From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Fri Jan 10 19:15:25 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:15:25 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
Message-ID: <011901cf0e7b$602cf8c0$2086ea40$@gmail.com>

                Hello cagdu community- Happy 2014. I hope everyone and their
pups are doing well. I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you all to
our  first meeting via conference call of the year. The call will take on
Sunday January 12 at 6:30 pm. Take place  not that the call in number has
changed. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 and the code is: 22438 

If you have any items you would like on the agenda, please send them to me. 

I hope to hear from all of you on Sunday. 

Tina Thomas 

Cagdu president  

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From shannonldillon at gmail.com  Fri Jan 10 23:44:02 2014
From: shannonldillon at gmail.com (Shannon L. Dillon)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:44:02 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
In-Reply-To: <011901cf0e7b$602cf8c0$2086ea40$@gmail.com>
References: <011901cf0e7b$602cf8c0$2086ea40$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <02c301cf0ea0$e6301220$b2903660$@gmail.com>

Oh, cool, I was going to go and set up a new conference line tomorrow. It
looks like I don't need to now. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

SHANNON L. DILLON

 

From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf
Of Tina Thomas
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 7:15 PM
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

 

                Hello cagdu community- Happy 2014. I hope everyone and their
pups are doing well. I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you all to
our  first meeting via conference call of the year. The call will take on
Sunday January 12 at 6:30 pm. Take place  not that the call in number has
changed. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 and the code is: 22438 

If you have any items you would like on the agenda, please send them to me. 

I hope to hear from all of you on Sunday. 

Tina Thomas 

Cagdu president  

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From rstigile at gmail.com  Sat Jan 11 06:54:01 2014
From: rstigile at gmail.com (Robert Stigile)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:54:01 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
Message-ID: <20140111145401.rstigile@gmail.com>

Hello,
I thought the conference line we had was working fine.
Why did je change.


----- Original Message -----
From: Shannon L. Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Date: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

>
>
> Oh, cool, I was going to go and set up a new conference line tomorrow. It looks like I don't need to now. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>  
>  
> SHANNON L. DILLON
>  
> From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf Of Tina Thomas
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 7:15 PM
> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
>  
>                 Hello cagdu community- Happy 2014. I hope everyone and their pups are doing well. I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you all to our  first meeting via conference call of the year. The call will take on Sunday January 12 at 6:30 pm. Take place  not that the call in number has changed. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 and the code is: 22438 
> If you have any items you would like on the agenda, please send them to me. 
> I hope to hear from all of you on Sunday. 
> Tina Thomas 
> Cagdu president  
> 
> 


Robert Stigile
Phone: 818-381-9568
E-mail: rstigile%gmail_com
Skype: robertstigile1
Twitter: rstigile
 


From shannonldillon at gmail.com  Sat Jan 11 12:03:16 2014
From: shannonldillon at gmail.com (Shannon L. Dillon)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:03:16 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
In-Reply-To: <20140111145401.rstigile@gmail.com>
References: <20140111145401.rstigile@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001d01cf0f08$2bb06810$83113830$@gmail.com>

Mary wants it for the chapter presidents calls.  The username is CAGDU
because I set it up for Kammie last year, but Mary is using It for the
Chapter Presidents calls.
And now a few people have the access code because I see different people try
to log into it. For instance, I saw Rick Watson log into it a day or two
ago. I don't know that that is really a problem, but it is no longer just a
CAGDU line so we have to worry about time conflicts on it.

SHANNON L. DILLON

-----Original Message-----
From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf
Of Robert Stigile
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 6:54 AM
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

Hello,
I thought the conference line we had was working fine.
Why did je change.


