A couple of months ago my manager got this bright idea into his head that installing an additional door 7 ft down the wall would be a huge improvement in performance and accuracy. Personally, I fail to see how this is anything but a waste of money considering this room already had 3 doors into/out of the room and this new door serves really no purpose.
So, the door got installed this past weekend, I'm still not sure how it got approved when a re-organization of the room would have accomplished the same goal at the small cost of a couple of man hours. The installation was not quite complete though, the installer had to come back and add a transition plate.
As I'm coming back from lunch I see that this installer is on site and installing this plate. I also see my manager and supervisor come waltzing around the corner. My supervisor keeps walking, but my manager stops, looks down at the guy and says, in a very matter of fact arrogant way "Hey, I ordered that door, good job!" I about DIED laughing. I don't really have any idea what purpose my manager thought that would accomplish or if he thought it made him feel important or what, but by god it was hilarious!
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
A Change
I had to change my template. For some reason the Minima black just wasn't suiting what I thought looked good anymore. Hope you like this template better.
He's talking
I haven't had a moment to go and visit Grandpa since last Wednesday because we have had lots of family in from out of town to visit him or I've been working. I should get to visit tomorrow.
Well... Allison has been able to go see him. She said that he is beginning to talk again. He's dressing himself, eating real food instead of mushed goo, and he's beginning to return to normalcy. His therapists are saying he's improving quickly and really making progress.
His first word, that Allison knew of, was "Earl" I guess this is the name of his therapist. He also said he was tired, or something to that affect. I'm really hoping that he'll be formulating full sentences and talking up a storm when I go to see him tomorrow. At worst though, it sounds like he'll be talking again next week.
Well... Allison has been able to go see him. She said that he is beginning to talk again. He's dressing himself, eating real food instead of mushed goo, and he's beginning to return to normalcy. His therapists are saying he's improving quickly and really making progress.
His first word, that Allison knew of, was "Earl" I guess this is the name of his therapist. He also said he was tired, or something to that affect. I'm really hoping that he'll be formulating full sentences and talking up a storm when I go to see him tomorrow. At worst though, it sounds like he'll be talking again next week.
Friday, May 26, 2006
An Interview
Well... I applied for a QA Position at my work a couple weeks ago. I interviewed yesterday. Three of our IT guys came in to grill me pretty badly. Asked a bunch of questions, some of which I knew how to answer, some of which I thought I knew how to answer and others which left me saying "huwhah?" However, I think the interview went pretty well. I left feeling like they were interested in me. Of course, I have a distinct advantage over all the other candidates, I know our proprietary systems already.
The other great thing about this job, it would be a huge promotion both in pay rate and just overall oppurtunities for growth. I'm not saying it would not be a difficult job, but it definately would be challenging and fun.
Here's to hoping I get it!
The other great thing about this job, it would be a huge promotion both in pay rate and just overall oppurtunities for growth. I'm not saying it would not be a difficult job, but it definately would be challenging and fun.
Here's to hoping I get it!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Rebooting the Brain
A friend of mine gave a pretty good analogy to what a Stroke does to a person. It's like Hard Rebooting your brain. It takes some time to reboot. Well... Grandpa's rebooting pretty well, if slow. He was doing pretty well last night. Sitting up, looking around very attentively, easily identifying where noises were coming from and even trying to talk. I think his first regained "skill" was the use of the Television Remote control. He had the volume up pretty loudly when we got back from supper.
Grandpa is also beginning to regain his ability to speak. I was telling him about the internal interview I have today at my work and I think he said "Good luck" it was difficult to tell though as I could not hear him over my Wife and Grandma chatting and the Television. He tried to talk though, and did produce some noises.
The Speech and Physical Therapists say he is making great progress and are hopeful for a full recovery. I plan on keeping around and helping with his recovery as much as possible, even if it's only through playful verbal harrassment that Grandpa and I normally partake in. This time it is one sided and I can win the arguments! YAY!
Grandpa is also beginning to regain his ability to speak. I was telling him about the internal interview I have today at my work and I think he said "Good luck" it was difficult to tell though as I could not hear him over my Wife and Grandma chatting and the Television. He tried to talk though, and did produce some noises.
The Speech and Physical Therapists say he is making great progress and are hopeful for a full recovery. I plan on keeping around and helping with his recovery as much as possible, even if it's only through playful verbal harrassment that Grandpa and I normally partake in. This time it is one sided and I can win the arguments! YAY!
