Guide Dog Lifestyle

I am humbled and honored to receive all complements/reviews. This one goes right to the top, because it is from a fellow guide dog user, Jane Sheehan, GDUI. We all know how a word, a sentence, a compliment can brighten someone's day. Thank you, Jane, for brightening my world! I am honored and with her permission share this with you:

On May 25, 2015 Jane Sheehan wrote: Hi Cheryl, I just read Cindy Lou and Sammy Too! What a lovely little book! I went onto a book app I have that searches for books by keyword, and just for kicks, I searched for guide dogs, and there you were! Hey, I know her, I said to myself!

Thanks so much for portraying the guide dog lifestyle so accurately and in such an enjoyable manner!

Jane Sheehan GDUI Guide Dog Users, Inc.

Revisiting Ms. Deam's 1st Grade Class

Rather than read my book word-for-word to Ms. Deam's 1st grade class, I used my illustrations and performed abridged version using my illustration boards.

A student asked: “How do you know all the words in your book?”

I explained that I wrote the book. I had to re-read and edit it several times, which helped me memorize the words.

Thank-you teachers for inviting me into your classrooms.

Cheryl

Humility with children.

Need a boost? Stand in front of groups/assemblies of elementary students, and allow them to ask you questions. Nothing is off-limits! I thought it interesting that for the first time, a student told me that I didn't look blind. It was interesting to hear why I don't look blind:

* Your eyes are open. Blind people have their eyes closed.

* You aren't wearing sun glasses.

* Bind people have cloudy or black eyes.

* You are looking at us.

Interesting, right?

I explained to them that not all blind people close their eyes. I explained that I have a little vision and how they may be able to simulate it.

If I was totally blind, I would still be able to look at you when you are talking to me, because I would hear your voice. I explained that sometimes I wear sunglasses because my eyes are sensitive to the light. At that moment, I didn't need them.

I pray bfore each visit, presentation, engagemet..., that I bless them as much as they bless my spirit.

Smile! It will immediately change lift you, and you may be the only smile a person sees today.