That's a heck of a transition to make I think. Hopefully he'll be able to make it. I know that, speaking of inspirations, those who can successfully cope with the loss of their sight probably fit the bill quite well.
A. J.----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:14 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Inspiration
Yeah, the "You could do it if you had to" is a line I usually take.Then again, my uncle recently lost a good bit of his sight due to diabetes. It's really hard to watch him at family gatherings, because he clearly is not coping at all. And I really wish that he and my aunt would explore the resources available. I find myself frustrated that they don't, but I also have to remind myself that the loss of sight is a recent development and that my uncle is in his fifties, therefore an adult, and if he wants to make something of his life, he will, and if he doesn't, well, there's not a whole lot I'm going to be able to do.Shannon Who didn't mean to get TMI, really! At 06:31 AM 6/18/2008, Francesca Marinaro wrote:My response to the "you're an inspiration" comment is usually just a smile and something along the lines of "You could do it if you have to." Mostpeople protest, but the reality is, once life gives you that situation, youdon't really have a choice. And then, it just becomes a part of your routine, and you don't think it's all that spectacular. The only thing in my life that would probably be an exception to that rule is my dog, because everything he does for me amazes me, and it's like watching a little miracle. -----Original Message----- From: Grandma Cindy [mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:39 AM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Inspiration Wonderful mother!! smile--and nice of your employer to give you the retraining. I'm glad you've decided to join us, George. Or was that a different George that was complaining. I couldn't believe that it was my compadre George. smile, teasing G.Cindy --- On Tue, 6/17/08, George Marshall <marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: George Marshall <marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Inspiration > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 10:28 AM > HI Cindy: > I never thought of myself as beeing inspirational, my BA is > in business > management, major in accounting. When I lost my vision in > 73 I was living in > Canoga Park, CA and I was sent to Computer Development Corp > in Santa Monica > for retraining in computer programming. My mother drove me > over each morning > and picked me up each afternoon, now Cindy especially you > know how much > traffic there is on the I405 and to drive across the pass 4 > times a day is > inspirational. > George R. Marshall > marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" > <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:49 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Inspiration > > > > To the sighted person, it does, at least to me. Your > blindness and how you > > live with it makes me ashamed to complain of > osteoarthritic pains or > > migraines when they occur. I'm just thankful that > I don't have rheumatoid > > arthritis and that I'm not blind or paralyzed or > have MS or CP or > > anything. > > > > G.Cindy > > > > > >> From: Elfqueen <elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Inspiration > >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:25 AM > >> *smiles* I'm never going to really get this, I > guess. > >> The comparison of > >> "aches and pains," I mean. Maybe > they're > >> different sometimes (I.E. "The > >> car's in the shop again! Crap!" and > "Man, I > >> had to sit at that bus stop in > >> 100-degree heat for a whole hour!"), but at > least in > >> reference to blind and > >> sighted people, does one carry more weight than > the other? > >> > >> Now you guys see what you've done to me, > you've > >> gotten me into that > >> question-all, explain-all mode! LOL! > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Grandma Cindy" > >> <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:21 AM > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Inspiration > >> > >> > >> > So sorry, Shannon, but you do inspire--all of > you > >> do--as do paralyzed > >> > people in wheelchairs who live normal lives, > and > >> people with conditions > >> > like CP and MS--to those of us who are > physically able > >> and cannot imagine > >> > what life would be like or how we would cope > if we had > >> any one of a number > >> > of conditions that to us would make life > difficult, if > >> not unbearable, > >> > knowing people like all of you who live > complete, full > >> lives, raise > >> > families, go to college and get Ph.Ds and > have > >> wonderful jobs, you are > >> > inspirations. You make us realize that our > aches and > >> pains are minor in > >> > comparison and if you can life with yours we > can live > >> with ours, and if I > >> > should lose my sight or have something else > befall me > >> instead of giving up > >> > I will, I hope, think of all of you and think > that if > >> you can live a > >> > normal life, so can. > >> > > >> > I'm afraid that you're just going to > have to > >> accept that you're an > >> > inspiration and be happy about it. smile > >> > Think of Joni Tada; I'm sure she wrote > her books > >> to inspire others. The > >> > book validated certainly inspired me because > of the > >> people she wrote > >> > about and their attitudes. > >> > > >> > G.Cindy > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > G.Cindy > >> > > >> > > >> > - Mostly I > >> >> get told that > >> >> I inspire people because I... I don't > know... > >> don't > >> >> wallow in how > >> >> crappy it is to be blind? I can ignore > that kind > >> of thing > >> >> from > >> >> someone I don't interact with very > much, but > >> it's > >> >> irritating coming > >> >> from, say, the woman who gets called in > to read my > >> test > >> >> answers for > >> >> me or the man at the grocery store > helping me > >> shop. > >> >> I've learned to > >> >> smile and thank people and store up the > smart ass > >> comments > >> >> for > >> >> conversations with sympathetic friends. > >> >> > >> >> Shannon > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> At 12:47 AM 6/16/2008, Elfqueen wrote: > >> >> >LOLOLOL! Did someone ask you that? > Wow! That > >> goes > >> >> beyond > >> >> >weird...that's amazingly weird! I > >> don't like > >> >> walking in the rain > >> >> >either. It's distracting. > >> >> > > >> >> >I once had a lady come up to me out > of the > >> blue, and > >> >> ask me if I > >> >> >wrote songs? Incidentally, I do, and > said yes. > >> Hymns? > >> >> Were they > >> >> >hymns? Yes, I had written some hymns, > but how > >> did she > >> >> know all this > >> >> >about me? Well, she knew about Fanny > Krosby, > >> and since > >> >> Fanny Krosby > >> >> >was blind and wrote songs, and I was > blind > >> too, I must > >> >> write songs. > >> >> >LOL! I love it. > >> >> > >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a > blank Email > >> to > >> >> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by > itself in > >> the > >> >> Subject line. To get a list of available > >> commands, put the > >> >> word 'help' by itself in the > subject line. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank > Email to > >> > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself > in the > >> Subject line. 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