Archive for the “Beth Finke” Category

Just in time for Soul Train

September 1, 201125 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, Flo, radio, Uncategorized

Sound the trumpets! The doc says I can retire the clodhoppers!! No restrictions! I can walk long distances, swim, ride the tandem, even hop on the train to Elmhurst to visit Flo. How to celebrate my healing? That’s easy. I’m gonna strap on my dancin’ shoes, strut down to Millennium Park and shake my groove […]

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A succession of extraordinary days

August 28, 201115 CommentsPosted in baseball, Beth Finke, blindness, Blogroll, Mike Knezovich, technology for people who are blind, Uncategorized, writing, Writing for Children

My foot is feeling better. If I’m allowed back in normal shoes after my doctor appointment this Wednesday, I’ll be so busy dancing I won’t have time to assess that list I posted here of all the things I’d accomplish during my 12-week convalescence. Better do it now. Read books. This was a joy. I thoroughly […]

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Statuesque

August 12, 201121 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized

A dear friend once told me I look like the Statue of Liberty. He insisted it was a compliment.” You’re statuesque!” he said. Boy, if he could see me now. My orthopedic shoes have finally arrived, and along with the wide shank for added stability, the soles of both shoes have extra padding. I put […]

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Bark Magazine refers to them as the “Broken Foot Chronicles”

July 30, 20119 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, Blogroll, guide dogs, Mike Knezovich, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized, writing

All your comments and questions to my posts about Harper’s well-being after I broke my foot made me think. Hey, maybe The Bark would like to publish a post about what happens to a Seeing Eye dog while his blind partner is recovering from an illness or injury. And so, I revamped a post I’d […]

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