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Once a grump, always a grump
He's out of the hospital and into a "Nursing" home. Grandpa has been moved to a Nursing/Rehabilition facility. They give him a more rigorous Physical Therapy than he was getting at the hospital, but not as rigorous as the other Rehab facility we were hoping he can get into.
Grandpa is obviously improving. Improving so much that he's regained his ability to poke fun at various people. Granted, all he can do right now is stick his tongue out at you, it's something. His humor has improved greatly as well. It is very easy sometimes to read the expressions on his face and just imagine him saying "Diane, I know drinking milk with a spoon sounds exciting, but it really isn't" He's definately improving fast!
The current tract he is on is to stay at his current facility for 2 weeks and then move to the more rigorous rehab facility. With luck he will be back at home by the end of June.
Lots of family has come down to see him too. I know he really enjoyed having them come to visit and I would guess he wishes it could have been under different circumstances. It is like his daughter said "I know you wanted to get me to visit, but this isn't the way to get it done." It was good to see them too. I got to meet some of Grandpa's family that I had never met until now.
I'm looking forward to further recovery and more harrassment from Grandpa!
Grandpa is obviously improving. Improving so much that he's regained his ability to poke fun at various people. Granted, all he can do right now is stick his tongue out at you, it's something. His humor has improved greatly as well. It is very easy sometimes to read the expressions on his face and just imagine him saying "Diane, I know drinking milk with a spoon sounds exciting, but it really isn't" He's definately improving fast!
The current tract he is on is to stay at his current facility for 2 weeks and then move to the more rigorous rehab facility. With luck he will be back at home by the end of June.
Lots of family has come down to see him too. I know he really enjoyed having them come to visit and I would guess he wishes it could have been under different circumstances. It is like his daughter said "I know you wanted to get me to visit, but this isn't the way to get it done." It was good to see them too. I got to meet some of Grandpa's family that I had never met until now.
I'm looking forward to further recovery and more harrassment from Grandpa!
Saturday, May 20, 2006
When you haven't eaten for three days....
.... even Puree'd peas taste good.
Grandpa is really improving. He was successfully able to eat meals two days in a row now. This is a huge improvement considering less than 48 hours ago the therapists were saying he would not be able to actually eat anything for a while yet because he was not swallowing.
I got to see his meals last night, Yellow Mush, Green Goo, Mashed White junk with Gravy and some other unidentifiable puree. I'm sure it was all disgustingly tastee! Regardless of what he was eating, this was a huge sign that he's still fighting the good fight and really working towards recovery.
We also got to bring a smile to his old grizzly face. He's a big poker fan so we stopped at Target and picked up two Hand-Held poker games. He wouldn't even let Gramma take them away from him so we could open them (in jest of course!)
It is really good to watch him improve like this. We continue to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts and are really happy to see him improving so quickly.
Grandpa is really improving. He was successfully able to eat meals two days in a row now. This is a huge improvement considering less than 48 hours ago the therapists were saying he would not be able to actually eat anything for a while yet because he was not swallowing.
I got to see his meals last night, Yellow Mush, Green Goo, Mashed White junk with Gravy and some other unidentifiable puree. I'm sure it was all disgustingly tastee! Regardless of what he was eating, this was a huge sign that he's still fighting the good fight and really working towards recovery.
We also got to bring a smile to his old grizzly face. He's a big poker fan so we stopped at Target and picked up two Hand-Held poker games. He wouldn't even let Gramma take them away from him so we could open them (in jest of course!)
It is really good to watch him improve like this. We continue to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts and are really happy to see him improving so quickly.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Update on Grandpa
Went to visit him last night, he's made some significant improvements. He still is not talking but he is moving his mouth. He also regained some use of his right arm which, previously, he could not do. The outlook for recovery is greatly improving.
In addition, because of his huge strides in recovery over the past 48 hours, the doctors are changing their tune. They are now suggesting that he be moved to an aggressive rehabilitation facility. This facility would offer better physical therapy and he would be getting rehab care for a few hours per day rather than an hour maybe every 2 days. In order to get to this facility he has to be evaluated and recommended there. They do not just allow people in and you have to be recommended and approved to go. If this does not go through, which I do not see why it wouldn't, he would have to go to the nursing facility where he would get the more limited care and probably slower recovery.
