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mobile stuff is fun to play with ..been there still doing it .. TV aint important anyway ..not in my book ..
updates might have been the drivers for the usb device ..or the codecs
 
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back? mentally... ok but my arse is still pinned to a bed by this hardware wrapped around my neck :D

and that is racking up rehab time to get strong and mobile and home

the virgin dongle doesn't like hubs, took it out, went back to direct and all is well.

tuner plugged into left side USB and working, have viewed some OTA DTv

just going to relocate it to the window with another extension cable.
 
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back? mentally... ok but my arse is still pinned to a bed by this hardware wrapped around my neck :D

and that is racking up rehab time to get strong and mobile and home

the virgin dongle doesn't like hubs, took it out, went back to direct and all is well.

tuner plugged into left side USB and working, have viewed some OTA DTv

just going to relocate it to the window with another extension cable.
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Glad you got the TV going, Mark. You can see why computers and me generally just tolerate each other. Funny, I got home last evening, ready to post on my visit and get a few things done and there was a lengthy Windows update I had to wait for.

I do stand by my assessment and it's nice to see you back to your old self. I've seen you progress each time I visit. Keep your eyes on that prize of getting mobile again.

Please let me know if you there is anything you need. I don't work 'til 3:30 PM Wed. and Thurs. so a delivery before work is a possibility.
 
may not even be in town by Easter Sunday, they are now talking about sending me to a nursing facility, in ROCK ISLAND, IL... (Davenport area)

"before the end of the week"

talk about a disconnnection!!

edit - that one hit me like a ton of bricks, it was devastating, you'd think Social Workers would have a better appreciation of the impact of their words. So wrapped up in the "trees" of the implementation of the action, rather the "forest" of the devastating impact of their action.
A trip across the state of Illinois in an ambulance for 3 or more hours could have been considered torture, and considering the shape I was in, my arrival alive was imho a bit iffy. I have since seen SEVERAL people that were transported into facilities from greater distances while I was there, and they all ended up 911'd out to the Emergency Room before day's end, and two didn't survive. They were TOO WEAK for the ordeal of transport, but those considerations be damned, their time had run out. (literally)
No less the complete removal of ANY familiar faces or family. When you are in the hospital for longer periods of time, (especially with NO target release date, just an unending "sentence") visitors are IMPORTANT!!!
Especially with the modern staffing methods used in the second two facilities I spent a lot of time in, they use services, and rotate staff, so familiar friendly faces are few and far in between.
 
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may not even be in town by Easter Sunday, they are now talking about sending me to a nursing facility, in ROCK ISLAND, IL... (Davenport area)

"before the end of the week"

talk about a disconnnection!!
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Bummer--but if it is for your benefit ---then roll with the flow. My thoughts are with you. James
 
Mark,
Look at the bright side, your one step closer to being back home again.


Hope your back on your feet again very soon.




Barney
 
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may not even be in town by Easter Sunday, they are now talking about sending me to a nursing facility, in ROCK ISLAND, IL... (Davenport area)

"before the end of the week"

talk about a disconnnection!!
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Wow! Why so far away? Are their any nursing facilities around the Chicago area? Anyways, glad to see you are better. Just get well soon.
 
Isnt this the nursing facility where all the employees are 'Swedish Bikini Team' members in training.....

some dark clouds are numbered "9".......
 
Mark,

Are you getting my PMs? I've tried a couple of times and haven't heard anything. I realize you are still on limited posting time, and it's more important for you to get well again rather than reply to every e-mail you get. Just wanted to check.

All the best mate,

Lee.
 
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Mark,

Are you getting my PMs? I've tried a couple of times and haven't heard anything. I realize you are still on limited posting time, and it's more important for you to get well again rather than reply to every e-mail you get. Just wanted to check.

All the best mate,

Lee.
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march 5 is the only one from you i can find... btw doing PM's is a greater strain than the forums.

on a more general note, re place :

it is because of my combined weight and perceived by staff oxygen needs

my actual weight is murky, but it would have to be below 500 ( entirely possible )

and the oxygen limit 0.42 versus 0.5 ( whatever that is )


hearing that, plus other things said by the social workers that seemed to express their view that I would never live on my own outside of a skilled nursing facility again,

left me with a rock in my guts.

update: 2 social workers in a closed door meeting with myself and dad, i suspect to "buffalo" or "railroad " in me saying yes to Rock Island, had i said yes???.

edit in september:
and the social workers were first puzzled, then hurt almost to the point of tears when their "joyous" news was so negatively received, not only were they gonna ship me across the state, but they singlehandedly, in one fell swoop almost destroyed any hopes I had for a future. A death sentence would have only been marginally harder to take.
 
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Hello Mark,

That is some hard to take news.

But, that is only there assessment of your condition at this current point in time.

Things change, your condition can change and improve. This can and does happen, much to the "amazement" of the doctors and care givers.

So hang in there, and remember that the good Lord will never give you more that you can handle.

Here is a quote from Chuck Swindoll, I try to keep this in mind on a daily basis.

ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
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Your attitude will be one of the more important factors in your recovery.

Again, hang in there and never give up.
 
I am praying for you Mark!!
Your last post hit the AK community and me like a ton of bricks----but many people have beat medical odds and I believe you will be one of them. STAY TOUGH!!!
James
 
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