[NFBWV-Talk] Reaching out

[Sheri Koch]

What a wonderful memory to share Ed. It made me smile

On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:05 PM Ed McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> It has been good to feel well enough to actually enjoy the weekend and get
> a few things done around the big old house--making a pot of soup for the
> next few days; straightening up the basement and getting a handle on the
> recyclables; laundering bathroom towels; getting some updated local
> COVID-19 information on the air on the radio station; and communicating
> with some of the people we care about.
>
> It was 29 years ago today that Karen and I "rediscovered" each other in a
> chance meeting that is too complicated to try to explain.  Nevertheless, it
> was a meeting that led to our eventual marriage and thus to the life that
> we share with each other today.  It has been a great weekend for recalling
> that life-changing event and for celebrating the bit of cosmic convergence
> that brought us back together.
>
> Be well, and keep the faith--no matter how you may define it.
>
> Peace,
>
> Ed
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBWV-Talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Karen McDonald via NFBWV-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:05 PM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Karen McDonald <karen at eioproductions.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] Reaching out
>
> Thank you, Keri. We're staying in the house but that's okay. I love my
> house so I don't mind. I just haven't felt like doing anything but I think
> things are getting better every day.
>
> Peace
> Karen
>
> On Mar 22, 2020 10:16 AM, Keri Svendsen via NFBWV-Talk <
> nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I hope you both get to feeling better soon.
>
> Stay safe.
>
> On 3/22/2020 9:21 AM, Karen McDonald via NFBWV-Talk wrote:
> > I'd like to share a story with you all. Ed and I have been sick fora
> little more than two weeks and we had no appetite. Sheri called Jim McCune
> and he took action and before long we got a phone call with an offer for
> whatever we needed, be it soup or whatever, and I wanted fruit because
> that's all I had an appetite for. Before long there were fruits of
> different kinds at our back door. Just because we're far away and can't
> actually go to the house of someone
> > who needs us, there are other ways to make things happen. Thank you,
> Sheri, for constantly checking on us and sharing your concern with Jim
> McCune.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 22, 2020, at 8:18 AM, Sheri Koch via NFBWV-Talk <
> nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Good morning everyone
> >>
> >> We all know that these are uncertain and difficult days we are
> experiencing here in our country and around the world. Now is the time to
> Think outside the confines of our own homes and consider others you may
> know who may live alone, are isolated, and afraid. If you know people that
> you can get in touch with by phone, think about giving them a call just to
> check on them and just to give them human contact.  I know I’ll be doing
> that.
> >>
> >> Please all of you, stay safe and stay well. If there’s anything I can
> do for any of you, I’m just a phone call away.
> >>
> >> This message is sent with love and hope from me to you. Please pay it
> forward.
> >>
> >> Sheri
> >>
> >>
> >> Sheri Koch, President
> >> National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
> >> 304-993-5103
> >>
> >>
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-- 
Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103