[nfbmi-talk] upcoming surgery

[Marcus Simmons]

God Speed!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:38 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] upcoming surgery


> Hello fellow Federationists,
>
>
>
> I have had a few conversations about how we are all so different.  Some
> people are quite private about what is going on in their personal lives. 
> My
> kids always say that if they want to keep something secret to not tell it 
> to
> their mom.
>
> Anyway, on March 13th I am having surgery on my left ankle.  Some of you
> know that I have worn a brace for a few years now.  ;I also got Filix who 
> is
> a guide and a balance dog.  I have Felix on my left side and carry a 
> support
> cane in my right hand.  I am blind because of being a premie.  I didn't 
> know
> that I also have mild Cerebral Palsy which causes my left foot to stay ina
> apposition so that I am not able to walk with it flat on the ground.
> Perhaps fifteen years ago I began falling many times a week.  As time went
> on it got worse and worse.  I began to be   more afraid to walk by myself.
> I got a brace which helped some.  One year ago I got my guide-balance dog.
> I can go pretty fast now and all on my own.  Still I am willing to take a
> chance the my walking can improve after this surgery.  Sorry for being so
> long-winded.  I will be unable to walk at all for three weeks so am going 
> to
> a rehab facility.  Once I am home, it could be as much as three months
> before I am fully healed.
>
> One reason I wanted to tell about this, is that I wanted you to know why I
> am not with you at various activities.  Even more important to me, I ask 
> for
> the praying guys to do some of that for me.  I am especially wanting to be
> back to rights to go to national convention.
>
> Thanks to all of you who have been so helpful and loving to our family.
>
> Mary
>
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