From kenvolonte at comcast.net Sun Oct 4 07:08:33 2009 From: kenvolonte at comcast.net (Ken Volonte) Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:08:33 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] get well soon Message-ID: Hi Juliet. I hope to see you at convention, but don't push yourself if you're not ready. We have a tendency in this federation to push ourselves a little too hard and sometimes it is at our own peril. I know I wasn't quite ready to go to a leadership conference after my heart attack and I paid for it in the days after. So rest up, eat your chicken soup and do what they tell you. Take Care. Ken and Velvet From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 10 10:37:13 2009 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:37:13 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Article: Seizure-Detecting Dog Taken From Boy Message-ID: <561076.74168.bm@omp401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Subject: Article: Seizure-Detecting Dog Taken From Boy Seizure-Detecting Dog Taken From Boy Hospital Reviews Service Animal Policy By Carissa Lawson/WLKY POSTED: 10:14 am EDT October 8, 2009 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A dog that can detect a boy's epileptic seizures was taken from the boy's side for several hours after what the parents called an emotional experience at Kosair Children's Hospital, WLKY in Louisville reported. When Trey Taylor, 13, had brain surgery for his seizures last week, his service dog was by his side. Then, a hospital employee shocked the parents with a request that brought them to tears and forced the hospital to take a second look at its service dog policy. Trey started suffering seizures when he was 2 years old. When his condition started to get worse, research led his parents to find out about dogs that can help detect them. Promise the dog came to Trey's rescue. "The scent to him is so strong that he'll just bark, and we'll hear it and know eventually Trey is going to have a seizure," said his mother, Tammy Taylor. As a last resort to help stop the seizures, Trey's parents opted for him to have brain surgery at Kosair. Just hours after the surgery, with Trey in ICU and Promise by his side, a hospital employee gave the family a surprise request. "I was asleep next to Trey's bed and the dog was in between us, and I was woken up by a lady pretty much in my face saying, 'You need to get the dog out of here," said Dell Taylor, Trey's father. For the next several hours, Trey's mother sat in a waiting room with Promise, fighting to get the dog back in. "There's my son laying in ICU, and my wife can't come in because they won't allow the dog in," said Dell. "We're a family that stays with Trey 100 percent, and we're there for him, but Promise is a part of Trey," said Tammy. But hospital officials said the dog just can't go some places. "We have certain sensitive areas that even service animals are not allowed to venture," said Kim Scott, the director for risk management at Kosair. She said that while the employee was following procedure, when she found out about Promise's unique abilities to detect seizures, Scott took a second look at the policy and decided, in this case, to make a change after consulting an infectious control doctor who made sure the other patients on the ICU floor would not be harmed by a dog's presence. "I think it was a learning experience, and I think it was a happy ending because the needs of Trey for his animal was honored," Scott said. Service animals are allowed in Kosair, except for areas where patients may have suppressed immune systems or people must wear masks or gloves. Even if a patient with a service dog is in a private room on a floor like ICU, the hospital rep to whom the station spoke said the policy is still in place, but as a result of this experience, they will now review each case individually. don. every day is a curmudgeonly day! septembergirl95@ gmail.com A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Polls | Members MARKETPLACE Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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Message-ID: <48923742C6C94B62B76E5F972728C866@D7QT1JD1> Hello CAGDU ERS: Please join us tomorrow October 11, at 6:30 conference number: 616-347-8400 pin: 184220 Join us! This is the last meeting before convention, and we need to tie loose ends. Peter and Aerie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20091010/2e1345a7/attachment.html From kenvolonte at comcast.net Sun Oct 11 16:46:28 2009 From: kenvolonte at comcast.net (Ken Volonte) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:46:28 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Please do not forget the meeting tomorrow! References: <48923742C6C94B62B76E5F972728C866@D7QT1JD1> Message-ID: <4F1A96C49B5444B580A970E2FD7E0020@ken5f734aa928e> I'll be there. I need a couple minutes. There's a problem at OCB. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: peteer mansell To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:56 PM Subject: [Cagdu] Please do not forget the meeting tomorrow! 