Michelle, I reached that stage too. However, how long did it take you to reach the stage to kid about it because we cannot hide it. I joke about it all the...
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Jean-Louis Pretot
jlpretot
Jan 19, 2008 3:52 pm
Peg, Joann got her 15Y old son diagnosed before Xmas. Symptoms some difficulties going down the stairs in a not well lit area, His periperal is still "good"....
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 20, 2008 4:40 am
Loss... The compounded problem we RP folks deal with is -- a lack of vision mixed with a huge loss. I have fiends who are totals and born blind. They have to...
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 20, 2008 4:50 am
In the beginning stages of RP you use a cane when needed. Dark stairs would be atime he needed it. And, if more people used canes I think it would lessen the...
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james.catina
Jan 21, 2008 1:45 am
Is there anyone that has taken vitiamin A? If so for how long and have you noticed a difference.......
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Jean-Louis Pretot
jlpretot
Jan 21, 2008 2:23 am
Please read your question again... The goal of any supplement is to slow down the evolution, It is all what we can hope for now.. slow it down. How do you know...
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Jean-Louis Pretot
jlpretot
Jan 21, 2008 2:33 am
Peg, You are a poet some time,,,,, Thks for being there.. John ... From: Peg WC <cartwrightsclass@...> To: retinitispigmentosa@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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barbara blythe
dirtydogblyt...
Jan 21, 2008 4:15 pm
yes i took vit a for 2 years and i still have some vision,but i also have 2liver counts that are to high. so if you take it make sure you keep blood work done....
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CountessofAZ@...
angelica_85277
Jan 21, 2008 4:49 pm
James, when I was first dx'd (1975) I was told to take Beta Carotene (I couldn't handle Vitamin A at that time) but have since been doing the Vitamin A the...
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Allison Saxon
allie_sax
Jan 22, 2008 6:50 pm
hi, I know not only of the pains of being diag. young, I also watch my father struggle everyday with his diag. that did not occur till his 40's. I don't really...
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lizj56@...
lizj1956
Jan 22, 2008 9:05 pm
Hello all, I've gone to the eye doctor yearly most all my life and in the last three years complained of visual disturbances and they always said your retina...
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Diane Schommer
di1969
Jan 23, 2008 5:58 pm
I have taken Vitamin A in the past (1994 it was the rage for RP) but stopped because my grandfather (RP Patient) had a liver disease and my Mom (also an RP...
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 23, 2008 8:38 pm
Hey People: I wanted to share something with you folks... My boyfirend was put off by the NyQuill commercial about the blind crooster. He felt it reinforced...
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barbara blythe
dirtydogblyt...
Jan 23, 2008 9:29 pm
great news we are working hard to be like others, well as much as possible Peg WC <cartwrightsclass@...> wrote: Hey People: I wanted to share...
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Adam W. Forrester
blindmonkeyp...
Jan 23, 2008 9:48 pm
Hello, I feel I am not the only one to think this and please note I have nothing but the utmost respect for you, your words, and all you do... But... Lighten...
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kevin
flamethrower67
Jan 24, 2008 2:40 am
out of all due respect, i think if nyquill read some of our posts, they would possibly call us semi hypocratic, i feel this way because of these so called t...
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lizj56@...
lizj1956
Jan 24, 2008 3:03 am
I totally agree Kevin and I do not take offense from a blind rooster either and I'm sure there was not one employee at Nyquil that had one iota of cruel...
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 24, 2008 4:32 am
Hey... I'm all about having a sense of humor when it comes to living with blindness. However, I understand why my BF took issue with it. (I didn't like it...
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 24, 2008 4:47 am
PS... In retrospect, t-shirts might not go far in promoting a better image for blind people. It was more of an inside joke kinda thing, anyway. However, I'm...
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Michelle Harper
harpermo2002
Jan 24, 2008 4:52 pm
I think using t-shirts to show what we deal with on a daily basis with a comical slant can be valuable in educating the public while not being so somber....
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darin_the_nirad
Jan 25, 2008 3:08 pm
Hey Peg. It's good to see you're not passive. However, I too think you and your boyfriend should lighten up regarding this commercial and its like. Political...
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CountessofAZ@...
angelica_85277
Jan 25, 2008 4:26 pm
Life as a "tweener" is daily adjustments, which can make for interesting RP moments for us. Watch out for those ouchies! Countess I think using t-shirts to...
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Peg WC
cartwrightsc...
Jan 25, 2008 5:49 pm
Well, that's cool. You're entitled to feel however you do about it. I respect that. For me, I guess, I have an easier time when someone is laughing with me --...
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CountessofAZ@...
angelica_85277
Jan 28, 2008 10:53 pm
Subject: KNFB reader on a sell phone ... **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. ...
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joann94024
Jan 30, 2008 4:58 am
If you hear anything news in May, be sure to let us all know! I think this is the first I heard someone say their doctor told them 5- 10 years. Very...
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L P
pullerona
Jan 30, 2008 3:03 pm
Liz, Do u mind me asking the doc's name in Chicago? I live in IL. Thanks. ... ...
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The Taliani's
cawmtali
Jan 30, 2008 6:19 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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The Taliani's
cawmtali
Jan 30, 2008 6:19 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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The Taliani's
cawmtali
Jan 30, 2008 6:24 pm
sorry could not get this to send to group please see www.blindness.org for information on the coming convention. Note: forwarded message attached. ... Looking...
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The Taliani's
cawmtali
Jan 30, 2008 6:27 pm
Foundation Fighting Blindness Pittsburgh Chapter invites you to a presentation on: Advances in Retinal Research and Pittsburgh VisionWalk Volunteer Organizing...
