Post Op + 2 days

Karen had an operation oh leg on Thu 25 Nov 2010 to lengthen her Achilles tendon. Today Jake and I visited Karen at the in-house flat. Back again tomorrow.

Friends

"same shit different day".
Never a truer word said. My best friend is down and nutin I can 'bout it :-(

Sleep clinic in Oxford

Spent the night in the sleep clinic in Oxford last night so had the day off today.
When I took Karen back to hospital (she stayed at home last night to be with Jake) I went with her to a physio session and actually saw her take about a dozen steps, albeit with the aid of a walking frame. Unbelievable.

Windows Installer

Windows Installer

#	Article Title
1	What is ORCA?
2	How does installer service execute an MSI?
3	What is MSI file?
4	What is component?
5	What is feature?
6	What is Windows Installer?
7	What is advertisement?
8	What is a keypath?
9	What are the key benefits of using Windows Installer?
10	Where can I obtain the latest Windows Installer redistributable?
11	What are merge modules?
12	How do I hide an application from Add/Remove Programs?
13	How can I hide the Cancel button during an installation?
14	How do I install only the features I want?
15	What is a managed application?
16	When should I use a deferred instead of an immediate custom action?
17	Why are multiple MSIExec.exe's running during the installation?
18	What is the difference between AdminUser and Privileged properties?
19	Can users with user-level privileges install managed applications?
20	How can my custom action add information to the verbose log file?
21	How can I provide data to my deferred custom action?
22	What are the differences between small, minor, and major updates?
23	Why was my patch successfully applied but no files were updated?
24	Can I update a custom action via a patch?
25	How can I figure out why my package fails to install?
26	Why does my application trigger repair every time I use it?
27	How can I know if MSI installed my feature or component?
28	Why are my files not being removed during uninstallation?
29	Why are my folders not being removed during uninstallation?
30	Why are my registry keys not being removed during uninstallation?
31	What are the Group Policy settings available for Windows Installer?
32	What is the difference between application assignment and publishing?
33	What is a ZAP package?
34	What is Windows Active Setup?

 

Jake off to grandparents for 2 weeks

Day off tomorrow, Good Friday, then down to Kent to drop Jake off with grandparents for the next two weeks. Back on Sunday night ready for to spend Bank Holiday Monday asleep!

First visit to Karen tonight at Witney Hospital

First visit to Karen tonight at Witney Hospital. Don't know the ward as I've never been there before. Something new everyday. Lucky me.

First Food Day

Today was the first day Karen had some food. A couple teaspoons of Puréed Salmon and also a couple of sips of 7-Up.

Karens Stroke

At 07:00 on Sunday March 14th, Karen suffered from a catastrophic stroke.
Ambulance called and left for Medway hospital at about 07:30
After arrival seen by young female stroke team member.
After brief look she went to look at ambulance/arrival notes. Didn't see her again.
Doctor came to look at Karen then left saying he did not think it was a stroke.
After a long wait, I gave up and said I was taking Karen to another hospital. A CT scan was then offered.
Karen returned after about ten minutes with a report that said she did not have a stroke.
The doctor said he did not know what was causing the paralysis and told Karen to go home and sleep it off.
I had to go and find a wheelchair and my Dad and I got her off of the table and into the wheelchair.
We then had great trouble getting her into my Dads car.
Back at my Dads house we transferred into my car from where I went to Darent Valley hospital.
On arrival at the hospital a security guard got Karen into a wheelchair and went immediately into the resus room.
After being examined by a doctor he phoned Kings College Hospital and spoke to a specialist who asked for Karen to be immediately taken to Kings.
She was taken by ambulance under 'blues and twos' but it was now too late for the proper 'clot busting medication an the preventable damage was done.