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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Kathy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It’s good to see you here, we’ve talked in the past on another list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">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???<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Talk to you soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Deanna and Pascal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathy Zolo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oagdu] Welcome all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Hello Deanna,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Thanks for this list. I can really see the benefits of a list such as this and I hope it attracts many people.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Kathy and Piper
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Kathy and Piper
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Oagdu
<a href="mailto:[mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]">[mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org]</a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deanna Lewis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List (<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org">oagdu@nfbnet.org</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oagdu] Welcome all!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome to the Oagdu list. I am soooo happy the list is up and running and to see you all here!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the introductions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope that with this list, Oagdu can find some new members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deanna and Pascal<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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