[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!

[Yvonne Alaniz]

That's great!  He was using his cane for the things he felt like he could. 
That is always progress.  Eventually he will be comfortable using it and 
probably won't even need sighted guide anymore.  But it does take time.  It 
sounds like you are doing a wonderful job with your nephew.  Keep up the 
good work.

Yvonne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 12:01 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!


> Hey everyone,
>
> Gosh, it's been a couple of weeks or so since I've written, hasn't it? 
> Much has happened, including a very bad cold that I've had for a good week 
> plus.  It's been a very bad flu season around here, and not only did I get 
> sick, but my young nephew Willy got sick afterwards.  Needless to say, 
> we've not been able to do a lot in the past few weeks.
>
> Anyway, this past weekend, we had a fantastic week!  I'm able to spend 
> more time with him now that I'm no longer sick.  And...the first thing he 
> asked me about doing was to work on that picture.  He calls the collage a 
> picture, and you know, that's what it is.
>
> So, this past Sunday, we had a day that was really good.
>
> We began by going to the park.  Willy sure loves that park.  He loves to 
> swing, so he swung for a while.  We also just went for a little bit of a 
> walk while at the park, and that was fantastic.
>
> Will wasn't very sure about taking his cane.  I asked if he wanted to take 
> it and he said he really didn't because he really doesn't know how to use 
> it.  I told him to take it along anyway and if he wanted to use it, he 
> could.  Is that good?  And, is it OK to just let him hold my arm when we 
> walk?  I don't know how much to have him use his cane by himself if he 
> doesn't know a lot about it.  I know how it should work but don't know how 
> much to make him walk without me.   He used it some to feel how high 
> things were and where things were located though, and I thought that was 
> good!
>
> I then went with Will to a store where we could get something for his 
> "Picture." :-)  We got little stones, beads, etc.  It was kind of fun 
> because we even chose a few small pieces of things I'd not thought about.
>
> We then went back home and he was fascinated by the sounds of airplanes we 
> heard.  And, that gave me an idea.  Willy and I made a paper airplane.  I 
> was telling him how we used to make them when I was a kid.  He loved it. 
> I don't think he totally got the grasp of it, but that was fine.  He 
> enjoyed it.
>
> We finally worked some on the collage.  Tomorrow, I don't work and we're 
> going to add to the picture.  That's going a lot better.  He's picking out 
> the material or paper or fabric and is choosing places where he thinks 
> they can go.  That's great, huh?
>
> This collage idea was a great one!!  He's beginning to swee what can be 
> done.
>
> Dick
>
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