----- Original Message -----
From: Shannon L. Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Date: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

>
>
> Oh, cool, I was going to go and set up a new conference line tomorrow. It
looks like I don't need to now. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>  
>  
> SHANNON L. DILLON
>  
> From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tina Thomas
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 7:15 PM
> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
>  
>                 Hello cagdu community- Happy 2014. I hope everyone and 
> their pups are doing well. I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you
all to our  first meeting via conference call of the year. The call will
take on Sunday January 12 at 6:30 pm. Take place  not that the call in
number has changed. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 and the code is:
22438 If you have any items you would like on the agenda, please send them
to me.
> I hope to hear from all of you on Sunday. 
> Tina Thomas
> Cagdu president
> 
> 


Robert Stigile
Phone: 818-381-9568
E-mail: rstigile%gmail_com
Skype: robertstigile1
Twitter: rstigile
 
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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Sun Jan 12 14:22:55 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:22:55 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
In-Reply-To: <001d01cf0f08$2bb06810$83113830$@gmail.com>
References: <20140111145401.rstigile@gmail.com>
	<001d01cf0f08$2bb06810$83113830$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <005f01cf0fe4$d81f16f0$885d44d0$@gmail.com>

Yes, Shannon is correct. Mary wanted cagdu to use a different line for our
calls, so I had to find another place for us to go. Now, if  the board wants
to use a different line, then we can discuss it tonight. Also if there is
any items you want added to the agenda, please let me 

-----Original Message-----
From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf
Of Shannon L. Dillon
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 12:03 PM
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

Mary wants it for the chapter presidents calls.  The username is CAGDU
because I set it up for Kammie last year, but Mary is using It for the
Chapter Presidents calls.
And now a few people have the access code because I see different people try
to log into it. For instance, I saw Rick Watson log into it a day or two
ago. I don't know that that is really a problem, but it is no longer just a
CAGDU line so we have to worry about time conflicts on it.

SHANNON L. DILLON

-----Original Message-----
From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf
Of Robert Stigile
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 6:54 AM
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

Hello,
I thought the conference line we had was working fine.
Why did je change.


----- Original Message -----
From: Shannon L. Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Date: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call

>
>
> Oh, cool, I was going to go and set up a new conference line tomorrow. 
> It
looks like I don't need to now. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>  
>  
> SHANNON L. DILLON
>  
> From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tina Thomas
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 7:15 PM
> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> Subject: [Cagdu] cagdu conference call
>  
>                 Hello cagdu community- Happy 2014. I hope everyone and 
> their pups are doing well. I wanted to take this opportunity to invite 
> you
all to our  first meeting via conference call of the year. The call will
take on Sunday January 12 at 6:30 pm. Take place  not that the call in
number has changed. The call in number is: 218.936.2053 and the code is:
22438 If you have any items you would like on the agenda, please send them
to me.
> I hope to hear from all of you on Sunday. 
> Tina Thomas
> Cagdu president
> 
> 


Robert Stigile
Phone: 818-381-9568
E-mail: rstigile%gmail_com
Skype: robertstigile1
Twitter: rstigile
 
_______________________________________________
Cagdu mailing list
Cagdu at nfbcal.org
https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu

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Cagdu at nfbcal.org
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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Sun Jan 12 15:13:43 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:13:43 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] CAGDU Agenda 1/12/2014
Message-ID: <001701cf0feb$f121f760$d365e620$@gmail.com>

Hello Everyone- The agenda for the cagdu meeting tonight is below. 

 

1.       Call to order 

2.       Approval of minutes of previous meeting 

3.       Treasurer's report 

4.       Cagdu seminar 

5.       Fund raising 

6.       Miscelanious 

7.       Adjourn 

Tina Thomas 

Cagdu president  

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From kenvolonte at comcast.net  Tue Jan 14 14:53:45 2014
From: kenvolonte at comcast.net (Ken Volonte)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:53:45 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] response to burke email
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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 11:12:28 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:12:28 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Introducing Spotlight on Assistance Dogs!
Message-ID: <006101cf154a$66422d90$32c688b0$@gmail.com>

Subject: Introducing Spotlight on Assistance Dogs!

 

  

Introducing Spotlight on Assistance Dogs!

On Friday, January 17th, and on the third Friday of every month thereafter,
tune into The Global Voice for a half-hour program called Spotlight on
Assistance Dogs. The host, Devon Wilkins, otherwise known as Devon from
Canada, will feature interviews, articles, music, and poetry about guide,
hearing, and service dogs.