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.14/2433 - Release Date: 10/13/09 13:25:00 From julietcody at cox.net Thu Oct 22 13:21:28 2009 From: julietcody at cox.net (Juliett Cody) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:28 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Fw: [presidents-forum] FW: [Vets_cvts] Wysong Corporation has recalled bags of drydog-Mycotoxins Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: Theresa Duncan To: Alumni Association Board Members ; 'presidents-forum at googlegroups.com' Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:03 PM Subject: [presidents-forum] FW: [Vets_cvts] Wysong Corporation has recalled bags of drydog-Mycotoxins Hi Board Members and Chapter Presidents, This is not a food that is generally used by our grads sow we are not going to do a phone or email blast, but if you don't mind can you please post this info to your members and on any guide dog type lists that you belong to that may not have posted it yet? Thanks! ++++++ Oregon Veterinarians and Certified Veterinary Technician Membership List A manufacturer of natural pet food has recalled some of its products, fearing they may contain mold. Wysong Corporation ( http://www.wysong.net/index.php ) has recalled bags of dry dog food from certain shipments. The foods involved are of the Maintenance ( http://www.wysong.net/products/maintenance-natural-healthy-dog-food.php ) and Senior ( http://www.wysong.net/products/senior-natural-healthy-dog-food.php ) product lines. The company announced on its Web site today that these batches have proven to be "above acceptable moisture levels and may contain mold." If your bag of Wysong dry dog food bears one of the following batch numbers, do not feed it to your dog: Wysong Maintenance: lot numbers 090617, 090624, 090706, 090720. Wysong Senior: lot number 090623. Depending on which type of mold grows on the moist food, the effects can range from barely noticeable to lethal. Vomiting and diarrhea are common symptoms, says Lee Herold, a critical-care veterinarian at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital ( http://dovelewis.org/index.aspx ). But, she says, some forms of mold can produce a bacteria called Mycotoxin, which can cause life-threatening seizures or liver failure. Usually, she sees these extreme cases in dogs that get into a moldy compost bin and eat a lot of it, but she says mold in dry food is definitely cause for concern. The lot number is located in one of two places, depending on if you bought the food in a bag or a box. On the box, it's easy. A number following the format in the list above will be on the top of the box. On the bags, it's a little trickier: hold the bag so that you're looking at the front of it. Turn it upside down, so you're still looking at the front, but the writing is upside down now. Now you should see a number imprinted into the crimping on the bottom of the bag (which is now on top), the company says. You can return the food to the retailer you bought it from or contact the company for product replacement. To contact Wysong, send an email ( mailto:Wysong at Wysong.net ) and put "Product Replacement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guide Dogs for the Blind Visit us at www.guidedogs.com, or call 800 295-4050 And if you know someone who is blind, please tell them about Guide Dogs. Our services are offered free-of-charge! Now, you can listen to audio interviews with our experts! Tune in to www.guidedogs.com/podcast! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "presidents-forum" group. 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I shall remember him in gentle times. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Ken Volonte" Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:11 PM Subject: FW: Later Oct. update, Ed died Hi Ken, Wow this is very touching and hard to read and I'm glad I did. j-m. -----Original Message----- From: Ed and Toni Eames [mailto:eeames at csufresno.edu] Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:52 PM To: ed and toni eames Subject: Later Oct. update, Ed died Oct. 25 2009 update Hi all, Ed did not go to rehab as planned on Oct. 16. The doctors could not control his fluctuating high white count, so he stayed at St. Agnes until he could build strength and endurance. The first stroke hit on Oct. 9, and Ed made slow progress during the next few days. On Tuesday, the 13, he had a sleepy day, and I was scared. But on Wednesday, he rallied and grew stronger and stronger. The first step in physical therapy was getting Ed to sit up in a stretcher chair. This is a great device where the patient is rolled from bed onto a stretcher, strapped in for safety, then gradually raised into a sitting position. The lift Ambulation Team is made up of very muscular men to help with transfers from bed to chair, and they were extremely nurturent guys. Once in the stretcher chair, Ed could be fed his thickened diet. He never complained about the food and continually practiced the swallowing techniques recommended by the speech therapist. Actually, this swallowing technique is good for those of us who eat too fast. Each time you swallow a bite of food, take time to do another swallow with an empty mouth. Here's another exercise: hold the tip of your tongue between your teeth, keep your chin down and swallow. If you tackle that, put your tongue further out between your teeth and swallow. These exercises were to enable Ed to eat regular food. As a food lover, Ed obsessed about making progress until he could eat a hamburger and drink water and a beer! When Ed was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, we had many battles about his not walking around the house barefooted. When he received a pair of fleece-lined slippers from Eve Hoopes for the holidays in 2006, he diligently wore them. During his hospital stay, he obsessed about having the slippers handy. In his mind, they signified walking again. When the LAT guys helped him sit in the stretcher chair and later a regular