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

[Mike Freeman]

Judy:

Are you aware of the National Federation of the Blind Diabetes Action
Network (DAN) division of the NFB? Among other things, it has an email list
like this one on NFBnet. To subscribe, go to
https://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org and subscribe
the same way you've subscribed to this list. The list is called
diabetes-Talk. I'm sure you would have a lot to contribute.

Keep up that can-do attitude and live the life you want.

Mike Freeman, President
National Federation of the Blind Diabetes Action network

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From: Nfb-seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy
Mayo via Nfb-seniors
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 11:08 AM
To: Valerie; NFB Senior Division list
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Hello all! I'm a new member of the Blind Senior
list!

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

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