[Oagdu] Welcome all!

[Deanna Lewis]

Hi Kathy,
It's good to see you here, we've talked in the past on another list.
I can totally empathize with the hearing issues. I have a slight hearing loss, due to many ear infections when I was younger. But, a year ago, I lost more hearing when I had a horrible sinus infection and bronchitis. At that time, I was miserable, and my balance was very off. Luckily, with steroids, most of the hearing came back. But, those few weeks were just horrible!
I have a friend in Florida who is blind and also considering a Cochlear Implant, it would be cool to connect the two of you. She is really debating whether to go through with the surgery or not. Can I give her your email address???
Talk to you soon.
Deanna and Pascal

From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Zolo
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:08 PM
To: 'Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List'
Subject: Re: [Oagdu] Welcome all!

Hello Deanna,

this is Kathy Zolo from Gahanna, Ohio a suburb of Columbus. I currently am working a small female black lab named Piper. Since I obtained her in April of 2013, we have had to make some adjustments due to hearing issues that I have developed since that time. I will be receiving a cochlear implant in April so I will be able to hear more noises around me again and that will be wonderful. When I began having trouble with hearing im my right ear deteriorating very quickly, it also affected my equilibrium which caused some slight dizziness and issues of having trouble knowing if I was walking straight or not or if Piper was going around something. Unknowingly, I found that I was actually pushing her to the left as we were walking. After having physical therapy on my back, where we discussed proper posture, I found that if I stood straighter, it would force me just a fraction more in back of her and once I stayed back like I was supposed to rather than veering towards her, her work has improved. I hope that all made sense. There may still need to be some fine tuning done with us through Pilot, but that will happen as it is needed.

Thanks for this list. I can really see the benefits of a list such as this and I hope it attracts many people.

Kathy and Piper

Kathy and Piper

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From: Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]<mailto:[mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]> On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:31 AM
To: Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List (oagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:oagdu at nfbnet.org>)
Subject: [Oagdu] Welcome all!
Hi all,
Welcome to the Oagdu list. I am soooo happy the list is up and running and to see you all here!
Thanks for the introductions.
I am Deanna Lewis, President of Oagdu and I also live in Cincinnati. Cincinnati must be a great place to live, since so many of us live here, LOL! I was born here, but have lived in different parts of the city.
I have a 6 ½ year old male black lab, named Pascal. He is from Guide Dogs for the Blind and we've been a team for almost 5 years.
Pascal did an awesome job during a  traffic check this morning, when a car coming from behind us turned left in front of us. If I had been using a cane, the driver would have run over it! Pascal got lots of love and a nice treat when we made it safely across!
I hope that with this list, Oagdu can find some new members.

Deanna and Pascal

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