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I use carbonitedotcom to backup my hard drive. It costs about $50 a year, but after the initial backup, it backs up everything automatically throughout the day. I lost my hard drive a few months ago and got EVERYTHING back, including more that 12,000 photos. I was SO happy.
 
Please, if you know someone who has had a child die, don't say to them "I couldn't live if my child died". I know it is hard to know the right thing to say, but, don't say that. My son died in January and I have had two people say this to me. How do they think this makes me feel. Do they think I can bear it? Please, just say, I am so sorry. I am not mad at these people but I was at a lost for words.
 
Please, if you know someone who has had a child die, don't say to them "I couldn't live if my child died". I know it is hard to know the right thing to say, but, don't say that. My son died in January and I have had two people say this to me. How do they think this makes me feel. Do they think I can bear it? Please, just say, I am so sorry. I am not mad at these people but I was at a lost for words.
People all react to something like this sometimes in ways that shock and offend us. Death is hard to accept so we say the first thing that pop's into our minds. I've learned to just look into the persons eyes and if I know them well I put my arms around them and hold them. I say I'm sorry and just hold their hand.I know it hurts you deeply when this is said, i would just quietly walk away. If asked why, I would say in a low voice, that I felt the statement was foolish and hurtful. To you I say, I'm so sorry, may peace come to you one day and sorrow be a thing of the past, but sweet memories forever be in your heart and mind.
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Please, if you know someone who has had a child die, don't say to them "I couldn't live if my child died". I know it is hard to know the right thing to say, but, don't say that. My son died in January and I have had two people say this to me. How do they think this makes me feel. Do they think I can bear it? Please, just say, I am so sorry. I am not mad at these people but I was at a lost for words.


I am sorry for your loss. I can only imagine how raw your feelings are at this point. That type of loss is deep, and everyone must go through the grieving process in their own way and manner.

I also agree it isn't the thoughtlessness that prompted these people to say that. Who knows what to say at a time like now to you?

All I can do is empathize with you, and hope your support chain (family & friends) is helping you to cope with the feelings you must be experiencing.

I wish you all the best in your time of need.

Bob
 
JoAnn, I have never lost a child, but my lovely daughter made a serious suicide attempt a little over a year ago. I lived in panic for months, wondering if she would find the will to stay with us. I cannot imagine your pain and I can only say that I am so sorry for your loss. People do say unimaginably stupid things with the best of intentions, without thinking. I hope your wounded heart finds peace.
 
I'm so sorry for your loss, JoAnn. There is no way I can understand because I haven't "been there."

However, after Buck's death, I was amazed at how unthinking people could be. I could hardly believe some of the things they said to me. Some wanted to know if I'd removed my wedding ring yet or if I'd gotten rid of his clothes. What?!!

Just try to stand strong and let those awful comments slide into the abyss where they belong.

You can always come here for support. THAT I know!!
 
Reinstalling software is annoying especially when I have to reactivate it again and it won't reactivate because it is on a new computer so I have to contact the software maker to help. I know they do this activation to protect their work from piracy and I respect that.
 
when reading the sunday paper, i thought why all the ads for a market here. i counted them, got 69 copies of the same ad. 69, somewhere a tree is falling. i did call the paper and was told a machine puts the ad inserts in paper. they are sorry

took five phone calls this am to talk without a human being. the up shot was they will look into it.
 
i went to the doctor today. i have strep throat. while i was there he asked for a urine sample. i was told i have blood in my urine and need an ultra sound, the won't tell me what it could be!! this makes me even more upset.
 
i went to the doctor today. i have strep throat. while i was there he asked for a urine sample. i was told i have blood in my urine and need an ultra sound, the won't tell me what it could be!! this makes me even more upset.
Lucky for them they were dealing with you and not me. I've learned with the kidney failure to ask and I do NOT take no for an answer. I'm not well liked I suppose, but I've learned that waiting three weeks to see if I had cancer was not going to happen again. If need be I park in the office and stare em down. I always get some answer now..Try not to get to angry, but march into that office and bring someone with you for support and back up.Good luck I won't say don't worry, how can you not, but may your wait be short and the outcome just a tempest in a tea pot.
kades
 
Lucky for them they were dealing with you and not me. I've learned with the kidney failure to ask and I do NOT take no for an answer. I'm not well liked I suppose, but I've learned that waiting three weeks to see if I had cancer was not going to happen again. If need be I park in the office and stare em down. I always get some answer now..Try not to get to angry, but march into that office and bring someone with you for support and back up.Good luck I won't say don't worry, how can you not, but may your wait be short and the outcome just a tempest in a tea pot.
kades
thank you. my pulse and bp were also higher than normal BUT i did lose 40 lbs.
 
