The purpose of this website is to proclaim the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, to show that a life without eyesight isn't necessarily a life without vision, & to demonstrate that faith can make the soul soar when even standing upright becomes difficult.

This website provides information about:

• The q chord. An instrument for all levels from extreme novice to pro, its numerous capabilities make it suitable for many different uses. For more information please go to: q chord
• WheelChair Pathfinder--when blindness, combined with loss of balance & some hearing loss, threatened to take away my ability to travel independently, this device made that dream possible once more. See: Wheelchair Pathfinder
• Band-in-a-Box is an autoaccompaniment program which allows you to enter chord progressions & record melody & soloist tracks to create your own songs, to import midi files, give them a style, & therefore a whole different flavor, or create your own styles for autoaccompaniment. Peter Torpey & I have partnered to create scripts to help make this program more accessible. Download the manual installing version at:
  

  bbw 2k8 version scripts (zipped)

  For anyone interested, I will be giving a presentation regarding Band-in-a-Box on July 14 in the afternoon at the ACB convention. If you're in the Phoenix area, come on by and have a listen. I believe it will be recorded, too.

  I have been asked to put a link where folks can use PayPal to make donations for my band in a box scripts & upcoming tutorial. That link is

  

Sunrise photo copyright (c) 1998 by Jenny Carrington, all rights reserved.

To see other sunrise photos she has taken, go to

Jenny's site

Breast cancer update:

In 2004, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Due to complications, I was only able to have 1 of the 6 chemotherapy treatments I was supposed to get. Desperate to maximize my survival chances, I did a lot of research & finally found

cancer recovery foundation of america

6 years! I celebrated 6 years of being cancer-free on March 9, 2010. I want to thank my husband, without whose support I'd have never made it, my daughter, & all my family & friends for their thoughts, prayers, cards, letters, & loving support. Most of all, I thank God for giving me a 2nd chance. I hope in some small way it can bless others.

I have a friend in TX who spends $1200 on medications every month. For every program downloaded, the family gets $1. If you shop online, this might help both you & her. Check out

shopping genie

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