[NFBO-Linn-benton] [Nfbo-linn-benton] Getting to know other parents and little ones

[Sue Webb]

Hi Kirsty, My name is Sue Webb, I am the mother of an 18 y/o son with glaucoma who has very little vision.  I do know of a family in Corvallis that has a 2 year old little boy who is blind and would be happy to put you in touch with her.  They are a very kind and welcoming family.  My phone number is 541-908-3461 and my email is suek at samhealth.org if you would like to contact me with a phone and email I will forward it on to this family.


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Hi Kirsty. We would love to have you join our chapter. I really encourage you to come and participate in our Dark Café event we are having at the end of the month. I attach the brochure - which is screen reader accessible.

I'm sorry that none of us can offer much help in locating visually disabled babies in the area. We know of some in Portland and would be happy to arrange an intro.

Be well.

John


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Hi there
I'm pretty new to this group. My name is Kirsty I'm legally blind. I am married and we have 2 daughters. Rhiannon is 4 and fully sighted and Layla will be one this month and inherited my eye condition (congenital cataracts) she had surgery at 5 weeks old and has since been wearing contact lenses. At this time it is hard to say what her visual limitations will be. She can see about 2 ft out clearly and since she has become more mobile and more engaging with us it appears she can see close up pretty well but not as responsive to things further away and definitely wary of people she doesn't recognize (like pretty much every other baby out there).
We live in Lebanon and we attended a live and learn class through LBCC last year so we could get to know other parents with similar age babies and give Layla a safe place to play and explore and interact with others.
I haven't  come  across any other babies with visual impairments in our area and was wondering if there are any members on the list that have a vI child or are vi themselves? I would love to try to get together and get to know other local parents and kids in the area.
Last month Layla had her first home visit through Early intervention and I asked the vision teacher about other kids in the are of similar age to Layla, we see her in a few weeks so will see what she found out

Thank you for your time

Kirsty Miller

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