[Blindtlk] (no subject)

[Cindy Handel]

Lindsay,

You should know that most, if not all, guide dog schools want you to have 
good cane travel skills, before you get a dog.  As far as being hard to hold 
onto your cane, because of carrying books or other things...that's something 
we all struggle with.  We'll always have just one hand to carry things, and 
this is the case with a dog, too.  So, you have to think of other ways to 
manage; such as a backpack or tote bag.

Try to think of your cane as an extension of yourself, rather than something 
you can put away and hide.  You can't see where your next step will put you, 
so you need something, your cane, to tell you what's ahead.  If you use your 
cane as an extension of your arm, (part of yourself), you'll move around 
your school and environment much more confidently and gracefully than you 
will without it.  People around you know that you're blind and will look at 
you with much more respect if they see that you are getting to where you 
want and need to go with confidence.  They'll feel much more sorry for you 
if they see you stumbling around and they think you can't do what you want 
to do, because you're blind.

So, learn to grab that cane, any time you're going anywhere, and use it. 
You'll soon feel better about yourself and it, and no one is going to think 
less of you for it.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lindsay" <lindsay777 at charter.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 2:24 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] (no subject)


My cane just makes me feel weird.  Maybe it would be better when
I can get a guide dog.  I don't really know.  Sometimes it's also
kind of hard to use my cane when I'm carrying so many books it's
hard to even hold on to it.
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