Month: June 2013

by Guiding Eyes graduate Emmanuel Dillion Hey what’s up everybody! And for all the proper people out there, hello ladies and gentlemen. My name is Emmanuel Dillion and I’m here to tell you a little story about myself and my experience with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Seven years ago, I became blind due to… Continue reading A commitment to independence

by Guiding Eyes graduate Sally Rosenthal When my paratrooper father jumped out of an airplane sixty-nine years ago and landed on the Normandy beach during the D-Day invasion, he was only one of five men in his company who survived. Scarcely twenty-two with a few years of war behind him, he returned to his base in… Continue reading The Gift

by Guiding Eyes graduate Deni Elliott Like Christmas, but only better.  We wait.  We anticipate.  We worry. Most of us dream for months in advance about who our new partners might be. Male or female? Short coupled or tall and leggy? Yellow or black or maybe a German shepherd dog?  If so, long-haired or not?… Continue reading Is there any day more perfect than dog day?