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

Wed Nov 5 23:25:17 UTC 2014

Hey Valerie, Eric and Judy!    I am also VP of the At Large Chapter in Il. 
I do calling for different things for the Federation too!    I learned 
Braille a few years ago, and love it!  I read with some other people each 
week.  We are reading Blind Faith at this time!    We read to each other via 
Conference call, and then for homework, we read 25 pages  till the next 
week.  It's fun, and never to late to learn Braille!    My husband has MS 
and is mostly in a wheel chair.  Since I'm blind, we have part time 
Caregivers to help with bathing, feeding and other things my husband can't 
do himself anymore.    It's hard for me to get out much, cause when no one's 
here with him, I don't want to be out to long, except if I go to a store 
real quick.    But, we manage, and been married 30 years now.      We have 
no kids, but, we have support from family!    By all means, let's keep this 
conversation going!    Sincerely, Linda

-----Original Message----- 
From: Valerie via Nfb-seniors
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 3:47 PM
To: 'Eric Welch' ; 'NFB Senior Division list'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Hello all! I'm a new member of the BlindSenior 
list!

Hello Judy, Linda and Eric,  We may be the only ones on list, however, I'm
sure we will have a lot to share.

Judy, I am right now cooking meals here and there for a vision impaired
friend who is diabetic, my friend has not been too well, nothing to do with
diabetes, but I am becoming familiar with doing diabetic recipes.
It's great you have a nice group of friends Judy and enjoy times out
together.  I think sometimes we have to motivate ourselves, you having
mentioned the 82 year old lady who joins in, well our Italian teacher, a
little group of vision impaired people, the teacher is ninety this year and
her mind is so sharp and she has an amazing outlook on life.  We are blessed
to have her  The Italian is, hopefully keeping my mind a bit sharper.

Eric, I'm not sure just where Maryland is, my geography is not that great
for the U.S.A. so I hope I will learn a bit from you all to make that a bit
better.  You have so many States there , we have six and two Territories
here.   I am in South Australia.  At the moment we are heading into summer
and we have some hot days coming up this week. Winter here can be quite
cold, some frosts and about once in seven years we might get a dusting of
snow on the highest hill, and that usually makes headlines.

I'm very much looking forward to hearing more from everyone, so nice to see
the list come alive.

Very best wishes. Valerie

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eric
Welch via Nfb-seniors
Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2014 6:02 AM
To: Judy Mayo; NFB Senior Division list
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Hello all! I'm a new member of the Blind Senior
list!

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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