Overall he is doing well. He looks like he's trying to smile and laugh and he is responding to questions very well. I am feeling a lot better about his recovery and hope to see more improvements when I go visit him this evening.
Thank you everyone for your prayers and wishes. It has really helped! Now, if I can just find someone to pay their mortgage *Grins evilly*
In addition, because of his huge strides in recovery over the past 48 hours, the doctors are changing their tune. They are now suggesting that he be moved to an aggressive rehabilitation facility. This facility would offer better physical therapy and he would be getting rehab care for a few hours per day rather than an hour maybe every 2 days. In order to get to this facility he has to be evaluated and recommended there. They do not just allow people in and you have to be recommended and approved to go. If this does not go through, which I do not see why it wouldn't, he would have to go to the nursing facility where he would get the more limited care and probably slower recovery.
Overall he is doing well. He looks like he's trying to smile and laugh and he is responding to questions very well. I am feeling a lot better about his recovery and hope to see more improvements when I go visit him this evening.
Thank you everyone for your prayers and wishes. It has really helped! Now, if I can just find someone to pay their mortgage *Grins evilly*
Thursday, May 18, 2006
A Massive Stroke
My Grandpa suffered from a Massive Stroke on Tuesday morning at about 4:30 AM. He was rushed to Adventist Hospital in Portland that morning and has been there since. I found out about this yesterday afternoon.
Well, I took yesterday off and spent 24 hours with my Grandfather and was there for my Grandma. Things did not look good in the beginning, he could not move or do anything except lay there when I first saw him Tuesday evening. Through the time that I was with him he regained the use of his left arm, leg and pretty much entire left side of his body. He's also regained the ability to move his head around and focus on particular people or objects without help.
His right side, however, has not faired so well. He was unable to move his right arm below the shoulder at all. He did have some movement in his right leg, but it would spasm up and I could see all of the muscles in his calf tense up. I'm fairly certain it was excruciatingly painful. I've received 3rd hand word that he's recovered a little bit of use of his right arm. Until I see it, I'm reluctant to believe it. I have seen people see things they want to see that didn't really happen.
I'm very worried for Grandpa, he's a very strong willed and stubborn man and I think he will pull out of this. But for now, it's very difficult for me, and I'm sure it is for him as well. I can see the frustration in his face when the physical therapist asks him to do something and he can't quite do what she's asking. However, if anyone can recover from something like this, he can. He's got the will and the strength.
The doctors disagree. They are stating that he will require assitance for the rest of his life and will never recover from this to any kind of normalcy. I sincerly hope they are wrong, and in way, I'm glad they say that. It gives Grandpa something to fight and prove the Doctors wrong.
Your prayers and thoughts are most welcome. It doesn't matter to me who or what you worship, in the end the results will hopefully be the same. God, Allah, Sa, Karana, Innoruuk... whoever can help, we'll take it!
Well, I took yesterday off and spent 24 hours with my Grandfather and was there for my Grandma. Things did not look good in the beginning, he could not move or do anything except lay there when I first saw him Tuesday evening. Through the time that I was with him he regained the use of his left arm, leg and pretty much entire left side of his body. He's also regained the ability to move his head around and focus on particular people or objects without help.
His right side, however, has not faired so well. He was unable to move his right arm below the shoulder at all. He did have some movement in his right leg, but it would spasm up and I could see all of the muscles in his calf tense up. I'm fairly certain it was excruciatingly painful. I've received 3rd hand word that he's recovered a little bit of use of his right arm. Until I see it, I'm reluctant to believe it. I have seen people see things they want to see that didn't really happen.
I'm very worried for Grandpa, he's a very strong willed and stubborn man and I think he will pull out of this. But for now, it's very difficult for me, and I'm sure it is for him as well. I can see the frustration in his face when the physical therapist asks him to do something and he can't quite do what she's asking. However, if anyone can recover from something like this, he can. He's got the will and the strength.
The doctors disagree. They are stating that he will require assitance for the rest of his life and will never recover from this to any kind of normalcy. I sincerly hope they are wrong, and in way, I'm glad they say that. It gives Grandpa something to fight and prove the Doctors wrong.
Your prayers and thoughts are most welcome. It doesn't matter to me who or what you worship, in the end the results will hopefully be the same. God, Allah, Sa, Karana, Innoruuk... whoever can help, we'll take it!
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