chair, he insisted on wearing his slippers rather than the hospital socks. Ed became a favorite among staff. He always treated them with courtesy, letting them know how much he appreciated their assistance. As his speech improved, he chatted with everyone who came into his room. He appreciated the many visitors and I needed the distraction of phone calls and friends. On the 18th puppy raiser Mary Flynn took Keebler and Latrell to her home for a run in her yard. Then Mary and her daughter Brenna took the Goldens for a long walk. It was a wonderful break from the dogs being cooped up in the hospital room. Earlier in the week, former puppy raisers Anita and son Eric took the fur kids on a similar outing. In some ways, Ed was charmingly child-like during this first week. He greeted everyone with joy, and practiced leg lifts as prescribed by the physical therapist, arm stretches advised by the occupational therapist and swallowing. His motivation to get well and come home was over the chart. We both took joy and encouragement with every success, no matter how small. My friend Richard Stone suggested I write down my fears, and the list got pretty long. Would Ed have significant disabilities requiring us to move from our two storey town house? With a left side weakness, would he be able to work Latrell, or would Latrell need to be trained on the right? With my spinal stenosis, would I have the physical strength to assist Ed? The list is a lot longer, but I didn't allow myself to prepare for the worst! When I arrived with my two precious guides on Saturday, the 17th, Ed was sitting in a regular chair chatting with the nurse' aid. After regaling his morning visitors, he got tired and was put back in bed. He hadn't eaten much of his lunch and had already been given an insulin shot. His sleep was restless and it turned out he had a hypoglycemic episode. After being given sugar by the nurse, he came out of his fog with a almost manic demeanor. Dr. Heller, the hospitalist, told Ed rehab was scheduled for Monday. Ed was ecstatic and chatted nonstop to the doctor, praising St. Agnes' open acceptance of our guide dogs, puppy raisers and therapy dogs. He captured the doctor's interest with reminiscences of hospital access denials satisfactorily solved through the intervention of IAADP. Ed's speech was clear and his cognition perfect. He was so wound up, he didn't leave room for anyone else to speak. When friend and reader Stephanie Stanley tried to read e-mails to Ed, he kept interrupting with stories and comments. When I left him, I finally let myself get truly hopeful that things would work out! Sunday morning, the phone rang and I thought it was Ed calling with the assistance of the nurse' aid. He had done that for the past few days. Having left on such a high, I was not prepared for the news Ed was now in a coma. The staff found him in this condition when they were scheduled to turn him. My life, my hopes, my dreams and my partnership were destroyed in a flash. Extensive tests, CT scans and EEGs showed significant swelling of the brain and a second, more extensive stroke was suspected. When I was told, Ed would be nonfunctioning if he came out of the coma, I made the awful decision to discontinue all treatments. If he survived, he would have no recognition his left side existed, making walking impossible. He would have no speech and be fed through a feeding tube. He would live the rest of his life in a nursing home. Ed and I had health directives, and this was not a life Ed would have wanted. For four days, phenomenal friends kept vigil with me hoping circumstances would change. I always thought comas were quiet, but Ed thrashed and moaned and the hours I spent with him were torture. I talked to him, touched him and cried with each nonresponsive moment. Latrell put paws on the bed, frantically licked Ed's hand and wagged his Golden joy in seeing his partner again. No miracles happened and Ed was transported by ambulance to the Nancy Hinds Hospice home on Thursday, the 22nd. Ed was so respected and like by the St. Agnes staff that many nurses and aids cried with me when they realized his goal of rehab and home were not to be. He was always so engaging and gave thanks for each bath, feeding, transfer, antibiotic infusion, taking of vital signs, cleaning him up, and whatever other intervention was needed. One aid said she looked forward to coming to work knowing her day would be filled with assisting Ed and being welcomed by his big smile. It was torture bringing home the suitcase I packed in readiness for transfer to the rehab center. Bringing those slippers home knowing Ed would never wear them again was the hardest thing. How do I reconstruct my life without Ed? How do I become half of a team? At first I thought about bringing Ed home with home-based hospice care, but since he would not know he was home and managing a crew of strangers in my house with the dogs and cats, seemed illogical. The Nancy Hinds Home takes six patients at a time in a home-like residence. Registered nurses are working around the clock and pain management is overseen by doctors. When Linda Haymond drove me to the home, I noted there were no sidewalks, and commented Ed would not be happy, if only he knew. The installation of sidewalks in new developments and throughout Fresno was a big advocacy goal for Ed He is being given large doses of morphine and adavan to quiet his bodily agitation. The home is pet friendly, so Latrell and Keebler are most welcome. I was invited to let the dogs romp in the huge fenced yard. Little angelic-looking