[Oagdu] {Spam?} RE: {Spam?} RE: {Spam?} Intro -- Hello to Ohio, from Ohio!

Fri May 27 20:21:27 UTC 2016

Chris, no we don't have a chaplain.  I would guess the answer is we don't
have one because we do not discriminate for any reason.  I know some
chapters open with a prayer or invocation and others do not.

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 10:19 AM, tollebooth via OAGDU <oagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I'm going to take a leap year but I need to ask a question. Do we not have
> a chapter chaplain for our own do and are in FB chapters?   If we don't,
> has it ever been considered?
>
> tollebooth
>
> Note: this message was generated using dictation on an iOS device.
>
> > On May 27, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Deanna Lewis via OAGDU <oagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Kathy,
> > I am sorry to hear about your difficulty breathing and the possible
> diagnosis of CHF. I have asthma and luckily it's been pretty well
> controlled lately. But, if I walk on an incline, I really struggle. And of
> course the bus stops to and from my house are hilly and I always end up out
> of breath by the time I get to my destination.
> > Glad to hear that Ginger is working out well for you, keep up the great
> work!
> > Deanna and Mambo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: OAGDU [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of KathyZolo
> via OAGDU
> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:48 PM
> > To: 'Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List'
> > Cc: KathyZolo
> > Subject: [Oagdu] {Spam?} RE: {Spam?} Intro -- Hello to Ohio, from Ohio!
> >
> > Hello Lisie and Finn,
> >
> > Welcome to the list and it was wonderful hearing all about your past
> experiences. I am totally blind and use one hearing aid in my left ear and
> a cochlear implant in my right ear. I am working with a fairly new dog
> since the first of April. She is catching on, but I really threw her a
> curve Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. My blood pressure was high and I
> was also having trouble breathing. I have been to the doctor and have
> medication now, but they think I have early congestive heart failure. At
> any rate, I will be much more focused when I venture out once more.
> Fortunately, I had someone drive me so she could give me assistance with
> direction because I was having trouble keeping focused yesterday. The
> medication is definitely working, thank God. Well, that is enough about all
> of my issues, but I just wanted to say hello and welcome.
> >
> > Kathy and Ginger
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: OAGDU [mailto:oagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisie Foster
> via OAGDU
> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:15 PM
> > To: OAGDU at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Lisie Foster <lisiefoster at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Oagdu] {Spam?} Intro -- Hello to Ohio, from Ohio!
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > I'm Lisie, with my dual-trained hearing and guide dog, Finn. He's a
> 75-lb.
> > (perfect weight and "all muscle" according to my vet...yay!), 18-month
> old Golden Retriever who was trained by a nearby program as a hearing
> service dog. I did his guide training myself. He's now a fully trained,
> working, dual-trained hearing and guide dog.
> >
> > About me: I can still see -- for now -- well above the threshold for
> legal blindness during the day and under ideal conditions. My best
> corrected vision with thick contacts is 20/30 (they can't get my vision
> back to 20/15 or 20/20 with best correction anymore, which is OK). But, at
> night, I have light perception only. If there's glare any time, I can't
> keep my eyes open because it's too painful. Sunglasses don't work for it
> anymore, so I just keep my eyes closed and hang on to the handle of my
> dog's harness, ha! I keep putting off my eye exam that I'm overdue for
> because I don't know what my acuity will be. I don't think I want to know,
> so I'm being quite mature by simply avoiding going to the doctor entirely.
> *laughs*
> >
> > I've had high-degree myopia since I was around 7 (almost 30 years ago!)
> and it's always been progressive. My night vision is most affected, but
> now, so is my color vision and general acuity. Nothing is as bright as it
> used to be, colors are easier to mix up, and the astigmatism in both of my
> eyes can't be corrected anymore (which is really not helpful for depth
> perception). My vision loss is either a natural progression of high-degree
> myopia or it may be a long-term result of the radiation and chemotherapies
> I received six years ago for a fairly advanced, aggressive form of cancer.
> > But, I'm cancer-free! So, if my vision suffers as a result of those
> treatments that saved my life, I'm not complaining! I'd much rather be
> alive, with lousy vision, than the alternative. My hearing loss is
> primarily a result of Meniere's Disease, though I've had a mild hearing
> loss and tinnitus as far back as I can recall. It's a strange hearing loss,
> though. I can hear people's voices (especially women's) better than I can
> hear high and low pitched sounds, like sirens, fire alarms, thunder, or
> dogs growling.
