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

[Eric Welch]

Hi Julia Mayo and Linda. I too did not email because I did not think anyone
was there.
     I am 62y.o. I have partial sight due to maculat dytrophy(genetically
).
   Feel free to write me in Maryland.

Eric Welch
compelw at gmail.com
On Nov 5, 2014 2:08 PM, "Judy Mayo via Nfb-seniors" <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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