The special guest for this debut episode is Alan Conway, a member of Guide
Dog Users of Canada's advocacy committee. He and Devon will discuss his
reasons for writing a letter to the editor of the Calgary Herald about the
growing problem of what he calls "fake service dogs."

Devon is anxious to provide equal access to people from around the world.
If you know of a developing news story regarding guide, hearing, or service
dogs, you can reach her at:
devon at theglobalvoice.info 

Times for Spotlight on Assistance Dogs are 12:30 p.m. Eastern, 9:30 a.m.
Pacific, or 5:30 P.M. UTC.

To tune in, go to:
www.theglobalvoice.info 

Can't catch the program at its original broadcast time? No problem. Check
the program schedule for repeats, or go to the program gallary.




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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 11:17:23 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:17:23 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] FW: OT Growing up Fisher
Message-ID: <007e01cf154b$1600dec0$42029c40$@gmail.com>

Subject: OT Growing up Fisher

 

  

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS!

Posted on the GDF Facebook page:
Mark your calendars! The Guide Dog Foundation is very excited to share the
following announcement - This new NBC prime time show is based on a GDF grad
getting his first guide dog and the impact it made on his family.

It's officially official! Watch our special preview during the Olympics on
Sunday, February 23 at 10:30/9:30c before we settle into our regular time
period on Tuesday, February 25 at 9:30/8:30c!

The NBC Website about the show:  www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher
<http://www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher> 

The show's description:  
About the Show
It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then
again, the Fishers are anything but typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons,
"The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. He's chopping down trees, showing
his daughter how to drive, and playing football with his son. except that
Mel's blind. Then there's Joyce (Jenna Elfman, "Dharma & Greg," "1600
Penn"), who is your typical teenager - really into fashion, busy with school
- but the problem is she's Mom. That makes it difficult for her actual
teenage daughter, Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, "Southland"), whose advice (and
clothes) Joyce is always seeking. At the center of all this is Henry (Eli
Baker), the Fishers' 11-year-old son. Having always been his dad's eyes and
wingman, Henry is less than thrilled when his job is outsourced to Mel's new
guide dog, Elvis. While the boy is at first reluctant to accept the changes
that Elvis brings, adult Henry (voiceover by Jason Bateman, "Arrested
Development," "Identity Thief") realizes upon reflection that his parents'
split finally allowed the Fishers to become one happy (divorced) family.

Having based the show on his life, DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Bent") serves
as executive producer along with Bateman, Jim Garavente ("Identity Thief")
and Tucker Cawley ("Up All Night," "Everybody Loves Raymond"). "Growing Up
Fisher" is a production of Universal Television and Aggregate Films.




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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Thu Jan 23 09:51:08 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:51:08 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] FW: guide dog conference
Message-ID: <00f701cf1863$b46d61d0$1d482570$@gmail.com>

Subject: guide dog conference

 

  

America's Guide Dog Conference agenda, list of guide dog schools attending,
registration and hotel reservation information. 

 

Missouri Guide Dog Users (MGDU) would like to share some of the exciting
events we have planned for America's Guide Dog Conference. We are honored
and excited to announce there will be 6 guide dog school representatives
attending the conference. They will be: Guide Dogs for the Blind,
California: Guiding Eyes for the Blind, New York: Kansas Service Dogs
School, Kansas: Leader Dogs School for the Blind, Michigan: Pilot Dogs, Ohio
and The Seeing Eye, New Jersey.

 

The conference will be held in Saint Louis, Missouri beginning Thursday,
March 27 and close on Sunday, March 30, 2014.

 

Preliminary agenda

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014:

Guests arrive at the Hilton Hotel.

 

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

Registration by the Lindbergh room in the hallway.

Hotel orientation by request. There will be sighted assistance throughout
the conference by hotel staff and many friends of MGDU.

 

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

Vendors in the Market Street Room

 

7:00 p.m.:

Wags and Welcome in the Missouri Guide Dog Users suite.

