[Nfbmo] Talking about going blind

[Erika Wolf]

Hello, Debbie: I would be interested in joining in on the conference call taking place on February 10 at 8 PM. It is important to support one another in the case of vision loss. So, please count me in on joining the discussion  this time. Have a great day, Erika

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> On Feb 2, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Debbie Wunder via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> In our organization we spend a lot of time talking about what it  is like to
> be blind, but many of us don't talk much about the 
> 
> process of having vision, losing it, and the sadness and adjustment that
> going blind causes. Toughing it through may be 
> 
> what we do, but in the same way we support one another in problems with
> being blind, we should support one another in the 
> 
> process of going blind. In my own case I have always been legally blind, so
> I know very well about what blind people can 
> 
> do, but that doesn't change how difficult it is to lose what vision you
> have. In fact, it may be worse because I often feel 
> 
> that I should not feel as I do given what I know about being blind. 
> 
> 
> 
> Things do discuss might be learning to use environmental cues you once
> ignored to figure out your surroundings, those missing because you can no
> longer see light or follow the white to determine you are on the sidewalk,
> learning new cooking methods, figuring out how to label clothes you could
> once see well enough to match without help, how to deal with printed
> material you once could read, and learning how not to be so tough on
> yourself when things seem too overwhelming.
> 
> 
> 
> If anyone is interested in joining in a conference call to talk through
> this, please let me know. I do not want a pity party, 
> 
> but neither do I want to deny that sometimes feelings we have do make us cry
> and feel badly about our loss.
> 
> 
> 
> If you want to participate in a conference call, how about Wednesday the 10?
> about 8 PM? We can use the number (712) 432-0180 and the passcode 1774.
> Thanks. In the Federation we can do anything, and that includes helping all
> of us through whatever we are facing. Let's give this a try. 
> 
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