[nfb-talk] FW: {Disarmed} FW: A personal report fromChairman Gordon Gund

Lisa Kidder lisakid at peoplepc.com
Thu Apr 21 22:20:32 UTC 2011 

I used to work as an In-home Rehabilitation Teacher, and I told 
clients that a lot.  Lisa

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria Whipple" <ladygloria at webband.com
To: "'Jeanette Fortin'" <jeanette at fortin-home.com>,"'NFB Talk 
Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:13:54 -0700
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: {Disarmed} FW: A personal report 
fromChairman	Gordon Gund

 Blindness isn't a tragedy.

There are a lot of people who could see and then lost their sight 
and
learned how to deal with it.  Sure, it would be hard at first, 
but it can be
done.


Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jeanette Fortin
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 15:04
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from 
Chairman
Gordon Gund

well let me say this, why not fight blindness? if there is a way 
some people

can regain their vision or if doctors can help folks to save the 
vision they

have, go for it.
i got a call today from my cousin who works with hazzardess 
materials in his

job.  he was hit in the face with some costic liquid last week 
and lost his
vision for a couple of days.  Because he was rushed to a special 
hospital
and given specific treatment for his eyes which were damaged by 
the costic
liquid, the doctors are hopeful he will regain all or most of his 
vision.
 from some folks way of thinking it appears they think it would 
be just fine

for him to have lost  his vision and subsequently his job.  it 
gave him a
true appreciation of those of us who have dealt with vision loss 
for years
and has made him grateful for whatever  vision he has.
i think maybe the name of the organization, fighting blindness 
may offend
some folks, but if you understand how someone who had vision and 
loses it
feels maybe you would understand why the foundation is trying to 
find ways
to help folks either regain or not lose their vision, jeanette
----- Original Message -----
From: "S Baker" <srbaker12 at hotmail.com
To: "ANFBchat" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:31 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] FW: {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from 
Chairman
Gordon Gund






 SRBaker






 From: srbaker12 at hotmail.com
 To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 Subject: RE: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from 
Chairman
 Gordon Gund
 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:29:26 +0000




 This email solicits donations.  It also has links to current 
research to
 correct blindness.There is nothing wrong with being blind, if 
that is what

 you want.  If there is technology that can reverse,cure me, I am 
all for
 it.  There is an old saying "There are none so blind as those 
who will not
 see".  Our eyes may not work but our brains do.
 Steve



 SRBaker



 From: ladygloria at webband.com
 To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:19:37 -0700
 Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from 
Chairman
 Gordon Gund

 What in the heck is wrong with being blind!


 Gloria Whipple
 Corresponding Secretary
 Inland Empire chapter
 nfb of WA


 -----Original Message-----
 From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of S Baker
 Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 14:14
 To: AMoLList
 Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from 
Chairman Gordon
 Gund





 SRBaker






 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:24 -0500
 From: GGund at FightBlindness.org
 To: srbaker at charter.net
 Subject: A personal report from Chairman Gordon Gund











 Like you, Steven, I follow the work of the Foundation Fighting 
Blindness
 closely.  As a donor, I want to know that my donations make a 
difference.

 And believe me, they do.  When I reflect on the last year and 
listen to
 this
 video, I am reminded that we have more clinical trials for 
sight-saving
 treatments underway than ever before.  Clearly, hope and 
optimism are
 running high.  Incredible strides have been made in the last few 
years,
 and
 these remarkable advances would not have been made without your 
support
 of
 the Foundation.  They include:

 Vision Restored.  We are continuing to build on remarkable gains 
in gene
 therapy.  As you may recall, in a Foundation-funded trial, 
9-year-old
 Corey
 Haas and 19 others received a gene therapy treatment and can now 
see.  And
 as the trial has expanded, participants have shown sustained 
improvement
 in
 vision.  Building on this success, similar gene therapy 
treatments are
 moving into clinical trials for choroideremia, Stargardt disease 
and
 Usher
 syndrome.

 Innovative Technology.  The high-tech industry has a treatment 
I'm
 incredibly excited about-- the world's first commercially 
available
 artificial or "bionic" eye.  Early funding from the Foundation 
was key to
 getting this engineered retina off the ground.  Building on the 
studies we
 funded, the light-sensing, implantable "chip" has been tested in 
a
 clinical
 trial in Europe with great results.  In the study, people who 
were
 profoundly
 blind experienced improved vision that could help them to be 
more
 independent.  In fact, many can now see shapes and recognize 
large
 letters.

 Groundbreaking Therapies.  A research team funded by the 
Foundation
 Fighting
 Blindness developed an innovative technique for correcting the
 disease-causing gene by using stem cells derived from a person's 
skin.
 While
 more work is needed to ensure safety, this advancement suggests 
that
 doctors
 may someday be able to treat a patient's retinal disease using 
their own
 skin cells.
 These few accomplishments barely begin to tell the story of all 
the
 progress
 that's being made.  And this is why words can never express my 
personal
 gratitude for your passionate and committed support.

 I hope you will take a few minutes to watch the video and see 
the results

 of
 your support and the hope it has generated.  But most 
importantly, I hope
 you
 will see that research is progressing at a terrific rate.  It's 
been a
 long
 time coming, but we crossed a critical threshold when our 
researchers
 actually restored sight.  It launched us into a new era when 
more and more
 people will have their sight saved or restored every year.  A 
lot of work
 remains.  But we'll get there by continuing to work together.

 The Foundation Fighting Blindness values the support you give us 
by
 donating, talking to your friends, and advocating for increased 
research
 funding.  As we continue our relentless pursuit to eradicate 
blindness, we
 hope you will continue your steadfast support of our mission.  
Thanks for
 envisioning a bright future for the millions affected by retinal
 degenerative diseases.




 Sincerely,

 Gordon Gund










 Check us out on:

 Tell a Friend | Subscribe | Change email address | Unsubscribe
 Foundation Fighting Blindness
 www.FightBlindness.org
 7168 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 100
 Columbia, MD 21046
 1-800-683-5555

 nonprofit software
 _______________________________________________
 nfb-talk mailing list
 nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
 To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account 
info for
 nfb-talk:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/ladyglo
ria%40webba
 nd.com


 _______________________________________________
 nfb-talk mailing list
 nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
 To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account 
info for
 nfb-talk:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/srbaker
12%40hotmai
l.com

 _______________________________________________
 nfb-talk mailing list
 nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
 http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
 To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account 
info for
 nfb-talk:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/jeanett
e%40fortin-
home.com


_______________________________________________
nfb-talk mailing list
nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
for
nfb-talk:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/ladyglo
ria%40webba
nd.com


_______________________________________________
nfb-talk mailing list
nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
for nfb-talk:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/lisakid
%40peoplepc.com

More information about the nFB-Talk mailing list