I was busy shoving Whitney’s water dish and extra leash and a Braille copy of Safe & Sound into my backpack Wednesday morning when it dawned on me. The presentations we’d be doing at Ravinia and Braeside schools in Highland Park that afternoon would mark Whitney’s final school visits as a working Seeing Eye dog. […]

Like you loyal readers, I was touched by Elisse’s guest blog last week—and I already knew the story! Something about reading the blog made it all more real—I was at a work conference with very little time for contemplation. But when I got back last night, at some point, I felt how much I’m gonna […]

I am pleased to introduce new guest blogger Elisse Pfeiffer today – she and her husband live in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. by Elisse Pfeiffer Two weeks from now I’ll be meeting up with an old friend — one I haven’t seen in over eight years. You see, this particular friend has been very busy fulfilling […]

My Seeing Eye dog Whitney and I gave presentations to three more groups of third graders this past Tuesday. It’s Disability Awareness Week at Sherwood Elementary and Red Oak Elementary Schools in Highland Park, Illinois. An athlete who is blind had been at both schools the day before to give presentations, and the third graders […]

Last week I wrote about how our plans to surprise our friend Nancy to see Elton John together went awry. But we still managed to have a lovely time. Well, another plan has gone awry, and this one’s a little harder to swallow. We’ve had it all figured out for months: My organization, PHIUS, puts […]