[stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?

Fri Mar 27 02:36:23 UTC 2009

You are right and when I read what I wrote, I can't believe I made that 
mistake.  But just substitute "harm" for "wrong" in the previous E-mail and 
it washes out the same.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Nikki B." <texaspawprints at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?

> Just a quick clarification. I believe the saying is "First, do no harm."
>
> Nikki B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?
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> The Hippocratic Oath states "first do no wrong".  They are doing wrong in
> many cases because they are giving false hope.  Then again, they are just
> practicing so if one is willing to further their knowledge of what works 
> and
> doesn't, then go for it.
> Barbara
>
> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom
> you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
>
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> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:40 AM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?
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>> Perhaps we should be sending this thread to doctors.  As medical
>> professionals they are committed to saving as much sight as possible.
>> According to this thread some of their treatments and procedures are
>> wrong. Do any of us have the right to tell them not to do what they
>> strive to do? Judith
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?
>>
>>
>>> yes,
>>> reading with my one squinty eye gave me headaches too.
>>> personally I think far far too often the educrats resort to "sight
>>> saving" techniques when they should push braille and other blindness
>>> methods and skills.
>>> jc
>>>
>>> Jim Canaday M.A.
>>> Lawrence, KS
>>>
>>> At 07:06 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
>>>>Jim: I can identify with that since I was glad to lose the rest of my
>>>>hearing for similar reasons. Being presurized into verbal
>>>>communication methods that I struggled with with powerful migrane
>>>>inducing hearing aids. Phew! I was glad when that was over.
>>>>
>>>>Helene
>>>>
>>>>On 26/03/2009, James Canaday M.A.  N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
>>>> > once I became blind I was then taught braille and the audio reading
>>>> > methods.  that made reading much much more pleasurable and
>>>> > easier!  "sight saving" meant I was reading with my one squinty eye
>>>> > peering through jewelers' loop magnification lenses that came down in
>>>> > front of my glasses lense.  I would not have gone to college if I had
>>>> > not lost my sight at age thirteen.
>>>> > jc
>>>> >
>>>> > Jim Canaday M.A.
>>>> > Lawrence, KS
>>>> >
>>>> > At 06:38 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
>>>> >>I wasn't really thinking of people already blind although I've heard
>>>> >>of blind people saying that blindness was the best thing that 
>>>> >>happened
>>>> >>to them. Wasn't that a line at the end of one of Robert's thought
>>>> >>provokers?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>I was thinking more of sighted people with a disorder called BIID
>>>> >>where people want to be disabled: Usually amputee's but I've heard
>>>> >>some of them wanting to be deaf or blind.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Also I know of someone who was born blind, regained his sight and is
>>>> >>now losing it again due to Glycoma and he says he is glad to be blind
>>>> >>as he says he was meant to be blind.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>As for me, I make deafblindness part of my lifestyle. It's been a
>>>> >>concious choice for me to fully embrace being a deafblind person and
>>>> >>move on. It's not easy to begin with, but once one fully adapts it's
>>>> >>no big deal. I believe that humans are a very adaptible species that
>>>> >>can manage perfectly well minus one or two senses. It's not the
>>>> >>tragedy that people make of it. It's no worse or better then being
>>>> >>sighted. Just differance and it's the differances that are hard at
>>>> >>first, not the blindness
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Helene
>>>> >>
>>>> >>On 25/03/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
>>>> >> > Not if they aren't there already.   What does wanting have to do
>>>> >> > with
>>>> >> > it?
>>>> >> > Lori
>>>> >> > In a message dated 3/24/09 8:15:48 PM, timber_wolf899 at yahoo.com
>>>> >> > writes:
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> does anyone want to be blind?
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
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