what are you doing 5 years ago?
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Camped out in a hospital 18x7x180 hoping to keep my kid alive. (Not quite yet but in one month and 5 days it will have been 5 years and she will be 5 years old.) We're going to have one righteous party to celebrate the life that is in that child. Funny this question would come up. My wife today just asked me what we should do for the big 05 for the tiny little rat. Then tonight the tiny little rat points at all the scars on her stomach and asks me what each one was for... What a ride... My gosh...:)
code-frog wrote:
Then tonight the tiny little rat points at all the scars on her stomach and asks me what each one was for...
for life... each one was for life. :) You did well, she did well, congrats!
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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Wow. I don't know if to congratulate you, bless you or what. I'm sure that had to be hell for your family. I'm really glad of the outcome. Is she doing well overall now or does she have long term problems? (If you don't mind me asking...)
Oh that's a bit of a tale. Almost a whale of a tale. The life threatening part of the journey lasted 3 years. We made it over that hump and so far things are good. She's in public school now though so that's a big unknown. As a family we all went and got shots for all matter of things yesterday for her sake. She has a feeding tube that we use to provide the critical care through. She can eat normally but her diet is very strict. She has a diabetic diet of sorts but way more strict and just as punishing if she doesn't adhere to it. Her condition is beyond complex in terms of long term recovery and right now we have way more questions than we do answers. We took a year off of trying to make progress on her condition because it's consuming work that requires tons of reading, research and time with specialists. We pick that torch back up on 12-23 with a doctor of hers we haven't seen for 2 years. He's a specialist in pediatric GI stuff. I doubt he'll have answers but we're hoping he'll have clues. We'll then assemble those clues and build a bigger picture as we move from specialist to specialist. Here is a story that took her up to about 18 months old. http://www.pediatricparents.com/Katie.htm[^] that's a site I someday hope to dedicate to helping parents like us but right now it's in bad shape. There used to be a lot more to it but a lot of life happened between when it was and where it is now. That only tells about 1/2 the story but it explains the what/how/why of things with her. Now we are trying to comprehend extensive damage to her small bowel in the nerves and the supporting systems of digestion. Long road, lots of theory.
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code-frog wrote:
Then tonight the tiny little rat points at all the scars on her stomach and asks me what each one was for...
for life... each one was for life. :) You did well, she did well, congrats!
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
It was a wild conversation for me. I tried to not get emotional but I also had to laugh out loud at some of the crazy parts. She loved all of it because at almost 5 it's still about a different person to her. She is more interested in the story itself and not so much that it involved her.
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I started living for the first time.
And cat-free I might add. ;P
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
cat
only good one's a flat one ... but glad to have you around - Im probably going to be offensive here and call you a 'well adjusted' person who is a credit to CP 'g'
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
cat
only good one's a flat one ... but glad to have you around - Im probably going to be offensive here and call you a 'well adjusted' person who is a credit to CP 'g'
Garth J Lancaster wrote:
Im probably going to be offensive here and call you a 'well adjusted' person who is a credit to CP
Thanks, but I didn't realize "cat" was such a powerful word. ;P
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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Went back to college 5 years ago to wrap up my Bachelor's in Computer Sci :)
I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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Dreaming...... Please note the above post contains traces of an attempt at a philosophical statement. It is still in its Beta stages. If there are any bugs in it please contact Microsoft support and we will play you some music until the problem no longer worries you.
Brad Australian "The Probability of you doing that makes 0 look like a big number" - My Mate Oxley
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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Trying to survive the Internet Bubble Burst the best I could. Without a job I didn't just want to sit at home doing nothing while I was waiting for jobs to become available so I started writing articles on CP and answering questions in the forums.
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day
Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life! -
At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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I was sleeping. There is a huge time difference!
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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2001?! We were still in a daze, realizing that we survived Y2K, but didn't realize it was going to get a whole lot worse (I think "hype" was invented in 1999). Oh, yeah, and trying to figure out if we should go with .net or stick with MFC. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
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Oh that's a bit of a tale. Almost a whale of a tale. The life threatening part of the journey lasted 3 years. We made it over that hump and so far things are good. She's in public school now though so that's a big unknown. As a family we all went and got shots for all matter of things yesterday for her sake. She has a feeding tube that we use to provide the critical care through. She can eat normally but her diet is very strict. She has a diabetic diet of sorts but way more strict and just as punishing if she doesn't adhere to it. Her condition is beyond complex in terms of long term recovery and right now we have way more questions than we do answers. We took a year off of trying to make progress on her condition because it's consuming work that requires tons of reading, research and time with specialists. We pick that torch back up on 12-23 with a doctor of hers we haven't seen for 2 years. He's a specialist in pediatric GI stuff. I doubt he'll have answers but we're hoping he'll have clues. We'll then assemble those clues and build a bigger picture as we move from specialist to specialist. Here is a story that took her up to about 18 months old. http://www.pediatricparents.com/Katie.htm[^] that's a site I someday hope to dedicate to helping parents like us but right now it's in bad shape. There used to be a lot more to it but a lot of life happened between when it was and where it is now. That only tells about 1/2 the story but it explains the what/how/why of things with her. Now we are trying to comprehend extensive damage to her small bowel in the nerves and the supporting systems of digestion. Long road, lots of theory.
