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

[River Woman]

a squirt in the mouth is FAST and efficient - I have my own toothpaste so it 
works just fine.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Monitoring someone with low vision


>I will have to try doing it that way.  I never thought of just putting  it
> in my mouth.  I have my own bathroom and he has his so I will give it a 
> try.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 11/15/2011 7:45:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> amcarr1 at verizon.net writes:
>
> 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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