[nagdu] Recovering

[Linda Gwizdak]

Hey, Tracy!
Happy healing!  Glad you're out and about.

Regards,

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry and Joy Relton" <relton30857 at cox.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Recovering


> Oh Tracy,
>
> Your spirit and your determination will make the difference to your 
> recovery
> and to the quality of your life. Pats to Ben. Take care.
>
> Joy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 9:21 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Recovering
>
>
> On June 10, I had major surgery--a mastectomy and reconstruction.  The 
> first
> affects my right arm, and the second is abdominal surgery that makes it
> difficult to move about quickly.  All went well, and I am recovering as I
> should. I wasn't able to work Ben for a while, because I couldn't walk 
> fast
> enough, but in the last few days I've been able to take a couple short 
> walks
> with him.  I put on his pinch collar, because I am still not very strong.
> I've been taking along my support cane, because I'm still a bit wobbly, 
> and
> our sidewalks have some big cracks. I'm also taking my husband in case I 
> get
> in trouble.  I'm sure I'm quite the sight, but I'm very happy to be able 
> to
> get out of the house and work my dog.  It's a goal for me--a 
> stepping-stone
> to getting back to normal.  So far, we've been able to walk a couple 
> blocks
> down to the main drag, where there are some benches to rest on before
> heading back.  Ben has done very well, going slow enough for me.  He does
> try to sniff, but with the pinch I can actually correct him.  And he's so
> happy to go!  I was a little worried he might decide the lazy life is the
> life for him, but when we get the harness on and get out on the street, he
> waves the tail-flag high. Everyone tells me that the more I move around, 
> the
> quicker I'll recover, and Benny is helping me do that, not just 
> physically,
> but by giving me incentives to get out and work him a bit. Tracy and Ben,
> the quiet man
>
>
>
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