[nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW:Apersonal report from Chairman Gordon Gund

Sun Apr 24 13:09:11 UTC 2011

The way things are going lately, you'd prefer yours in the hand?

*grin, duck, and run*

Joseph

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 05:54:15AM -0700, Gloria Whipple wrote:
>Amen on that one! No one is going to stick a chip in to my head.
>
>
>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 Ray Foret Jr
>Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 05:41
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW:Apersonal reportfrom ChairmanGordon
>Gund
>
>Me too.  Hey, that goes for chips in the brain.  My brain is just fine the
>way God made it thank you very much.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
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>On Apr 24, 2011, at 7:29 AM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>
>> I've known three people with significant vision loss who regained it.
>They all had it, lost it, and got it back after a long period of time.
>Three is hardly a large enough "N" for me to draw any conclusion, but the
>outcome is three for three so far:
>>
>> Each of the three believed that limitations of their success were caused
>by limitations in their vision.  Regaining their vision would open the world
>of their dreams to them, they were certain.
>>
>> They had the operation, each of them, and found that their flaws, once
>attributed to various stages of blindness, were actually theirs, not their
>eyes.
>>
>> The result was bitterness and anger.  Of the three, only one has adjusted
>well and come to accept that his flaws are his own.  The other two wallow in
>bitterness and anger.
>>
>> Do I ever convince myself that the things I cannot do are so because I
>cannot see?  I don't rightly know.  I think that I do not, but am I sure
>that I never do?  And even if that weren't the case, can I be sure that I
>would not find another way to make my life as a sighted person at least as
>hard as my life as a blind person?  What is my identity as a blind person
>worth to me?
>>
>> No thanks, I'll pass on magic pills.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 09:50:32AM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>>> For an examination of the experience of one of the very few individuals
>in
>>> history to gain normal sight after a lifetime of blindness, read
>"Crashing
>>> Through," the story of Mike May.  It's a great story, and his own
>>> philosophical musings on the issue are worth considering.  He was a very
>>> well adjusted blind guy by anyone's standards, and still decided to give
>>> sight a try, with varying degrees of success.  Adjustment to sight is as
>>> real and profound as adjusting to blindness.
>>>
>>> As for me, as I had some sight when I was young, and now have none, I
>would
>>> love to be able to see again -- but it's not because my life is miserable
>>> now.  I think of it is simply another opportunity to enjoy an experience.
>>> If someone asks me if I want to go to Paris, I'm not going to say, "No
>>> thanks, I'm fine right here."  I'll say, sure, let's go!
>>>
>>> Nevertheless, I'm not packing my bags for sight just yet... Besides, the
>>> sight that is so often promised is usually of the pixelated kind, with
>very
>>> limited definition, and at a tremendous cost.  I'm not willing to get
>wired
>>> up like a cyborg for sight that is not better than the worse animae.
>>>
>>> Brian Miller
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>>> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:20 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW:Apersonal reportfrom ChairmanGordon
>>> Gund
>>>
>>> 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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