[Ohio-talk] Sunday evening seminar on communications

Tue Jul 17 21:59:16 UTC 2018

Thanks for the indirect update.  Glad you are doing OK.

Dave

At 01:06 PM 7/16/2018, you wrote:
>I want to know when the surgery is going to be. 
>I want to be praying. Actually, most of what 
>happened did get through, it was just the nature 
>of the correcting surgery that got garbled. We 
>are having a quiet summer. We go to Stratford 
>the second week of August with Margy. Otherwise 
>we are watching the tomatoes grow and hoping 
>that the new bushes we put in ar taking hold. It 
>will be wonderful to have the Duffys back in 
>Ohio late this month. I just hope that he can 
>find a job. Our daughter Anne was cut off by 
>another driver on her way home from work a cople 
>of weeks ago, and she totaled her car crashing 
>into a wall.  She walked away from the accident, 
>but she is now looking for another car. That is 
>about all the news. Thinking of you, Barbara 
>Barbara Pierce President Emerita National 
>Federation of the Blind of Ohio 
>Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com 440-774-8077 The 
>National Federation of the Blind knows that 
>blindness is not the characteristic that defines 
>you or your future. Every day we raise the 
>expectations of blind people, because low 
>expectations create obstacles between blind 
>people and our dreams. You can live the life you 
>want; blindness is not what holds you back. > On 
>Jul 16, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Deborah Kendrick via 
>Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > 
>Funny how facts get altered down the proverbial 
>telephone line.  No, I am not looking at hip 
>replacement.  That's been done twice in the last 
>20 months, after all.  It has slipped.  The stem 
>of the hip replacement is sliding down into the 
>pipe that is my femur, and multiple fractures in 
>the femur are the result.  Thus, I have no 
>choice but to have another surgery to correct 
>it.  It will either be a replacement of the stem 
>and some shoring up of the femur again, or a 
>total femur replacement.  The latter is 
>extremely rare and scary, but will probably be 
>what happens.  > Cancer treatment is an 
>ironically mixed bag, for sure.  > At any rate, 
>I was doing extremely well until about two weeks 
>ago when pain out of nowhere stopped me in my 
>tracks.  It is pretty much nonstop and intense 
>now.  I can't wait for surgery.  I was coming 
>back to Ohio July 25, but that won't be 
>happening now. > Would love to hear more from 
>and about you! > Deborah > > -----Original 
>Message----- > From: Ohio-Talk 
><ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>barbara.pierce9366--- via Ohio-Talk > Sent: 
>Monday, July 16, 2018 9:15 AM > To: NFB of Ohio 
>Announcement and Discussion List 
><ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> > Cc: 
>barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com > Subject: Re: 
>[Ohio-talk] Sunday evening seminar on 
>communications > > Itâ€™s great to hear from 
>you. I am sorry that we did not hear from you 
>last night, but there were not many new people. 
>That is my big problem, knowing how to reach 
>people who could benefit from the discussion. We 
>can but try. How are you doing? I hear that you 
>are facing a hip replacement. What a bummer! Do 
>let me know how you are and what you are 
>thinking about returning to Cincinnati. > > 
>Fondly, > Barbara > Barbara Pierce > President 
>Emerita > National Federation of the Blind of 
>Ohio > Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com > 
>440-774-8077 > The National Federation of the 
>Blind knows that blindness is not the 
>characteristic that defines you or your future. 
>Every day we raise the expectations of blind 
>people, because low expectations create 
>obstacles between blind people and our dreams. 
>You can live the life you want; blindness is not 
>what holds you back. > >> On Jul 15, 2018, at 
>9:43 PM, Deborah Kendrick via Ohio-Talk 
><ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> Barbara, >> 
>I had great intentions of participating in your 
>seniors call this evening, >> and regret that I 
>lost track of time.  >> Know that I'm eager and 
>willing to help whenever I can.  >> Best, >> 
>Deborah >> >> -----Original Message----- >> 
>From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> 
>On Behalf Of >> barbara.pierce9366--- via 
>Ohio-Talk >> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 8:15 
>AM >> To: Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk 
><ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> >> Cc: 
>barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com >> Subject: 
>[Ohio-talk] Sunday evening seminar on 
>communications >> >> Are you looking for ideas 
>about how to label or identify your personal >> 
>possessions? Do you wonder how other blind 
>people manage phone numbers and >> reminders? 
>Have you developed tricks for organizing your 
>life? Plan to join >> members of the NFB of Ohio 
>Seniors Division at 7:00 p.m. Sunday for our >> 
>monthly seminar on communications. Tell your 
>friends about the meeting and >> call in 
>yourself. The number is 712-775-7031, access 
>code 240281423. >> >> >> Barbara Pierce >> 
>President Emerita >> National Federation of the 
>Blind of Ohio >> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com >> 
>440-774-8077 >> The National Federation of the 
>Blind knows that blindness is not the >> 
>characteristic that defines you or your future. 
>Every day we raise the >> expectations of blind 
>people, because low expectations create 
>obstacles >> between blind people and our 
>dreams. You can live the life you want; >> blindness is not what holds you

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