, when we'd begin getting

>> ready to walk, he still kept it folded and in his pocket.  I told him it 
>> would be a lot better for him to have it out.  I guess that when he went 
>> with my folks for Thanksgiving, neither they nor my sister really did 
>> anything to get him to incorporate the cane whenever they went out 
>> because he said that he was told it got in the way.  Oh well, I'll help 
>> change that.
>>
>> However, when we got home and ate some lunch, I asked if he wanted to 
>> finish the collage, and he said he did.  He asked if I would help him, 
>> and I told him I would.  Between the two of us, we got the rest of the 
>> little scraps and materials and put them on the paper that got put on to 
>> cardboard.  There wasn't too much left for him to do, as it wasn't too 
>> big, but it was enough to keep us entertained for a little while, anyway!

>> He did get a little better at finding places to put the materials and 
>> finding spaces where they could be pasted.  Good for him.  Sometimes, 
>> watching him, I wanted to (and sometimes did) help him and show him where

>> would be good.  But, he was able to do more on his own and get them 
>> pasted.
>>
>> Oh, he was happy when we were done!  He said he'd never really done 
>> anything like that before, because all they really did in school was to 
>> draw.  That's why when you recommended doing some kind of idea like this,

>> it really fit the bill!  He could finally say he had a project for 
>> himself.  And, with some of the items we used, I did talk to him about 
>> colors, just so he knew a bit of what they were.
>>
>> I think he's believing me a bit more about how fun this stuff can be and 
>> that not everything has to be completely perfect and neat and stuff like 
>> that.  In fact, he asked if we were going to do more things like these, 
>> and I asked if he wanted to do more.  He said he would.  This was a great

>> step for him!
>>
>> The pasting part was a little better.  He still had initial leeriness, 
>> but that wasn't too big of a deal.
>>
>> So...one project done, and many more to come!!  Any advice or opinions on

>> what could be next would be fantastic for us.  I kind of think it might 
>> be a good thing to build on the things we've done so far.  I also want 
>> him to be able to use his hands again.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> What a great time!  We're thrilled to have finished and I'm happy that it

>> went well.
>>
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