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<DIV>Joe and All NJ-NFB-Diabetics,</DIV>
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<DIV>Below, you will find a series of emails that were forward from Bernadet
Jacobs the DAN president. It is Dylan that is requesting personal stories that
describe the hardship of not having accessible diabetic equipment. This is not
just for the CGM’s but also the lack of talking accessible meters. His contact
info is in the below messages, but you need to red through the email
trail.</DIV>
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<DIV>Eileen</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=diabetes-talk@nfbnet.org>Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=diabetes-talk@nfbnet.org>diabetes-talk@nfbnet.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=bernienfb75@gmail.com>Bernadette Jacobs</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Diabetes-Talk] Fwd: Personal stories</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'><BR><BR>Sent
from my iPad<BR><BR>Begin forwarded message:<BR><BR>> From:
"Hedtler-Gaudette, Dylan" <DHedtler-Gaudette@nfb.org><BR>> Date: April
3, 2018 at 2:03:18 PM EDT<BR>> To: "Jacobs, Bernadette"
<bernienfb75@gmail.com><BR>> Subject: RE: Personal stories<BR>>
<BR>> Thanks Bernie! And yes, please do have them send the stories to
me.<BR>> <BR>> Best,<BR>> ~Dylan<BR>> <BR>> From:
Bernadette Jacobs [mailto:bernienfb75@gmail.com] <BR>> Sent: Tuesday, April
3, 2018 1:41 PM<BR>> To: Hedtler-Gaudette, Dylan
<DHedtler-Gaudette@nfb.org><BR>> Subject: Re: Personal
stories<BR>> <BR>> I’ll send out a message right away
Dylan!! Shall I have everyone send their submissions directly to
you?<BR>> <BR>> Talk soon.<BR>> <BR>>
Bernie<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Sent from my
iPhone<BR>> <BR>> On Apr 3, 2018, at 11:38 AM, Hedtler-Gaudette, Dylan
<DHedtler-Gaudette@nfb.org> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> Hi
Bernie:<BR>> <BR>> I hope you’re doing well and that you and your
family had a lovely Easter weekend.<BR>> <BR>> I have a request for
you and I’m hoping it’s something we can move on quickly.<BR>> <BR>>
Do you think you could solicit personal stories from DAN members about the
general hardships and challenges they face due to the lack of accessible
diabetic equipment? Relatedly, it would also be really helpful to have a
personal story or two from folks who are directly experiencing the problem of
getting the Dexcom CGM because Medicare won’t cover it and how that complicates
their lives.<BR>> <BR>> I am trying to collect these personal
stories so they can be used in our advocacy. Please also ask your members if it
is permissible for us to refer to their names and their stories when we talk
about these issues with members of Congress or with other
stakeholders.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks so much Bernie!<BR>>
<BR>> Best,<BR>> ~Dylan<BR>> <BR>> Dylan
Hedtler-Gaudette<BR>> Government Affairs Specialist<BR>> 200 East Wells
Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<BR>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2210 |
DHedtler-Gaudette@nfb.org<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> <BR>> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of
members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind.
Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they
want.<BR>> <BR>>
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