[nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW:Apersonal reportfrom ChairmanGordon Gund

Jeanette Fortin jeanette at fortin-home.com
Sat Apr 23 22:50:52 UTC 2011 

amen and amen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW:Apersonal reportfrom ChairmanGordon 
Gund


>I get that you don't miss being able to see because you never could see. 
>But let me ask you this... Wouldn't you like to be able to drive? Now, I've 
>never been able to drive but I recognize what a convenience it is.  You 
>probably use a cane, right? Surely you must recognize how much easier it is 
>for sighted people to get from point A to point B. Surely you must realize 
>how easy it is for them to find things they've dropped?
>
> So these are just things that are made easier with sight by the nature of 
> the universe. But there are also a lot of things that are made easier 
> because our world is built for sighted people. Examples of this are 
> reading, using computers and playing sports. Sighted people can drop a few 
> coins into a box and get a newspaper to read on the bus. They can drop 
> into a bookstore and get any book they want immediately. They can glance 
> at a bank statement and then throw it into the trash. You've never used a 
> computer without a screen reader but I know for certain that it is way 
> easier to use a computer by sight. And there a lot of really excellent 
> sports that aren't practical for a blind person. My favorite was 
> volleyball. I would love to be able to play volleyball again.
>
> Now, don't assume that I'm sitting here pining away for my vision. Nothing 
> could be further from the truth. Its just that its only sensible to 
> acknowledge that life is easier if you can see.
> Look, why do you think vision evolved on this planet? Everything from 
> worms to humas has sight. Sight works. Its a huge advantage. Maybe you 
> don't believe in evolution. So why do you think God gave everything from 
> worms to people sight?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: Apersonal reportfrom ChairmanGordon 
> Gund
>
>
>> Brian, it is pointless to debate you because you and I will never agree 
>> on anything other than the fact that we are both human beings, so I am 
>> stopping this before it gets started.  I have always disagreed with both 
>> you and John and nothing that any of us could ever say will change that.
>> At 10:19 PM 4/22/2011, you wrote:
>>>yea, and i have ocean front property in kansas to sell you.
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Constance Canode" 
>>><satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 9:51 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: Apersonal reportfrom 
>>>ChairmanGordon Gund
>>>
>>>
>>>>If someone came up to me today and said they could give me full sight, I 
>>>>would tell them unequivocally to get lost.  I am a well-adjusted person 
>>>>and I have lived my life in a happy and secure manner, I work, own a 
>>>>home and am happily married.  I have done everything I want to do as a 
>>>>blind person, travel, shop, etc.  The part of the brain that knows how 
>>>>to see has never worked on those of us who have never seen anything and 
>>>>it would be a tremendous aadjustment, the same as a sighted person 
>>>>losing their vision all at once.  Besides, they are not restoring what 
>>>>you have never had...sight. What a shock it would be to see a car coming 
>>>>towards you or your own face.  I have always joked that my face would 
>>>>probably be a disappointment, another reason that makeup has always been 
>>>>a priority for me.
>>>>At 03:45 PM 4/22/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>I'm  uncertain as to what you mean.  I said I'd rather not be blind. 
>>>>>Are you saying you prefer to be blind?
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Whipple" 
>>>>><ladygloria at webband.com>
>>>>>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 3:25 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: Apersonal reportfrom 
>>>>>ChairmanGordon Gund
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>To each his own!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Gloria Whipple
>>>>>>Corresponding Secretary
>>>>>>Inland Empire chapter
>>>>>>nfb of WA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>>>>On
>>>>>>Behalf Of John Heim
>>>>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 12:54
>>>>>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal reportfrom 
>>>>>>ChairmanGordon
>>>>>>Gund
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yes, Gloria, call me crazy but I'd prefer not to be blind.  Thanks for
>>>>>>caring though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Whipple" 
>>>>>><ladygloria at webband.com>
>>>>>>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:11 AM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal reportfrom 
>>>>>>ChairmanGordon
>>>>>>Gund
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Bull. Are you in that category? I feel for you if you are.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Sure it would be nice if sight could be given to those who want it, 
>>>>>>>but it
>>>>>>>isn't the end of the world!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Gloria Whipple
>>>>>>>Corresponding Secretary
>>>>>>>Inland Empire chapter
>>>>>>>nfb of WA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>>>>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>>Behalf Of John Heim
>>>>>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 07:02
>>>>>>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from
>>>>>>>ChairmanGordon
>>>>>>>Gund
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A lot of people don't like being blind. In fact, I would say that 
>>>>>>>most
