[Nfbf-l] News Line Addition

Sat Feb 21 12:20:37 UTC 2009

David, Your sttory sounds like a clone of mine! I, too, lost my sight and 
went on dialysis for 4 years right at the same year that I lost my sight as 
well and was as wreckless with my health in my early years as well and not 
realizing all the damage I was creating by not taking better care of myself. 
I don't know about yourself my good man, but I am sure paying for it now! If 
we only realized how fallible we truly were in our younger years! LOL! I 
wish you the very best and take care,     Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] News Line Addition


> 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
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>
>> 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
>>
>> 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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