 

Friday, March 28, 2014:

9:00 a.m. to Noon:

Gateway Arch and Busch Baseball Stadium tours.

 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

Vendors in the Market Street Room

 

1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.:

Opening ceremonies for America's Guide Dog Conference in the Lindbergh Room.

Welcoming remarks and introduction of guests - Nick Whitney, President of
MGDU.

Proclamation of Guide Dog Days presented by a representative of Missouri
Governor's office and the Saint Louis Mayor's office.

 

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.:

Blessing of the Dogs performed by Jan Mourning - introduction by Sue Tussey

 

3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

Paws for the cause (break)

 

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.:

Panel discussion - Introduction by Nick Whitney.

Topics: 

"Rights and Responsibilities of Guide Dog Handlers: by Judy Birch, MGDU
Secretary and a guide dog handler for over 40 years.

"Why I Chose a Guide Dog" by Mary Ann Melley, West Hartford, Connecticut.

"FAA Relief Areas in Airports" by Sarah Calhoun, Conference Coordinator.

 

6:00 p.m. to 7 p.m.:

Yappy Hour in the Lindbergh Room.

(Cocktail hour with Cash bar.)

 

7:00 p.m.:

Pizza & Paws in the Lindbergh Room.

Live music performed by Steve Schnelle, MGDU member.

 

Saturday, March 29, 2014: 

 

9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.

Opening remarks - by Nick Whitney.

 

9:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.:

Veterinary to speak on obesity in dogs - Introduction by Raymond Bishop,
MGDU member.

 

10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.:

Opens session.

 

11:30 a.m.:

Paws for the cause. (Break)

 

Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Kibble & Nibble luncheon.

Guest speaker: Cathy Nimmer from Indiana. Author of "Four Plus Two Equals
One". - Introduction by Judy Birch.

 

1:30 p.m.: 

Paws for the cause. (Break)

 

1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.:

Puppy Raisers - Introduction by Mary Hale, MGDU member.

Two puppy raiser families will speak on their responsibilities, training and
experiences in raising a future guide dog.

Crystal Keller & Randy Hockey from Michigan. Puppy raisers for Leader Dogs.

Jan and Mel Skillman from Michigan.  Puppy raisers for Leader Dogs.

 

2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:

Representatives from 6 guide Dog Schools will speak on school programs,
updates and other topics.

Guide dog schools attending: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Guiding Eyes for the
Blind, Kansas Service Dogs School, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Pilot Dogs and
The Seeing Eye.

 

After 3 school representatives speak, there will be a "Paws for the cause
(break).

 

6:00 p.m.  to 7:00 p.m.:

Yappy Hour

(Cocktail hour with a cash bar)

 

7:00 p.m. - Dining with the Dogs banquet.

Guest speaker: Sue Martin from Alabama. Author of "Out of the Whirlpool" -
Introduction by Sarah Calhoun, MGDU member.

 

Sunday morning March 30, 2014 - MGDU suite

A chance for MGDU to say thank you to our guests for attending the
conference, farewell and safe travels. Coffee and rolls will be available.

 

Please remember to make your hotel reservations separately. You will not be
able to register for the conference and reserve your hotel on the same form.
Hotel reservations are now being accepted. The information is below.

 

To complete your registration form On-Line for America's Guide Dog
Conference, please visit Missouri Guide Dog User's web site at: www.mgdu.org
<http://www.mgdu.org> . Simply click on the link called:  America's Guide
Dog Conference Registration.  

Here you will be able to register, choose your meals, and make your payment
with a credit card.

 

If you would prefer to register by phone and have your credit card
processed, or make arrangements to mail MGDU a check to pay your
registration fees,   

Please contact either Ron Pharris, Chair of the Registration Committee by
calling him at: 1-573-893-7355. Or call Nick Whitney, President at:
1-314-875-0007, Extension 1. 

 

The deadline for submitting registration forms and paying all registration
fees is by March 1, 2014.

 

Hilton Hotel reservation information.

The On-Line reservation is now available for you to access and reserve your
room for the conference. The special conference room rate is $89.00 per
night. 

