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All I can say is this… Answers like this is why Linux is still a 4 letter world amongst the population at large.

I hate being broke.

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 08/27/2009

I know it sounds obvious but I really hate being broke. I have a friend visiting and we have tons of plans and I have tons of bank accounts with no money in them. Well 2 bank accouts with no money at least. -sighs-

I had a Dream…

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 01/23/2009

I had a dream recently…  I don’t dream often these days… Early in december I had 3 or 4 dreams, all of which I have noted down for use as story ideas… Last night I had a Dream about Kim… I had a dream like this once before… Like previously, Kim wasn’t dead (of course), [...]

As I sit here, waiting for word, from pickles for me to come get him… I thought i’d update people whith what I knoe from last night. To kep Kim’s blood preassure up high enough to weather the 24/7 dialysis, the have to pump her full of dopamine, milrinone, argatroban, and other medcines… The problem [...]

Course of treatment, Part 1

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 06/02/2008

Just an FYI…. Pickles and I have an apointment with Kim’s doctors @ UPenn to discuss the corse of treatment…. Fingers Crosed -Piper Posted from moBlog – mobile blogging tool for Windows Mobile

Updates and latenight consent….

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 06/02/2008

Sorry about the lack of blog updates, but i’ve been spending time in the chatroms again and relaying information through there.. Kim’s stll n and out mentally and has been really tred a lot…. She’s back on the 24/7 Dalysis because when they tried the every other day kind her blood preassure and temp were [...]

The fog that is rhenal failure…..

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 05/29/2008

Just a little middle of the night update from me…. As it stands now, Kim is still in a standard sinus rhythm. Her blood preassure is good for her but a little low from ‘normal’ and her heart rate is good. She was off the Dialysis today for a couple hours…. They needed to prep [...]

Upenn…. Stuff…. Things…. Whatnot….

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 05/26/2008

Just an FYI…. Kim’s not done Dialysis today because her blood pressure is too low… They are going to be putting her on a continuous dialysis that is a lot more gentle on the system as it’s a slower process…. Her heart rate is slower (good thing) and blood pressure is lower (bad thing) due [...]

Cardioversion and Dialysis and Doctors, Oh My!

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 05/26/2008

Well lass than 1 hour ago, I gave ‘phone consent’ for Kim to have a procedure called Cardioaversion. No, Kim’s not ‘gone’ again mentally, but she was actively having Dialysis done, and didn’t feel right getting consent from her while that was happening. The cardioaversion is something we’ve been waiting on/expecting for a while and [...]

UPenn Cardiac Care Unit

Posted by: GeekBrat on: 05/26/2008

Sorry about not updating the blog after the transfer happened yesterday, but it was a very long, very tiring day…. The doctors, nurses and misc staff on duty @ UPenn’s Cardiac Care unit seem just as top notch and attentive as those @ Deborah. They took a complete hostory, including a lot of details that [...]



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  • Holly Wholeman: I'm sorry to hear that you are depressed and unable to visit KimEm's grave. I'm also sorry to know that KimEm passed. (Okay, so I haven't been ha
  • Catherine Linda Michel: I feel your loss honey because I miss her too. She was such a loving soul and always willing to help, sometimes someone she didn't even know. She, P
  • geekbrat: Thanks for yor reply. Just to clarify, I have been a Linux fangirl/supporter for years. I've been a linux fan since i had my first useful P60 tower
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