Diane, What a great post! <smile> Thanks for sharing it with us. Stories like yours are a joy to read!
Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] FLIP SIDE OF THE COIN Diane, That's a magnificent post. It's really great to hear just how much the bn has helped you. It's even better to hear that you're doing well, and hope you continue with that too. <smile> Thanks so much for sharing. Don On Fri, 21 May 2004 23:52:04 +1200, Diane Kelker wrote: Hi, everyone, First, I publicly and profusely thank Dean Jackson for helping me rejoin this list! Second, I need to share how my VN was crucial in maintaining my self-esteem and literacy during the last three stressful, life changing months. Prompted by Roger Behm's significant price reduction and great personal service, I purchased the QWERTY keyboard VN which was hand delivered on Saturday, February 7. From the instant I unpacked it, our immediate relationship was highly interactive and extremely productive. My attending school via the telephone and online became much easier and more efficient within twenty-four hours. On Wednesday, February 18, I had the second of two mini strokes, although the first hadn't yet been discovered and diagnosed. My compact, user friendly new VN accompanied me to the hospital, and I was able to surf the net and attend class the very evening I learned about my new disability. Untill the onset of the strokes, I had used JAWS,OUTLOOK EXPRESS, and MS WORD on a daily basis for many years. They have been completely and mysteriously purged from my memory bank! Using the VN and BOOKSHARE, I can enrich my recuperation period by reading books as fast as I can select, download, and listen to them. On Monday, I completed and e-mailed my final e-zam for my initial life coaching course with absolutely no sighted assistance. I can surf the net with ease, efficiency, and comfort from my bed. This afternoon, I will begin to share my newly acquired knowledge with a user who is having trouble. I will continue to keep you informed as my exciting and intriguing journey with my amazing VN progresses! Diane Kelker, Actress, Coach, Former Child ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