To make your hotel reservation, please visit:

 
<http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/S/STLBVHF-MGD-20140324/inde
x.jhtml>
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.jhtml




If you prefer, you may call the Hilton Hotel at: 1-314-641-8829. 

When you make your reservation, make sure you mention you will be attending
the America's Guide Dog Conference to ensure you receive the special rate of
$89.00 

Per night. This rate does not include taxes.

 

For additional Hotel information and see what other attractions they offer,
you may visit their web site at:

www.stlouisballpark.hilton.com <http://www.stlouisballpark.hilton.com>   

 

For those using American Airlines, we would like to remind you of the
terrific discount offer!

MGDU has made special arrangements with American Airlines, for any guest
using this airline carrier to receive a 5% discount on the purchase of your
airline ticket.  In order to receive the discount, guest must be flying into
and departing Saint Louis, Missouri between Monday, March 24 and April 2,
2014. 

 

In order to receive this special 5% discount with American Airlines on your
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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Thu Jan 23 09:59:20 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:59:20 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Why does a Partially sighted person need a guide dog"
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Subject: Why does a Partially sighted person need a guide dog"

 

  

"Why does a partially sighted person need a guide dog?"
By Phyllis Collett

SHORT ANSWER: because it's much safer and 500% less stressful.
LONG ANSWER: Being legally blind, i.e. having less than ten percent of
normal vision (and in my case, less than 
five percent) means more than needing corrective lenses. Imagine that you go
on a day's outing with a group of friends and you plan to buy a meal, snacks
and drinks along the way. Each of them brings $25 for this purpose, but 
you are limited to just $1.75. Are you going to be hungry? Is your
enjoyment going to be less than theirs because 
you have to stand aside and watch your friends enjoying culinary delights
while ignoring your complaining tummy? 
I suspect the answer to both of the above is "yes." 
It is true that I can see, my five-percent-of-normal has its limitations. I
do not have binocular vision, thereby I'm told) lacking the richness of the
three dimensional. A dark line across the asphalt sidewalk could be:
shadow, a crack, a stick, a step/curb or snake (I live in a rural area).
My poor, overworked brain has to run through all of the above possibilities,
factoring in the time of day, present 
lighting conditions, previous knowledge of the route and probably lots of
other data of which I'm not aware. 
Multiply this umpteen times a day and add in the cumulative exhaustion of
the need for a constant state of high 
alert. Now, by the use of some sort of quirky mathematics, calculate the
effects of the near misses and the minor 
bumps, scrapes and falls when my brain computer doesn't get it quite right.
Finally, adjust the whole equation to 
include the irregular blind spots (retinitis pigmentosa) which my helpful
brain fills in with erroneous information and "Voila!": I have arrived at
rather painful encounter with a signpost. Is an independent trip to the
coffee shop really 
worth all that? I grew up with the belief that degree of difficulty was an
unacceptable excuse for refusing to do something. I wanted to be like
everyone else: I wanted to be like all the other kids. Bad enough to have to
sit, always, in the front of the classroom, be excluded - on doctor's
orders - from all sports involving a ball, and miss out on so many
exciting events while pretending to share the enjoyment of others. I learned
to pretend to see, to act as if I saw, and never, never, say "I can't
see that." 
Thinking back on the first 60 years of my life, I am shocked to remember
the burdens of stress and tension, with 
the resulting fatigue, that was an everyday part of my existence. I am
amazed that I was able to continue. True, I 
had pared down my life "a bit" (understatement of the year), found
satisfying substitutes, worked out alternates of traveling and, quite
simply, continued to be an unacknowledged and therefore, unassisted, blind
person.
Around age 60, I was ready for this to change. As with many of our
life-altering decisions, there was no one big 
reason; rather many small and coincidental events which arrived on my
mental doorstep at a time when I was open and ready to walk down a
different path. The very slow but inexorable drop in my visual ability was
forcing me, for the third time in six years, to revamp my coping methods
for travel. This time I wanted to choose a direction that would take me
forward, embracing these and any future physical changes.
Having spent ten years working in the disciplines of therapeutic massage,
aromatherapy and natural healing, my 
experience with the mind-body-spirit continuum was awakening me to the cost
(to me) of denying who and what I was.
Out walking along a rural road on a beautiful spring morning, I was struck
by the thought, "Why am I not hearing any bird song? There must be tens of
species in the surrounding fields and trees." So stunned was I by this 
realization, I came to an abrupt halt. As I stood still, with no need to
concentrate on the cracked and broken asphalt 
along the way, I heard all those delightful, trills, cheeps and melodies.
Suddenly came the understanding: this was metaphor for my life. Going
forward "sighted" was so expensive in terms of mental concentration and
physical effort, there was nothing left over with which to experience the
joy of life. The next sentence in my head was, "I 
want a dog."

