[Nfbf-l] News Line Addition

Sat Feb 21 06:06:48 UTC 2009

Hi Kirk,
Yes sir. Diabetes gave me a helluva birthday present when I turned 24. I was
having some vision problems leading up to the month of March back in 1991,
but chose to contribute it to some sinus problems I had been having. I still
lived in Indiana then, and I had plenty of issues with my sinuses, so, was
taking a lot f sinus medication. For whatever reason, I chose not to go to
the eye doctor to have it checked out. Instead, I just kept going like a
foolish 20-something year old thinking I was indestructible. I ended up
going to the hospital because my blood pressure was at a stroke level and
they were concerned at the Immediate Care center that I went to for a
sprained ankle. They told me to go to an ER immediately because of the high
blood pressure.  Well, I ended up being in the hospital until sometime in
late April. When I got out, I was blind and my kidneys were barely
functioning. I guess all of the partying etc. that I did as a late teens,
early twenty-something year old caught up with me. I ended up also going on
dialysis for 2 years before I received a kidney transplant. If I had only
realized that I could have avoided all of it by taking better care of
myself. But at that time, I felt like I was indestructible and knew that
nothing like this would happen to me...right?? <lol>

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Kirk Harmon
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:44 PM
To: NFB of Florida Listserv
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition

David, Is this how you lost your sight? I, too, have had type one diabetes
for the same amount of time. It and hypertension caused mine. Just curious
my good Man! Kirk Harmon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition

> Thank you Sherrill. Believe me, I will not be in the hospital again as 
> long as I can help it <smile>. But I must say that this was the first 
> time I've been in the hospital for anything like this since early 
> 1991, not too bad for a guy who has been a diabetic for nearly 34 
> years.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Sherrill O'Brien
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:11 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition
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> Hi Dave,
>
> Oh my!  Being in the hospital is not the place to be!  I'm so glad you 
> are much better.  Just take it easy so you'll stay out of there.  
> Thanks for all your hard work with Newsline, and your dedication to 
> the Pinellas chapter!
>
> Sherrill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of David Anspach
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:28 PM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Listserv'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition
>
>
> Thank you Carolyn. I am now doing great and only battling a problem 
> with my right ear. It has fluid built up inside the inner ear and I am 
> using an inhaled steroid to get it to go away. I'm confident it will 
> and soon.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Lappland
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:45 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition
>
> david,
> thanks for the wonderful work you do on newsline. God bles and keep 
> you well.
> carolyn & family
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "'NFBFL'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Ginger Stokes" <ginger at 20-200fellowship.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:43 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition
>
>
>> Hello everyone,
>> I have finally added the January through February 2009 20-200 
>> Fellowship newsletter to news line.Computer problems coupled with my 
>> 5-day stay in the hospital kept me from getting it posted on news 
>> line sooner. Please let me know if you have any problems accessing 
>> the newsletter or any other content on the Florida news line channel.
>>
>> also, if you have anything you would like placed on news line, please 
>> submit that to me. It is easiest if you send it to me in plain text, 
>> but I can also work with items submitted in Microsoft Word format.
>>
>> News line is a great way to get information out to your chapter 
>> members or the entire affiliate across the state. for example, the 
>> Pinellas chapter posts our chapter meeting minutes to news line each 
>> month. this way, everyone has an opportunity to review the meeting 
>> minutes for the previous meeting. It then allows us to skip reading 
>> the meeting minutes at the next meeting and lets us go immediately to 
>> comments or changes before we vote on the acceptance of the minutes.
>> give it a try and see if it works for your chapter!
>>
>> Have a great week,
>>
>> Dave
>>
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