>>>>>>>people who are blind would prefer not to be blind.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Whipple" 
>>>>>>><ladygloria at webband.com>
>>>>>>>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:19 PM
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from
>>>>>>>ChairmanGordon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Gund
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What in the heck is wrong with being blind!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Gloria Whipple
>>>>>>>>Corresponding Secretary
>>>>>>>>Inland Empire chapter
>>>>>>>>nfb of WA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>>>>>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>>>Behalf Of S Baker
>>>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 14:14
>>>>>>>>To: AMoLList
>>>>>>>>Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from Chairman 
>>>>>>>>Gordon
>>>>>>>>Gund
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>SRBaker
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:24 -0500
>>>>>>>>From: GGund at FightBlindness.org
>>>>>>>>To: srbaker at charter.net
>>>>>>>>Subject: A personal report from Chairman Gordon Gund
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Like you, Steven, I follow the work of the Foundation Fighting 
>>>>>>>>Blindness
>>>>>>>>closely. As a donor, I want to know that my donations make a 
>>>>>>>>difference.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>And believe me, they do.  When I reflect on the last year and listen 
>>>>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>this
>>>>>>>>video, I am reminded that we have more clinical trials for 
>>>>>>>>sight-saving
>>>>>>>>treatments underway than ever before.  Clearly, hope and optimism 
>>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>>running high.  Incredible strides have been made in the last few 
>>>>>>>>years,
>>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>>these remarkable advances would not have been made without your 
>>>>>>>>support
>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>the Foundation. They include:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Vision Restored.  We are continuing to build on remarkable gains in 
>>>>>>>>gene
>>>>>>>>therapy.  As you may recall, in a Foundation-funded trial, 
>>>>>>>>9-year-old
>>>>>>>>Corey
>>>>>>>>Haas and 19 others received a gene therapy treatment and can now 
>>>>>>>>see.
>>>>>>>>And
>>>>>>>>as the trial has expanded, participants have shown sustained 
>>>>>>>>improvement
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>vision.  Building on this success, similar gene therapy treatments 
>>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>>moving into clinical trials for choroideremia, Stargardt disease and
>>>>>>>>Usher
>>>>>>>>syndrome.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Innovative Technology.  The high-tech industry has a treatment I'm
>>>>>>>>incredibly excited about-- the world's first commercially available
>>>>>>>>artificial or "bionic" eye. Early funding from the Foundation was 
>>>>>>>>key to
>>>>>>>>getting this engineered retina off the ground.  Building on the 
>>>>>>>>studies
>>>>>>>>we
>>>>>>>>funded, the light-sensing, implantable "chip" has been tested in a
>>>>>>>>clinical
>>>>>>>>trial in Europe with great results. In the study, people who were
>>>>>>>>profoundly
>>>>>>>>blind experienced improved vision that could help them to be more
>>>>>>>>independent.  In fact, many can now see shapes and recognize large
>>>>>>>>letters.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Groundbreaking Therapies.  A research team funded by the Foundation
>>>>>>>>Fighting
>>>>>>>>Blindness developed an innovative technique for correcting the
>>>>>>>>disease-causing gene by using stem cells derived from a person's 
>>>>>>>>skin.
>>>>>>>>While
>>>>>>>>more work is needed to ensure safety, this advancement suggests that
>>>>>>>>doctors
>>>>>>>>may someday be able to treat a patient's retinal disease using their 
>>>>>>>>own
>>>>>>>>skin cells.
>>>>>>>>These few accomplishments barely begin to tell the story of all the
>>>>>>>>progress
>>>>>>>>that's being made.  And this is why words can never express my 
>>>>>>>>personal
>>>>>>>>gratitude for your passionate and committed support.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I hope you will take a few minutes to watch the video and see the 
>>>>>>>>results
>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>your support and the hope it has generated. But most importantly, I 
>>>>>>>>hope
>>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>will see that research is progressing at a terrific rate.  It's been 
>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>long
>>>>>>>>time coming, but we crossed a critical threshold when our 
>>>>>>>>researchers
>>>>>>>>actually restored sight. It launched us into a new era when more and 
>>>>>>>>more
>>>>>>>>people will have their sight saved or restored every year.  A lot of 
>>>>>>>>work
>>>>>>>>remains.  But we'll get there by continuing to work together.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>The Foundation Fighting Blindness values the support you give us by
>>>>>>>>donating, talking to your friends, and advocating for increased 
>>>>>>>>research
>>>>>>>>funding.  As we continue our relentless pursuit to eradicate 
>>>>>>>>blindness,
>>>>>>>>we
>>>>>>>>hope you will continue your steadfast support of our mission. Thanks 
>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>envisioning a bright future for the millions affected by retinal
>>>>>>>>degenerative diseases.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Gordon Gund
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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