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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was not sure who to write to or ask, what better group than the nfb.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My name is Kathy, I have posted a few times, I moved here to Ky beginning of this year. I live in mount eden ky, about 20 minutes from Taylorsville ky, that is Spencer County. I lost my husband last year to cancer, to give you a little more info on me, I lost my sight in my early twenties, my late husband was very protective over me and sheltered me, I had some cane training, but he would never really let me go on my own, maybe a little walk in front of the apartment, but nothing extensive, I even went to get a guide dog thinking that would help but it did not, so I made a decision to send him back to the school. I have been totally blind now for over twenty years, because of me being sheltered, to be honest I a scared of the world, not sure how to go about being independent in this crazy world. I live in a part of ky that has not public transportation, everywhere I go my sister has to take me. Two of my sisters have it in their minds that I can not live on my own, due to being afraid, and when I filled out an app for volunteer at a nursing home to get me out a little, I was not sue how to answer the questions so I ask my sis what she thought and try to get some opinions from her, she was a little abrupt and said this is your app not mine, and I told her I have never done this before. I have a hunger for independence, not sure if I have enough income to support myself, any comments or suggestions will be helpful to get me started.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know that I need retrining and update trainging as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kathy<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>