[Nfb-krafters-korner] Monitoring someone with low vision

[Annette Carr]

Oh yes, the GFI outlet can be challenging, but I somehow manage it but still
don't like it.  Measuring liquid medication for my daughter when she was
small was a real challenge.  I had many different contraptions for
measuring, but I never got to the point where I felt 100% confident with any
of them.  As I think back on it, maybe a factor in my discomfort with it was
the fear of harming my daughter if I got the dosage wrong.  

Oh, about the toothpaste, after hearing that some many others squirt it
right into their mouth, I have moved to a new comfort level with it despite
how long I have been doing it.  Until this conversation on this list, I've
never told anyone that I do it that way.

Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:57 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Monitoring someone with low vision

I am enjoying reading this...  It is interesting to hear that we have all
sort of figured out the toothpaste dilemma basically  with the same outcome.
I first started by putting the toothpaste onto the tip of my finger like I
used to do on my toothbrush, now, it is just so much easier to just squeeze
it right into the mouth!
Two of the most challenging things for me, about being blind and doing
things blindly during my adjustment  to overnight blindness were: putting
razor blade to leg, and plugging in electrical cords into the flat GFI
outlets.

So many people say how they would just curl up in a corner and feel sorry
for themselves if they went blind.  My response to that is that we only have
one life.  This is not a dress rehearsal.  If I were to do that I would only
be hurting myself and the ones who are around me and love me the most.
Instead, I choose to live the life the good Lord has given me, and be
thankful for the gifts He continues to give me.

I am abundantly blessed, and as the song says, I once was blind, but now I
see!  I see many things so much clearer now that I am not using my eyes.




 Dixie who just started a new group.  For anyone who is a blind spinner,
please join us at blindspinners at yahoogroups.com

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