Simple? Not on your Nellie. Having spent a great many years pretending to
see, I was now experiencing a great deal of difficulty in persuading people
that really, I couldn't. I had the act down so perfectly: even with the 
ophthalmologist&#39;s report in front of them, almost all of the
professionals
who interviewed me (in person or via letter and forms) would say, "You use
your vision. You won't be able to work with a dog." 
It was like a slap in the face. Having admitted, finally, first to myself
and then to the world at large that I did have a 
disability and I really would like some help, no one was willing to believe
me. How might you feel if you could 
manage, just about, to get around your house using a walker and were told
that this meant that you couldn't have wheelchair to enable you to go two
blocks to the bus stop? I'm persistent. If you like me, this means that I'm
focused and goal-oriented. If you don't like me, I become stubborn and
blinkered. I began writing letters (yes, in 2001 people still put keyboard
to paper). Most of the replies 
we're varying degrees of negativity. One wonderful woman, whom I only
remember as Susannah from Pennsylvania hoo trained assistance dogs,
referred me to Toni and Ed Eames. Toni and Ed emailed me (progress came
along just 
in time) a copy of their book A Guide to Guide Dog Schools and I wrote more
letters (very few had email contact 
information). Twenty two schools later, one was willing to give me a
chance. That, my friends, brings us to the point of this story: Leader
Dog, Ella, (a yellow Lab) and I began a new life together.
Was it easy? No, it most definitely was not. I had fought all my life to
be independent and, in accepting partnership with a canine guide, some
part of me felt as if I were taking a step back into dependency. The changes
came slowly but surely, on an almost daily basis. From the start I had
made an intellectual decision that I would trust my dog otherwise, why
bother, right?) I didn't have any "WOW" experiences during the month at
training school. However, on the way back to Israel, after graduation, I
made an overnight stopover in Europe. In the evening, taking Ella out to
relieve," along what I thought was a quiet alley, I was overwhelmed by all
three of the conditions under which my vision becomes virtually useless;
strong direct lights, high noise levels, and random movement. Our quiet
alley had become the middle of a very busy parking lot. Numerous guests,
having attended a function in the hotel, were leaving, turning on 
headlights and revving motors. I did the equivalent of a mental U-ey, took
a deep breath, closed my eyes and said, 
"Ella, forward." At that point I knew we were going to make it. My memory
cannot dredge up a single panic attack 
which occurred after that incident. During our first six months together, I
experienced an amazing surge of vailable energy. It was just amazing to
realize the effort which I had expended on day-to-day activities such as
grocery shopping, picking up the mail and walking to the swimming pool. 
Over the years, there have been occasions when it was advisable to leave
my guide dog at home. It's never a really comfortable experience and the
incentive needs to be a very strong one indeed, to persuade me to do so. As
any f you who are partnered with a service animal know, it's not all
chocolate and roses. When, for the fourth 
time in one rainy, cold, wintery day, I find myself wiping the mud off my
dog's paws, legs and tummy, changing 
my mud-caked shoes and looking for a place to hang my dripping jacket, I
have been known to wonder if I am 
crazy. The feeling has never lasted very long. The overall gain has been so
magnificent that the negatives are 
experienced as minor inconveniences. 
I no longer suffer panic attacks when traveling alone. When we walk from
place to place on our kibbutz, doing the 
daily routes and chores, I am less hampered by the obstacles posed by the
many building renewal projects than some of my friends.
My second Leader Dog, DeeDee (a black Lab with one previous owner), and I
have been paired for four years and 
things just keep getting better. We are working so smoothly that our
biggest problem these days is convincing 
others, when I do ask for assistance, that I really do need it. Does a
guide dog understand "partially sighted"? I believe so. With Ella, #1, that
perception seemed to be in place 
within the first year. Several members of my family commented on the fact
that she worked very differently when 
we were not on our regular patch. DeeDee, #2, was different. She spent the
first 18 months trying to get her head 
around no sidewalks, no right angles, country lanes with "rule-less&quot;
traffic patterns, the persistently appearing 
(almost overnight) weeds, thistles and bushes, the ubiquitous potholes and
the irregular- or non-existent boulders at 
the sides of the road. And then, she too, began working differently when we
were in an unfamiliar place. (She is overjoyed when, on our trips back to
the US, she gets to work in a "real city, with real sidewalks, curbs and
corners.) 

