To be honest, I sometimes prefer it over the detectors. It's may be bit annoying, but it's over quickly. If a detector keeps going off, it can take forever. At one point I had to go through a metal detector five times (Probably the buttons on my trousers or something like that) before they finally decided just to pat me down. Only took a few seconds and problem solved.
What makes me sad is that you can’t see how beautiful you are 😭 Seriously though you’re gorgeous and I have so much respect for you. You’re really brave!
Awe, you just totally made me smile! Thank you for your sweet and encouraging comment. But in all honesty, even though I cannot see my reflection in the mirror, in photos, in videos, over the past 12 years of living with complete blindness, I have learned to see the beauty that matters most. Beauty is it something that is only seen through the eyes, but more importantly, through the eyes of the heart 💛
Did you forget to take your medication today? In any event, I find her to be very attractive. And by the way, is that you in your profile pic? If so, well...
Soekieloekie Kaassoufflé The person who commented said something awful but deleted their comment so no need to lecture me. How would you know if my comment is “harsh” when you didn’t see what they said? Relax.
Soekieloekie Kaassoufflé I don't know what he's saying. Who would say something mean about such a beautiful yet blind woman? Beautifully blind! I think he's just being mean lol
@@annymonteiro4549 The use of the phrase "I see" isn't a problem for the blind. POINTING to indicate where to go is USELESS FOR THE BLIND! Mire people need to grasp this!
It's so strange to me. I could never imagine being that formal with my parents. I mean I still always showed them respect, but I just called them mom and dad.
Capn Cook saying ma’am and sir to parents, and all adults is something we do in the south. Even adults say it to older adults as a way to show respect. It’s not really considered ‘formal’, but more so a form of respect.
Capn Cook I could never imagine NOT saying it to my parents or elders. Lol I'd get that stern stare. Then again, I'm southern. It's what we do down here. Older ppl will sometimes say yes ma'am to young ladies as well as a show of respect. I like it! My future children will be taught the same.
Tessa and Alissa down in the south , if you don’t say that , and your mom or elder gives you that look like what did u just say I’m like I’m sorry I mean yes ma’mm
That is a person stronger than I would be. I survived Vietnam; multiple near-drownings in oceans and rivers; holdups and muggings; 64 infusions of chemotherapy; but I would not survive losing my sight. I do not have her kind of strength, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
I had two TSA agents fired in Chicago for their inhumane treatment of my wife. She had just gone thru radiation treatment at CTCA. She had forgotten the bottle of water she had in the wheelchair that was from Raddison Hotel. The agents we,re laughing about it being radiation water and maybe they should strip search her. I got straight into their faces and they then threatened me. After thirty minutes of dealing with these two jackasses, the supervisor showed up. Other passengers backed my story and the two jerks were pulled off the line. A week later I got a letter of apology and was told the two agents had been fired. Some of the agents are ok, but as the saying goes, Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Jesus that's revolting behavior. Your poor wife, fair play to you. Some people have no manners and that they are above reproach. Hope your wife is doing well.
My mother in law was body searched when we flew back from USA after the interrogation and experience. She was man handled all over about 10 times by woman officer. She had nightmares and never flew again.
I so know what it's like going through an airport. I am a deaf man now. I haven't always been deaf. I have a crappy condition called Mineres and after like 20 years, it finally wrecked my eardrums. I'm deaf. Your blind but still, we are not letting the world stop us! It's good to look up to you my friend!!
Abalam Anderson Do you have a Hearing Ear Dog? They are just like the Service Dogs for the blind, ONLY INSTEAD OF BEING YOUR EYES THEY ARE YOUR EARS! SINCE YOU ARE "NEWLY" DEAF, LIFE WOULD BE HARDER FOR YOU THAN SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN DEAF OR IN MY CASE HARD OF HEARING. IN MY CASE, PEOPLE REALLY THINK I'M LYING BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO THE IGNORANTS THAT MY HEARING IS SUPERSONIC, BUT THAT IS FAR FROM IT. I READ LIPS, HEAR SOME WITH ONE EAR, HEAR SOME DIFFERENTLY WITH THE OTHER. I USE SCIENCE TO ASSIST WITH THE REST, AND MY ADA SERVICE DOG HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A HEARING EAR DOG, SEEING EYE, IF, GOD FORBID, MY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MAKES ME BLIND FOR A TIME AGAIN. HE ALSO IS A TRAINED SEIZURE ALERT, REMOVE, MEANS GETS ME OUT OF SEIZURE IF HE COULD NOT PREVENT, AND HE ASSISTS IN ALERTS FOR: ASTHMA, FALLS, NEED TO BE ON SOFA, CHAIR, BED, WALKER, AND MUCH MORE. HE IS ALSO A THERAPY DOG. TO ME, HE IS A PART OF MY LIFE I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT, LIKE O2. I RECCOMEND YOU GET ONE AND GET YOUR FREEDOM, INDEPENCE AND SAFETY BACK. GOOD LUCK. GOD BLESS.
