[Nfb-seniors] Another Article from our new archive - A Thank You From A Reader

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Another article from the Braille Monitor - the December issue from 2013 

 

Our NFB Training Centers have programs for the senior blind. Here is what
one Senior graduate from the Colorado Center wrote to the then, editor of
the Braille Monitor

 

A Thank-You from a Reader

by Estelle Shukert

 

>From the Editor: One of the benefits of being the editor of the Braille
Monitor is the occasional note of thanks that comes from people whose lives
have been made better by our publication. Sometimes I read them, write a
brief reply telling them how much I appreciate the note, and file it away.
Sometimes I send it to President Maurer if I think it is something he ought
to see. In this case, however, I thought sharing it with readers of the
Braille Monitor appropriate, so here it is: 

 

October 22, 2013

 

To the Editor of the Braille Monitor,

 

First I would like to thank you for the Braille Monitor. I receive it on the
thumb drive and enjoy the stories and articles. I would like to thank you
for including one of my articles about three or four months ago. I was
looking for Braille Pen Pals or Braille Buddies to help me use and keep up
my Braille skills. Because of your article I currently have two Braille
Buddies from Hungary, one possibly from Poland, and a Pen Pal from Nebraska.
It's a wonderful way to meet others and share concerns and successes.

I attend the senior program at the Colorado Center for the Blind in
Littleton, Colorado. I still have a fair amount of vision but am trying to
get prepared for the time when I will need to depend on the Braille and
other skills we learn at the center. The support and encouragement we get at
the center is very helpful, and they have definitely become a second family
for me.

I have a request. I am interested in buying a Braille dictionary. I know
some of them include many volumes and are quite expensive but wondered if
someone might have a set that they no longer need. If so, they are welcome
to call me at (303) 789-7538 or send me an email:
<samestelleshuke at hotmail.com> so we could discuss the possibility.

Thank you again for helping so many of us feel connected to the world.
Blessings and best wishes,

Estelle