I, for my part, have begun to understand that DeeDee, unlike Ella, is not
very assertive and is reluctant to challenge 
me if a course seems "wrong" to her. When she becomes hesitant, I know that
it's time to close my eyes for a few meters, thereby preventing my faulty
perception from interfering with her work.
My dogs and I have had some wonderful adventures: Disney World (twice,
third coming up next year with granddaughter #3), Yellowstone, Canyon
DeChelly, Washington DC Metro, lots of trans-Atlantic flights, hotels, malls
and restaurants. Sometimes, we're with another family member: often it has
been just the two of us. It has always been amazing. In September we're
going to Vancouver to "see" marine mammals. 
Could I have done all that without a guide dog? Possibly, but the strain,
stress and effort required would have 
crowded out almost all of the pleasure, enjoyment and relaxation!
I've learned to curb my tongue when an untutored stranger tells me, "You
don't need a guide dog. You're not blind: you can see." After a deep
breath, I smile and say, "I'm legally blind and the dog helps me to make it
all look 
as if I am not.
I suppose there is validity in the argument that a completely (actually a
fairly rare condition) blind person needs the dog more than I do and that by
giving me a dog, the school is depriving a needier person. Bottom line -
without a guide dog, my life would be much reduced in scope and I would be
left knowing that doing many things I wanted to do would produce such a high
stress level that, ultimately, I would just stay at home.
So, there it is; the $23.25 solution.




 

 

 

Becky Frankeberger

Butterfly Knitting

-           Ponchos

-           Afghans

-           Shawls

-           Custom Knitting

360-426-8389

becky at butterflyknitting.com

 

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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Thu Jan 23 12:17:35 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:17:35 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Vanda commercial - we spoke on the phone
In-Reply-To: <CAE2+55xDvT9bJq3YAeDkHrGb-_HcaNwi_ONBOGgnoFLcq4nP+g@mail.gmail.com>
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From: Jodi Sonnenberg [mailto:sonnenbergcasting at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:46 AM
To: judotina48kg at gmail.com
Subject: Vanda commercial - we spoke on the phone

 

Tina,

 

Thank you so much for taking my call, it was a pleasure. As promised I have
attached a flyer with all the pertinent info. Please let me know if you
think there's any detail you think I should add. Do you have any questions
re: the info on it?

 

I'm very excited to hopefully have some people submit on the project and
also as I said on the call I can absolutely do Skype type of auditions for
anyone that can't make it to me at my studio.

 

I can be reached by phone at 323-692-1800 x107 <tel:323-692-1800%20x107>  or
fell free to email me at anytime.

 

Thanks again and I look forward to chatting soon.