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code-frog wrote:
Here is a story that took her up to about 18 months old.
Man thats one moving story. My mother has a friend who is a pediatric surgon, those people really earn their money.
This lady is amazing. What's so weird is she was such a huge part of our lives and now we haven't seen her in over a year. So wild. Our very existence as a family pivoted around her and now I haven't seen her. I talk to her nurse but haven't seen her... Strange life...
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This lady is amazing. What's so weird is she was such a huge part of our lives and now we haven't seen her in over a year. So wild. Our very existence as a family pivoted around her and now I haven't seen her. I talk to her nurse but haven't seen her... Strange life...
code-frog wrote:
This lady is amazing. What's so weird is she was such a huge part of our lives and now we haven't seen her in over a year. So wild. Our very existence as a family pivoted around her and now I haven't seen her. I talk to her nurse but haven't seen her...
Mum's friend is also female and in her 60's. I've known her most of my life and have spoken with her at length about how she copes with the things she see's everyday. She says she just has to put the kids out of her mind once she's done all she can for them and focus on the next one. I cant imagine how rewarding and sometimes soul destroying that kind of work must be.
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code-frog wrote:
This lady is amazing. What's so weird is she was such a huge part of our lives and now we haven't seen her in over a year. So wild. Our very existence as a family pivoted around her and now I haven't seen her. I talk to her nurse but haven't seen her...
Mum's friend is also female and in her 60's. I've known her most of my life and have spoken with her at length about how she copes with the things she see's everyday. She says she just has to put the kids out of her mind once she's done all she can for them and focus on the next one. I cant imagine how rewarding and sometimes soul destroying that kind of work must be.
Our Pediatric Surgeon is supposed to be one of the best in the U.S. and one thing that always impressed me was her bedside compassion but when it was time to lay it all down and take the gamble you could tell she was just "doing her thing" and it wasn't a name to her. There were times where she and I were side by side working on Katie and her ability to disengage from the emotions and just work was remarkable. I'm sure that later when nobody is watching she has to deal with it (and maybe not). It would be hard but when it was time to "throw down" she was mentally iced and very good under pressure. It's weird but I had to do the same thing on so many occassions just so I could think clearly and reason out a "best of the worst" before the paramedics got to our house. Note to anyone who might be reading. Paramedics are rarely on time so don't sit on your hands waiting for them to save the day. Of all the times they came to our house there was only 1 time where they were the players in the event. The rest of the time it was me. Problem-solving on the fly with a puzzle that meant a lot to me. It's all good though. We got it worked out. I bet that kid doctors have one heck of a time trying to erase memories. That would be tough.
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2001?! We were still in a daze, realizing that we survived Y2K, but didn't realize it was going to get a whole lot worse (I think "hype" was invented in 1999). Oh, yeah, and trying to figure out if we should go with .net or stick with MFC. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
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Clearly the best choice was MFC.:-D
We converted everything from MFC to VB6, so we could use the VB.NET upgrade wizard, then the C# upgrade wizard, then.... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I started my divorce
Legally, or do you mean the mental decision?
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Legally, or do you mean the mental decision?
Legally, per se... I started the search for an attorney (not sure why I said doctor hmmm), and making the arrangements from my hospital bed. I entered the hospital through the ER on 11/3, I was transferred to Albuquerque on the 12th, my wife and the hospital in Cruces tried to stop the transfer. The hospital in Albuquerque might be able to help me, or at the very least find out exactly what was wrong and how bad it was. But my wife and the hospital both believed it was in my best interest to die peacefully rather than be moved around trying to save me. I barred my wife from the hospital in Albuquerque on the 13th, the 14th she used a false name to call into my room to chew me out, and on the 15th I started looking for a lawyer.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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At that time I joined a jewelry firm and was begining to enjoy selling engagement rings to beautiful ladies(rehearsing "will you marry me" with them". I still work for them. but off lately I am heavily hooked on to .net.
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At that times I'm a freshman, use computer and visit the internet for the first time in my life.
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I was in high school. :zzz:
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