<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Richard, I am truly regretful for all of the tragedies that have been going on with you and your family since Convention. I pray for the recovery of you, I also pray for your relative that seemingly may not make it, but fortunately we if humans don’t have the final say my brother. But I do pray for the company of your family and that situation too. Be blessed and be safe!!! <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Gary Warren <div>AKA: Mr. Delaware </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 6, 2024, at 12:05 AM, Shane Popplestone via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Richard,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during these difficult times, if their’s anything, I personally can do to support you, or the affiliate during this time, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Shane Popplestone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com">spopplestone.nfb@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">234-716-2208<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">You can live the life you want!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 5, 2024 2:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Announcement List' <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Payne <rchpay7@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Ohio,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Normally I do not post real personal messages but in case my responses are slower it is because several things are going on currently.<o:p></o:p></p><p>My brother-in-law had a stroke right before the holidays that has been very hard on the family, and he may not make it.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I have been trying to support my sister in this time along with dealing with it myself.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Right after the national convention my blood pressure went very high and caused me to fall at the same time hitting my head and chipping a tooth in the back of my mouth this has resulted in a serious daily headache.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I will be going to the doctor tomorrow and think it will be fine but thought it would be good to share.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Let’s continue to build the Federation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Richard Payne, President <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">937/829/3368</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#467886">Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#467886">www.nfbohio.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know 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. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/gwarren82%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>