 

Best,

 

Jodi

 

Jodi Sonnenberg

Casting Director

c: 310-409-5685

o: 323-692-1800 x106

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From kenvolonte at comcast.net  Wed Jan 29 07:06:35 2014
From: kenvolonte at comcast.net (Ken Volonte)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:06:35 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] I'm almost back
Message-ID: <000501cf1d03$b4692210$1d3b6630$@net>

Hi everybody.  I'm back and glad to be alive.  To start at the beginning,
early in December, I set off for breakfast at my favorite restaurant, having
stayed in bed against the cold weather for far too long.  I slipped on some
black ice, fell and bruzed my hip.  They couldn't see anything on the x-ray.
I contracted an infection and couldn't eat.  When I eventually went into the
hospital, my blood sugar was over 700.  I understand that all this time, I
wasn't taking sufficient insulin for what my body needed.  

 

One thing that I believe we need to address over and over again has to do
with the question I received from every nurse  who cared for me during those
five days: "Who is going to take care of you when you get home", a voice
would ask.  "You need to be in an assistive living place".  

 

I would explain that I could look after myself now that I knew more about
the needs of my endocrine system.  "You can't do that"!  You need somebody
to take care of you.  You need eyes to check your blood sugar",  she would
insist.  I would explain as patiently as I could that I had a talking blood
sugar meter all to no avail.  I came to understand that I was not talking
just about myself.  I was trying to get across that not all blind people
would have a family member to help in all circumstances.  There might be a
blind person who has to take care of themselves; a blind person who lives
alone in some residence hotel, or in a little apartment down town; in any
case, they live alone.  

 

The day I was to be discharged, I had to use the bathroom.  One of my IV
lines had got itself caught on one of the many pumps that hissed and groaned
to keep me well hydrated and monitored.  One of the nurses said, "Well, if
you can't even go to the bathroom here, how are you going to do this at
home"?  

 

Of course, I wouldn't be connected to all these tubes at home.  Nobody would
know I used the bathroom and it wouldn't be their concern.  

 

Were these people trying to be cruel?  No I don't think so.  They had a
genuine concern about me.  They didn't want me to end up in the hospital
again.  In fact, by the time I was ready to be discharged, there were seven
beds waiting to take me.  Many of these homes knew me because I had visited
them with my guide dog and they were eager to help me on my road to
recovery.  I believe that anyone will help if they see something that they
can do; but honestly, I needed to be home with family and where friends
could come and visit.  

 

I'm still trying to build up my stamina.  I've walked with Edison from the
house next door to our house just to see if I could keep up with his pace
safely.  I could, but by the time we reached our house, my hip ached  like
hell and I had to be still.  So that's how I am now.  I still have a little
home care with the PT and the OT and the nurse who comes in two or three
times a week to take my vital signs and talk to me about my diet.  I'm
considering an insulin pump, so if anybody has experience with one, I'd sure
like to hear from them.  Take care and know that I love you all more than I
can say. My phone is: 209-464-6766 and my email you already have. Ken

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From judotina48kg at gmail.com  Thu Jan 30 15:39:53 2014
From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:39:53 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] Announcing Service Animal Relief Areas in Airports
	Conference
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Subject: Announcing Service Animal Relief Areas in Airports 
Conference

SAVE THE DATE

Announcing Service Animal Relief Areas in Airports Conference

Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters

Wilbur Wright Building 10A

800 Independence Avenue

Washington DC,

March 3, 2014

Join the first gathering of Service Animals professionals including the FAA,
design engineers, and other service animal handlers.

Hotel rooms are available for reduced price of $184 at Capitol Holiday Inn

There will be no fee to attend the conference

Please coordinate directly with the hotel and ask for the FAA Government
per diem rate.

Address: 550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 479-4000
Website: <http://www.hicapitoldc.com/> Capitol Holiday Inn

This meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other
mobility aids. Request other reasonable accommodations for people with
disabilities by February 17, 2014. Include a description of the
accommodation you will need including as much detail as you can. Also
include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Send an email
to: Lillian.Miller at faa.gov. or call 202-267-3367 by February 17, 2014.

Further correspondence regarding registering for the conference will be
forthcoming.

RSVP; Send an email to Lillian Miller at Lillian.Miller at faa.gov or call
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