Leaz Kickers people could read her the comments, and I'm pretty sure there's a mode on computers that reads the screen I saw it on another blind person's channel
Ilu Meh Scientifically bees cannot fly, their wings cannot support them, but nobody told them that. They believe they can so they do, believe in yourself there is so much you can accomplish! Godspeed
@Brian Luong they are they cost approximately $100,000 to train 1 dog in Australia, not sure in the US, I have some blind mate’s who have guide dog’s, who I have helped guide onstage (when Stage managing) so the dog’s knew where their mark was, and they take it in their stride, dog’s are pretty amazing. I worked with a quadriplegic guy just once as I was working as an emergency on call support worker, he had is usual worker’s that would come to his place everyday, he lived alone. But this was 5am when I got the call, and he had a support Cat that was trained to wake him up by tapping his face gently to let him know that he had soiled himself, and that was 1997, I had no idea that they were training support Cat’s too, was really impressed, he had a pointer that he used with his mouth to press the phone buttons.
its all about the training. yes you can even train kids to be like this. some people will call that sort of training demented an cruel. but if it works so be it.
Years ago I was in Rochester MN flying home to Grand Rapids, MI. The gentleman next to me was blind. We stuck up a conversation and It got to where we lived. "Grand Rapids." he said. Since the flight we were on went through Minneapolis (for those who don't know, a VERY large facility!) I asked him how he would get to the next gate. "Oh I ask for help. My dog is pretty sharp but he can't read." Well I said I'm going to Grand Rapids as well, I'd be happy to guide you there. He agreed that would be great. So I asked him where in Grand Rapids did he live. Every landmark he mentioned I had never heard of and I lived there my entire life. So I asked which major highway was that near and I hadn't heard of that either! Finally I said: "Grand Rapids, Michigan right?" "No, Grand Rapids Minnesota!" OOps! We had a good laugh and went our own ways upon departure from the plane.
Loved to see the great support this lady received going through security. Makes you realize that there are still some pretty great people out there. To take their time, at obviously a very busy period, gives one hope that more people understand and take those few extra seconds to help someone. It really does make a difference! I hope this lady enjoyed her flight, and got the same care on board as she did going through security. Thank you to whatever airline this was. Excellent job!! Best Regards from Ontario, Canada, Jenn.
You are one of the most inspiring and amazing people to bless us with their presence! You have utmost strength and courage to be able to live this life to the fullest despite of such an enormous challenge! You are truly an Angel! Love you and love your family for giving you all of their support! Wish you nothing, but the best in life! And people, please visit her channel and educate yourselves, before you pass any judgments!!!
Great video and insights on how vision impaired individuals and their seeing eye dogs experience a place like an airport. Even the airport staff seemed very accommodating. Thanks for sharing. Antonia looked like she had a great time.
You are so kind! I love how happy and cheerful you are to the workers. Most people would be frustrated in a busy airport like that. I have such admiration for that. Looking up to you❤️❤️❤️
i just want to say that i found ur channel a couple days ago and i've been binge watching ur videos since then and i luv u already, ur so beautiful inside and out and i admire u so much !! looking forward to watching more of u and ur journey (:
I am so loving your positive attitude! I have a service dog as well and I try to use every encounter as an Opportunity to educate and spread love and awareness instead of negativity. Thank you for being so kind, patient, and loving!
