[nfb-talk] Teaching Braille, to the elderly

[Mike Freeman]

Joshua:

With respect, it is the experience of most blind diabetics that
alternate-site testing does *not* work. Why? Because (1) the very thing that
people find appealing about alternate-site testing -- less pain from the
stick -- makes it harder for a blind person to figure out where he/she stuck
himself/herself and (2) the way alternate-site testing works is there's a
little cylinder one puts over the site that draws blood up into itself for
the meter to test and as with (1), it's nearly impossible to tell where to
place the little cylinder the blood is drawn up into.

Frankly, I consider the excuse of the lady's fingers hurting too much to be
just that -- an excuse. If she lets her index fingers, say, rest for two or
three weeks, the skin will soften and she could read Braille. For instance,
I never stick the index fingers on either hand -- these are the fingers with
which I read Braille. And, if one is careful, one can get the fingers one
*does* stick to be supple (the way a harpist likes) rather than callused.

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


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Joshua Lester
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Teaching Braille, to the elderly

There's also a lady, that I know, that would learn Braille, but her
fingers hurt, from having to check her blood sugar.
She lost her sight, 15 years ago, due to diabetes.
I'm wanting her to try the new machine, that will let her test, in her arm.
She, and her sister live together, and her sister does everything for her.
They have never heard of the NFB, either.
I'll tell them, as well.
People need to see us, as blind people, the way that we are, and not
some false preconseption.
We'll show these people, that we can be endependent, and do the same
things, in daily life.
I'm tired of people looking down on us, because of our disability!
We need to show them, that being blind, doesn't make us mentally challenged!
We have taken the insults, and jokes, long enough!
I'm tired of it!
I applaud all of you, that are doing this, in other states, but
Arkansas needs to do more, especially for Meet the Blind month!
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/24/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> How special he does this for her and it brings the couple closer.
> yes just do one step at a time, then she won't be over whelmed.
>
> Original message:
>> She, and her husband are in the same room, and he reads the Bible to her.
>> This is sad, because, what if (God forbid,) he dies, before she does?
>> Who will read to her, then?
>> I'll see if she has a recorder, and all of that, in the next two weeks.
>> My friends, go twice a month.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>
>> On 3/24/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>>> I would ask her if she had any players to read with anything like that.
>>> As far as braille, I would do that last.
>>> Asking her if she has a recorder to take down numbers anything like
that.
>>> it is hard to get them started when they know the world is at an end.
>>> Glad you met her though and I hope you can keep checking uup on her.
>
>>> Original message:
>>>> I was ministering at a nursing home, on Thursday, when I met this
>>>> lady, who had lost her sight, due to Macular Degeneration.
>>>> She has been totally blind, for 2 years.
>>>> I offered to teach her Braille, and this was her response.
>>>> "I'm too old, to learn!"
>>>> I told her, that noone is ever too old to learn, and tried to share
>>>> some of our NFB philosophy with her.
>>>> What else should I do, to encourage her to learn Braille?
>>>> Thanks, Joshua
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