[Nfb-seniors] Hello all! I'm a new member of the Blind Senior list!

[Judy Mayo]

Hi Linda & Valerie & others (?),
I am a new member also, but hadn't emailed because I didn't think
anyone was a member,,,lol. I am Judy Mayo from Allentown,
Pennsylvania. I am with the GLVC/NFB. I am 61 and will be 62 this
coming April. I am a Type 1 diabetic & have been from the age of 8. I
really am surprised to have lived this long. I have out lived every
diabetic in my families.  I lost my sight to Diabetic Retinopthy. I
can see maybe about 5 percent.  I go to the Center for Vision Loss in
Allentown, Pa, but I am about to stop going. If it were not for some
other vision impaired people who go and I have become friends with, I
would not go anymore.  The staff there try so hard to make us feel
like we are stupid and can't do anything. A couple of us get together
and do our own things away from the center. We have movie night at
someones house, get together and cook and have dinner together, have
lunch  and make arrangements to go shopping and have lunch out
somewhere.  There is even an 85 year young lady who does things with
us. We are not ready to give up and sit home. There are other things
that bothers me, but that is for another email,,,lol. Glad to finally
hear from someone and let us keep the conversation going.
Judy Mayo



On 11/4/14, Valerie via Nfb-seniors <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Linda, Welcome, so nice to see a message as I thought I must have
> unsubscribed myself somehow as I haven't seen many  posts or maybe I've just
> missed them.  It's really great to hear you are out and about using the
> cane.  I'm not sure where that is exactly in the U.S you have mentioned you
> live, I'm in Australia.  Do you do craft of any kind, what sort of interests
> do you have?   I enjoy cooking, craft, listening to books and I've started
> learning conversational Italian.   I have five grandchildren, life is often
> busy.
> Looking forward to your post and posts from others.   Cheers. Valerie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lin
> H. via Nfb-seniors
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2014 1:27 AM
> To: nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-seniors] Hello all! I'm a new member of the Blind Senior list!
>
> Hi everyone!  My name is Linda, and I'm from Il.  I lost my sight 10 years
> ago, and have learned some things with coping with Blindness.      I met a
> Blind girl from my Church, who has helped me to gain confidence to walk
> outside with my cane, after some mobility training, and other things!  She's
> been a God sent.    I'm in my mid 50's, and just wanted to learn some things
> from the Senior list!    Sincerely, Linda
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Judy H Mayo