I have lost my sight after 30 years of marriage, it will be41 years this
October. We have adopted to this and have adjusted very well. The only
problem is when she says " It is over there" and we still laugh when I say "
Over Where ".
John
KC2QJB
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Scott Howell
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:13 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: sighted wife
I've been married for 20 years to a sighted woman and it has worked very =
well for us. There are challenges, but we have worked through those and = to
be honest, we complement each others strengths and weaknesses. Is it =
perfect? Nope, but what is? Now as a guide, well I'd much rather let my =
German Shepherd do the job cause he is much better at it than she. And =
since he is pretty good at following her it means we make very good = time.
Of course there are times he'll do his best to run her down, but = hey you
can't have everything. grin
On May 30, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm much like you Jerry. Rest rooms are a pain in the ass, well I=20
> guesws they would be <smile>, but I mean as far as getting around. =
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> had to ask for help at times. My wife and I did almost everything=20
> together except ham radio stuff as she wasn't interested. Even if =
other=20
> people were there, she insisted she be my guide which was fine with =
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> I had a friend in Vegas who we'd go out with some times, and he was=20
> blind, his wife was sighted. He would insist on using his cane and=20
> following her through the casinos which I thought was a little over=20
> board as far as stressing independence. I just grabbed my wife's =
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> and away we went, and we made much better time.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
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> On Thu, 30 May 2013, Gery=20
> Gaubert wrote:
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>> Well I am ok with the fact that my mother in law and father in law =
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>> eing and not. I have a son the is 23 now but due to financial issues
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>> f the person I fell in love with were blind it would have worked out
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>> Since we are open and honest, I must say that many of you seem =
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>> I go some where with my wife, the issue of getting around in the =
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