[nfb-talk] FW: Talk

[S Baker]

SRBaker


 



From: srbaker12 at hotmail.com
To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:28:15 +0000




When I sent the email about current research, it was intended to be a candle of hope for those looking for one but only seeing darkness and resigned to it and have  become a friend to it. I am 99.8% blind and cling to the .02% left. Blindness is not my enemy, it is a condition that I have to deal with. That is my reality. The future holds no promise of cure for anyone. It is however nice to know they are working hard and getting closer. It might never help us but just might prevent it from occuring in future generations.
A nephew of mine was told today he has brain cancer that has grown into his eye and only has weeks to live. The doctors have no cure but they are working on it. For him the cure won't come in time. But, because they are working on it, there may be a cure someday.
I am very lucky, I'm only losing my sight and except for age, life has a lot more to offer. Blind or not, I can handle whatever life throws my way, because I'm optimistic. Optimism is the millieu that hope springs from.
I appreciate all the thoughtful comments.
Steve Baker
St. Charles County Council of the Blind
a MCB Affiliate.
 
P.S. Health benefits affect many of us. I also have been known to forward political, Disability.gov and humor(depending on taste). To me nfb-talk was about talking about what is going on in the world and how it affects us. It appears some want a sterile discussion, somewhat bland in content. If you truly love life, embrace it.


 

SRBaker