Hi, I don't know if you have heard from your doc or not, but I wanted to let you know my experience w/ blood in urine and kidney ultrasounds. I have had so many kidney stones in my life and so much treatment for them that I have forgotten how many now. If you have strep throat, there may be a related infection in your urinary tract. Stones can harbor infection and cause blood in the urine. I know from experience that it is possible to have a stone and/or infection without having severe symtoms, at least in the beginning. I am assuming that your doc is also doing a culture to check for infection.

If you have the ultrasound and the radiologist says things look ok, follow up with you doc about the culture and check again for blood. If the blood is still there after your course of antibiotics, then you should ask to be referred ro a nephrologist. They are specialist in the functions of the kidney. A urologist would be recommended if there is a stone or an infection that doesn't clear up with adequate antibiotic treatment.

Please try not to worry TOO much. There are many reasons why you would have blood in the urine and many treatment options once the problems have been diagnosed. Good luck and please let me know how things turn out. ;)
 
Hi, I don't know if you have heard from your doc or not, but I wanted to let you know my experience w/ blood in urine and kidney ultrasounds. I have had so many kidney stones in my life and so much treatment for them that I have forgotten how many now. If you have strep throat, there may be a related infection in your urinary tract. Stones can harbor infection and cause blood in the urine. I know from experience that it is possible to have a stone and/or infection without having severe symtoms, at least in the beginning. I am assuming that your doc is also doing a culture to check for infection.

If you have the ultrasound and the radiologist says things look ok, follow up with you doc about the culture and check again for blood. If the blood is still there after your course of antibiotics, then you should ask to be referred ro a nephrologist. They are specialist in the functions of the kidney. A urologist would be recommended if there is a stone or an infection that doesn't clear up with adequate antibiotic treatment.

Please try not to worry TOO much. There are many reasons why you would have blood in the urine and many treatment options once the problems have been diagnosed. Good luck and please let me know how things turn out. ;)
thank you sweetie. i haven't heard anything yet about the ultra sound, they said 1 week. what caused me to call the doc in the first place was that i woke up in the middle of the night with servere pain from the front to the back. which made me vomit for 2 hours after which it subsided. thats when i called the doctor and made an appt., he gave me rx for antibotics and now i am waiting.
 
thank you sweetie. i haven't heard anything yet about the ultra sound, they said 1 week. what caused me to call the doc in the first place was that i woke up in the middle of the night with servere pain from the front to the back. which made me vomit for 2 hours after which it subsided. thats when i called the doctor and made an appt., he gave me rx for antibotics and now i am waiting.


OK, I'm not a doctor but that pain sounds like possibly kidney stones. Is it still hurting you? Gosh, I hope not, that's a LONG time to be in pain!! Good luck hon, let me know, ok?
 
OK, I'm not a doctor but that pain sounds like possibly kidney stones. Is it still hurting you? Gosh, I hope not, that's a LONG time to be in pain!! Good luck hon, let me know, ok?
thank you sweetie. i haven't had any more pains before or since like that but i have had some bad stomach aches for a few months that i thought was ingestion/heartburn or gas.
 
my toilet is stopped up. been plunging the **** thing for two days. i have another bathroom. this stopped up one , is the one i use most ofter. it flooded the bathroom so now have a bunch of wet towels.

if i don't get it unstuck today will have to call son. maybe he can plunge better than i can.
 
my toilet is stopped up. been plunging the **** thing for two days. i have another bathroom. this stopped up one , is the one i use most ofter. it flooded the bathroom so now have a bunch of wet towels.

if i don't get it unstuck today will have to call son. maybe he can plunge better than i can.


Babetoo -

When plungers fail, you usually can get things unplugged with a "snake". It's a long coil of steel cable that you run through the offending drain and can usually unplug it as it will push through the clog it if it's long enough.

Goog Luck,

Bob
 
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