Keebler took advantage of the opportunity to dive into a small fountain and spread mud all over her coat! A good toweling off made her presentable for lunch in an Indian restaurant. As a young anthropologist, Ed spent three years doing research in India, fortunately long before I met him. He loves Indian food and has taught me to love it, too. It was the beginning of many experiences and meals I will no longer be sharing with him. Linda Haymond, Janet Moore, Beth Shea and Paul Kwiatkowski have held me up throughout this ordeal with their almost every day visits and vigils. Dozens of other friends and relatives have visited, phoned, sent cards and e-mailed. Debbie Prieto has spent several nights with me and comes in the morning after her walk to share breakfast with me. One positive of this tragedy is that I have lost my appetite and have lost 10 pounds. Thankfully, the hospice has been able to calm Ed's agitation and it is just a matter of waiting for his body to give up and end the journey. The crazy thing is that his heart is strong, but his brain is gone! Some people believe coma patients can hear, so we all talk to him and tell him he can let go. My beloved husband and partner slipped into a quiet death on the morning of Oct. 25. To continue his giving back to society, his body was donated to Western University Medical School in Pomona, CA. I plan to keep Latrell. He is my connection to Ed. When Ed's dog Echo retired, Eleanor Marugo made a lovely vest reading retired guide dog. We took Echo to meetings and restaurants. When I travel again, my friend Sheila Cary has offered to take Latrell and bring him to work, so he isn't alone during the day. Keebler is very attached to Latrell and would be very lonely without him. He is eight and too old to retrain with another handler. I love this goofy canine and don't anticipate a problem keeping him. I hope you will honor Ed's life and works by supporting the organizations he most loved. Donations to IAADP can be made at www.iaadp.org or phoning Newsreel for a credit card donation at 614-469-0700. Checks to these organizations can also be sent to me at 3376 North Wishon, Fresno, CA 93704. A memorial service will be held in early December. I will feature the many plaques honoring his achievements. I also want to assemble a book of e-mail remembrances. Please write your special thoughts, fun stories and comments about what Ed has personally meant to you and to the greater community. Please put memories of Ed in the subject line and send it to me at eeames at csufresno.edu. I cannot emphasize enough how important you all were in supporting me through this tragedy. It kept me going and I'll need much more in the months to come. Thanks for your love, your prayers and your many hours of hand-holding and hugs in the hospital and hospice home. Toni and Furries From tinadt at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 31 09:02:31 2009 From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net (tina thomas ) Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:02:31 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Dixie's birthday Message-ID: <10543.40921.qm@smtp104.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello everyone- I wanted to let my doggy friends and their two footers know that today is my birthday. Yes, I am a Halloween puppy. I hope my mom gives me some treats or a doggy massage. I wonder if she is going to dress me up in a Halloween doggy costume? Are your two footers going to dress you doggies up for Halloween? Got to go for now, time for breakfast! Dixie and Tina "Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own instead of someone else's." - Billy Wilder From tmanosh at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 31 11:38:32 2009 From: tmanosh at sbcglobal.net (Tiffany Manosh) Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:38:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Cagdu] Dixie's birthday In-Reply-To: <10543.40921.qm@smtp104.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <678865.39324.qm@web83507.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Hey Dixie, Happy Birthday!? I sure hope your mommy gives you some really special treats for your birthday! Tiffany --- On Sat, 10/31/09, tina thomas wrote: From: tina thomas Subject: [Cagdu] Dixie's birthday To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 9:02 AM Hello everyone- I wanted to let my doggy friends and their two footers know that today is my birthday. Yes, I am a Halloween puppy. I hope my mom gives me some treats or a doggy massage. I wonder if she is going to dress me up in a Halloween doggy costume? Are your two footers going to dress you doggies up for Halloween? Got to go for now, time for breakfast! Dixie and Tina??? "Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own instead of someone else's." - Billy Wilder _______________________________________________ Cagdu mailing list Cagdu at nfbcal.org https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20091031/1078b921/attachment.html From pmansell at dslextreme.com Sat Oct 31 13:09:29 2009 From: pmansell at dslextreme.com (peteer mansell) Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:09:29 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Happy Halloween Birthday Message-ID: <5057B205BE0F48D2BFA30207885577B5@D7QT1JD1> Hi Dixie, Happy Birthday Dixie ! We are going to a Halloween party tonight! Happy Halloween everyone! Love Aerie and Marly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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