> > My audiogram is very unusual, but is called a reverse cookie bite loss.
> >
> > So, I wanted to say hi! We're from Ohio, about an hour west of Columbus.
> GO BUCKEYES! Haha, had to add that. My dad, grandpa, and 2 uncles all went
> to THE Ohio State University. I graduated from Wright State University near
> Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts, and then graduated from the University of
> Dayton School of Law. I actually was accepted by OSU's law school; now I
> wish I'd gone there, instead, just to experience Ohio State.
> >
> > About my dog: Finn is an amazing, incredibly smart, funny, sweet,
> totally goofy dog. He's my son who happens to be a dog! He loves working. I
> don't believe he quite realizes he's working, though, because he loves to
> do it so much. He is fully trained as both a hearing service dog (and
> certified by our program, though I know that's not needed) and as a guide
> dog. I trained my first two hearing service dogs to work as guides, really
> as a challenge to see if I could do so, and also because I knew my vision
> could become worse in the future.
> >
> > Finn is an incredible guide and thrives on his work. A couple of months
> ago, we showed our program's director (who also ended up training us!) how
> we work together as a guide team. She, despite being the director and head
> trainer of a longstanding service dog program, had no idea guide dogs could
> do all that they do, with direction from their humans, *smiles*. I believe
> she was genuinely stunned after watching us work. I think what surprised
> her the most was watching from a short distance away as we walked a short
> route along country roads without sidewalks. Finn LOVES shorelining for
> some reason, so as usual, he guided me in a perfect, steady "shoreline" at
> our usual fast pace (this was during the day, with my eyes closed so I
> didn't give Finn any accidental cues or directions).
> >
> > At one point during our route, an SUV or pickup truck (something pretty
> heavy, from the way the blacktop on the road felt as it passed and from the
> sound that even I heard easily!) drove toward then passed us as we were
> shorelining. Neither Finn nor I flinched or worried about it because I knew
> exactly where we were (we were right along the place where the blacktop met
> the grass, taking up very little space), I knew the truck had plenty of
> space, and I trust my dog. I don't think our trainer quite realized what my
> dog, or the two of us together, could do until that point! Finn loves and
> takes the shorelining too far, sometimes, I think, like last weekend, when
> he was determined to shoreline in Walmart along the wide, front aisle by
> the checkout lanes and registers, LOL! He's a funny, funny and strange
> little dog!
> >
> > I've encountered very few people with guide or service dogs nearby,
> though I've seen MANY more when I've been in Columbus! I know one woman
> nearby has a guide dog from GDB; the school was obvious because of the
> dog's harness *grins*. I think the dog was a yellow Lab or yellow
> Lab/Golden cross, and there may have been a trainer working with them, but
> I'm not sure. I wondered if she was doing GDB's "in home" training.
> >
> > Second, there used to be a man near me who had a Vizsla guide dog. I'm
> guessing they probably graduated from Pilot. They walked FAST! That dog was
> as focused and as quick as any dog I've ever seen *grins*!
> >
> > And, finally, the third guide team nearby is a woman I've encountered
> several times at my vet's office. She's had at least two owner-trained
> guide dogs. Both have been enormous, mostly-white, surprisingly gentle,
> adorable, and very well-trained Boxers. She's now working with her
> successor dog; I was at the vet's once when she had both her working guide
> and her guide dog in training (her husband, I assume he was, anyway) was
> with her, holding the dog-in-training's leash. The first thing I noticed
> was that her dog's harness was from Bridgeport Equipment. It may be a
> little sad that I recognize harnesses that well...LOL.
> >
> > If you've read this entire book, I mean message, thank you! Just wanted
> to introduce us to the list, say hello, and thank you for asking and
> letting us join! I've only been a member of the NFB for about two months,
> and I love it. I also love the NFB free cane program since the canes they
> give to you for free are my favorite type (I don't need to use it much
> anymore, thanks to my pup!).
> > My current cane, which is little too short, once was all white, but now
> it's decorated with colored duct tape turning it into a purple and
> turquoise cane with wide strips of white reflective tape in four places.
> So, of course, my dog's harnesses (one for lighter use during the day, one
> with a rigid handle for guiding at night) match my cane, with touches of
> purple, turquoise, and white on them all. Our guide harness is black
> leather, as is the handle, but the handle has turquoise tape decorating it
> along with reflective tape, haha. Maybe I should've gone with scarlet and
> gray?
> >
> > Thank you again!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Lisie and Finn, the Sleepy One
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Lisie and Finn
> > lisiefoster at yahoo.com
> > Sent from my iPhone
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