[guide.chat] Re: Outlook on life to Vanessa Pugh
- From: "David L. Bailey" <baileydavidl62@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:29:33 -0400
Hi Vanessa,
We have a lot of similarities. We are both diabetic. I have been blind
since May 2008, started losing my sight in Dec. 2007. I have been wearing
two hearing aids since Aug. 2007. Blindness and deafness from diabetic
related micro vascular disease. I too think we must realize that we still
have much to offer the world around us. When I was teaching middle school
math, I had a poster that said attitude is a little thing that makes a big
difference. If we think analytically our attitude does not change our
situation, however it can change the number of people who are willing to
help us in our situation either negatively or positively depending on
whether we are negative or positive. I also am constantly amazed that no
matter how bad my situation is, that if I stop for a moment and look around
I can always find someone who has it a little tougher. In those moments I
try to offer help and encouragement to those individuals. I always walk
away knowing I am the one who was blessed by helping the individual, if only
by realizing I still have much to offer.
In His Love and Service,
David L. Bailey
baileydavidl62@xxxxxxxxx
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[mailto:guide.chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vanessa pugh
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 4:19 PM
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Subject: [guide.chat] Outlook on life
hello all, it's so quiet on here today, in answer to your health questions,
Carol, there are many of us on here who have more than just bad eyesight,
Steve has a tiny bit of sight as well as many physical disabilities, he
didn't know what it was that he had until he moved here and our local
surgery did a man's health check as a new patient, he just thought he was
clumsy as he is very tall and has big feet, now we know that the condition
is incurable and so will end up in a wheelchair, I've been totally blind
for14 years and have been wearing 2 hearing aids for the last 3, they say it
is all part of the diabetes which is why I envy your chocolate fixes, never
mind though as you girls can have my share, we don't feel sorry for
ourselves as we can help each other to giggle at those who take life a bit
too seriously , it helps to make people realise that even with a disability
you can have a good time, when sighted one of my jobs was as a lady trucker,
driving loads all over the country, had the chance to see and do things that
are good to have as memories, but it is always great to learn new things,
get out and about and make others realise how great you are, so go for it
girls, have fun and stay safe and laughing, keep on trucking ha ha , girls
rule, Vanessa xx
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