I'm back online, after being incommunicado for 48+ hours.
On Saturday friends moved some furniture for me within and between two rooms. My PC cart was one of the pieces that got moved; I needed to re-cable it and make some adjustments for the new layout. Right now I've connected just the laptop and the modem; I'll have to take it down again to connect the printers, external hard drive, card reader, audio, etc.
I was immediately very happy with the results. I'm grateful and glad that I went ahead with the changes. Right up until they arrived I was considering chickening out. It seemed like so much work, and for a short benefit, if I move in July.
Then I turned my stereo on. Ahhh! When I moved into this apartment I put the home theater in the living room. Sounds reasonable, but...my living room was designed as the master bedroom, and is directly below the master bedroom of my upstairs neighbors. I've ended up listening to my CDs on a boom box in the office while my lovely home theater sat neglected in the corner. It now sits in a corner that lets the sound fill the apartment without annoying the neighbors. Well, they haven't complained yet, anyway. I hadn't realized just how much I missed my music. Saturday afternoon I was dancing in my office. Literally.
My friends recabled the computer after they moved it, but today I tore it all apart. Completely. Right down to removing the shelves from the cart so that I could thoroughly clean it. (Yes, Connie, I wore a dust mask!) As I'm putting it back together I'm labeling the cables and transformers, as well as the outlets. No more lying on the floor asking, "Is this the cord? This one?"
Because I moved some of the peripherals in relation to the docking station I need to make some additional changes. I may end up putting the hutch on the computer cart, which I've resisted.
But yesterday I was able to rearrange the art on the walls, as a result of the furniture changes. I've very happy with the way that turned out.
I'd better end this here. I've read my email, and checked my blogs, and checked in on SparkPeople. I need to connect the rest of my equipment in order to complete and report a mystery shop tomorrow. Gasoline, not fast food.
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Eating crow.... (1/20/09)
How quickly things change! In the three weeks -- to the day! -- since announcing that I was not ready for chemo, I have become very, very sick, been admitted, received chemo, had all sorts of new experiences and am now in the process of getting ready to return home.
When my oncologist told me that I would need to receive my first treatment as an inpatient, she estimated a four to five day stay. When I was admitted she estimated a week. Her senior partner said if I were his patient to expect a month. It has now been eleven days. While the end is not in sight, things are looking much better, and I've begun physical and other therapy that will make the transition easier.
My internet access is made possible by http://www.theblf.org/, a foundation which has made computers available for the use of patients with long term stays. These lightweight notebooks use the hospital wi-fi network. The security is preset, which would not be possible if each patient connected individually. I can keep this with me until I am released or until another patient needs it. (There are three units; they are rotated among the long term patients.) Getting online this afternoon has made a huge difference in my outlook. I am indeed grateful for the opportunity.
Also, it is far easier for me to type than to either speak or write, so I will be using this blog or email for most of my communication.
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Most of you reaching this page know that I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in June 2007. After six months of relatively stable lab results my numbers started climbing rapidly.
As of 12/30/08 the increase is still accelerating. My doctor seems to believe that one day I'll wake up very, very sick, and treatment will become urgent.
She would have been happy if I started chemo months ago. Not yet.
When my oncologist told me that I would need to receive my first treatment as an inpatient, she estimated a four to five day stay. When I was admitted she estimated a week. Her senior partner said if I were his patient to expect a month. It has now been eleven days. While the end is not in sight, things are looking much better, and I've begun physical and other therapy that will make the transition easier.
My internet access is made possible by http://www.theblf.org/, a foundation which has made computers available for the use of patients with long term stays. These lightweight notebooks use the hospital wi-fi network. The security is preset, which would not be possible if each patient connected individually. I can keep this with me until I am released or until another patient needs it. (There are three units; they are rotated among the long term patients.) Getting online this afternoon has made a huge difference in my outlook. I am indeed grateful for the opportunity.
Also, it is far easier for me to type than to either speak or write, so I will be using this blog or email for most of my communication.
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Most of you reaching this page know that I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in June 2007. After six months of relatively stable lab results my numbers started climbing rapidly.
As of 12/30/08 the increase is still accelerating. My doctor seems to believe that one day I'll wake up very, very sick, and treatment will become urgent.
She would have been happy if I started chemo months ago. Not yet.
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