@JesusLovesGunViolence JesusLovesGunViolence why do you have to be so pessimistic? Good to know that you're the type of person who'll watch a "heartfelt video" and be unnecessarily rude about it 🙄
@JesusLovesGunViolence JesusLovesGunViolence I don't see a point in arguing with someone who will ironically keep repeating parrot so I'll leave it at that, hope you have a nice weekend ✨
I love your channel already! I came upon it 2 days ago and subscribed immediately! your name is Joy and it seems like your always so joyful and so sweet to Antonia!❤️
Antonia is so friendly and cute and inteligent dog..just like all guide dogs .. i am sure it's the best friend of yours..I wish you all the best..you are very lovely lady.God bless!
Thank you so much! And yes, Antonia is simply an angel on earth, have you seen my new guiding angel Arabella? I now have two beautiful angel girls to watch over me and protect me every single day. Many blessings,
My guide dog loves the pat down too. He looks forward to it every time. It’s nice to see staff who seemed to be respectful and listen. It certainly makes the process better for both security doing their job and us as passengers going about our everyday ordinary lives.
You’re a beautiful young lady and your beauty shows inside as much as it does outside. Thank you for sharing this. Gives folks an opportunity to appreciate what you have to do to in your life to travel. God bless you.
a huge !!!! shout out for this wonderful and very patient dog...an airport is ridiculously stressing for an adult human...I can't imagine how it must be for a dog...that's impressive...I hope u 2 r still a happy team together
It's amazing how much extra you have to go through with the TSA, compared to what european airports have to do. The patting of your hands is something I've never seen here in Norway or Europe.
Opthamologist according to my phone spell check. So you were close, just added a few too many letters. Try learning the word by breaking it down phonetically. Op tham olo gist. I was not super brilliant at school, but I learnt the basics primarily from lots of reading and writing sentences that read well.
Hats off to the guide dog. Wearing that harness the dog is all business and has been taught to ignore distractions and there were plenty in this case. The kindest thing you can do for a working dog is to ignore it while its working. I hope she enjoyed her holiday where ever you went.
Surprised you got to video that. They're normally very touchy about photos (or video) being taken in the secure area, but then you could say you never say the notices on the wall! What a pulaver (Scottish (Doric) saying for a carry on)
This was hard to watch since there was a huge lineup behind her. >.< . Thank god for people with patience and understanding. Even the workers were real nice, they don't usually put up with being video taped and always look annoyed.
Tina Ditrius that is awesome! I so appreciate the support. You’re going to enjoy the next couple weeks on my channel, I’m leaving Sunday to go train with my new guide dog.
That was a blog never watched before.. its lovely to see how happy you are.. i would not know what to do if i lost my eyesight. Which could happen at anytime. Love 2 you and your dog.. your a inspiration..
I'm a 30yr Flight Attendant that's traveled the world working and holidays. There will always be difficulties. Stay calm and have patience is my mantra every time I travel. BRAVA FOR YOU BOTH!! * Oh, and HAVE FUN
I've had my Service Dog for 14-months, but so far we haven't had the opportunity to fly. However, we do experience the same stares and while it was annoying at first, we have come to understand many people have no idea what a Service Dog does or is, so are naturally curious when they see one working with their handler. As for the noise; as a father of two, I'm not bother by children crying as I'm very sympathetic having traveled with my young ones. The only people bother by children crying are those who have not had the joy of having and traveling with children. Both are experiences we'll never forget. :)
I’m learning to walk again. How I would cope being blind? I do not believe I could. My heart goes out to the young woman who was so gracious and the security staff. Lastly to her treasured guide dog.
Gianluca Carafa I cant comment since I am not blind but I rely on a service dog as well. She is seems happy and positive despite her blindness. She’s showing that disabilities don’t have to control someone’s life. Bionic eyes would be helpful but then a body starts becoming machine then an actual body. It’s better to try to get a new set of corneas from someone that died and are organ donors. I don’t know if a new set of corneas would help her. I know they have helped other people see. Sometimes people are born blind.
Pets Plus EDS I don't see what's wrong with being part machine. Lots of people today have mechanical implants and they do a lot of good. The two best examples I can think of right now are pacemakers (my grandmother wouldn't be alive without one), and cochlear implants which allow people to hear. Also, it'd be cool to just be able to truthfully tell people that I'm a cyborg! :-)
