other than she's really REALLY missing her lifeline...Does anyone in the LA area know of some used back-up she could borrow and use?

She can erase the hard drive and program with the basics, and all that....but she is really out of touch not only with us but so many others...She'll be having her tests on Monday [most, I expect will be a complete loss in terms of recovering from anathes...after for two days], but after that, she does need to get on-line regarding her medicare/medicaid plan changes and possibly changing her coverages for some of her scripts and treatments...Not to mention her dealing [or trying to deal] w/docs regarding her disability and that her LTD company is trying to DROP her...Phone and fax communications aren't cutting it...So if someone could 'lend' or give her an old one [I will 'contribute' some for offsets....Losing the LTD means losing over 2/3rds of her income...So it's important.
She will absolutely KILL me for posting this...if others who know her feel the same, please PM me and I'll delete this....Soo, no harm in asking for the old 'in-kind' stuff! Thanks - j

She is gonna kill you. ....But I know how important this is. She's so stressed. The problem is that it will have to be someone close. She's supposed to have hers back in another week. (cross your fingers) I'd be glad to do the Paypal thing and gather money for her, but it will take too long. It took almost 2 months to get everything gathered to send me mine. She doesn't have 2 months. Is there a place nearby where she can rent one. I'd be glad to contribute to it. I don't know anything about the area or how to go about doing this. Anyone ever rented one?

Billye

I don't know what LTD is, I assume yo are speaking of disability income?

Also I read your post, but am not 100 sure what needs to be done. I don't know about renting laptops in California,but you can rent them in Sydney. So she needs a laptop for about 2-3 weeks until the issues with hers gets resolved?

Since kmeb lives in Southern California, I just googled "renting Laptops in Southern California" and a whole bunch of links came up. So you can definitely rent or lease a laptop. Here's one of the links.

http://www.directron.com/scaliforniapc1.html

Late yesterday, she'd actually got a PHONE CALL saying her machine is being sent by FEDEX or UPS and should arrive tomorrow AM...She is going to be in the hospital getting all those gastro exams at that time!

Soo, maybe by late tomorrow or sometime Tuesday she'll be back with us! THEN she'll kill me about the computer rental idea and other stuff...Thanks Billye and Mel about that one...I wouldn't have thought of it, really!

Soo one and all, think REALLY, REALLY GOOD THOUGHTS for her tests to go above and beyond super well? And, that these tests can find a clue to some of her pains. - j

Aussie? LTD = Long term disability, in some jobs a person buys into a plan that's supposed to contribute above and beyond what the government might give you.....This particular LTD plan is called UNUM/Provident or the like...they have been beyond nasty and underhanded in their dealings...from all of Kmeb's reports...Some of the things they are saying about correspondence and communications are,well...outlandish then unscrupulous at best...since it's a portion of what little income she has-it's important!

May my DH live long and prosper! - j

Well Dahlek,
If she kills one of us, she'll just have to get us all. Mel you beat me to the punch with the Calif. rental sources. Thanks for posting, it may help us or someone in the future.

Dahlek...you mentioned that it's a portion of her income. I believe it is the biggest portion of her income. I know she is doing the dreaded prep for the gastro exams tomorrow. I'M NOT contacting her tonight. I know it will be the horrible pits especially for someone with the GI problems she has. Everyone cross your fingers that it goes easy for her. Dahlek, please keep us posted on her. I don't mind calling her when she feels well, but don't feel comfortable when she is ill or in distress.

But I'm so very glad she is getting her puter back so soon. Just hope it all works o.k.

Billye

Dahlek

The rental idea was GREAT. Tell her if she wants to kill you then she will have to kill us all eh?!!

I shall say a prayer for her tonight and sure hope to see her back ASAP.

FEDEX or UPS had better do their best re the computer delivery or else!

When you speak to her next, give her my very best wishes please.


Tony