Rehab1´s accident(s)

[novazeus]

38 minutes ago, Rehab1 said:

Be patient big guy. There should  be some resolution in your favor. 

i’m not worried about any of that, like i said and stated a long time ago, once i figured out the right tool, i’d ride it exclusively.

i figure everything happens for a reason and come on, really, what’s the likelihood of inmotion switching my wheels. just a mistake, i know, but not returning my phone call, i must switch allegiance. and for some reason i knew all this would happen.

anybody, even girls, nothing against girls, they are my only friends, even they could look at a teardown video of the z10 compared with the other wheels and determined it was better built. 

plus the z10 is the only one that they like the looks of.

besides walking Bob, picking up packages at the end of my driveway 1/3rd of a mile away, right or wrong, i think before getting a wheel to get it because i know the tires supposedly are adequate, even though we are running waay over capacity, i don’t go get a fifty pound package and strain the tires additionally. no worries with the z10.

plus i bet i’ve watched that teardown video at least ten times. i just love looking at work that looks like someone was trying. if my living conditions weren’t so primitive, i’d open mine up just to admire the work first hand. 

i love the silicone protectors though. especially for the z10. i don’t want to pop a blood vessel trying carefully laying it in my jeep or touareg. maybe i could reheat them and make them fit the z10?

any wheel will work on my road but only the z10 will work in my pastures also. i choose not to be away from Bob so riding time is very limited. i need to focus on the handling of one wheel. and my storage space s very limited. probably get two more z10’s.

Edited September 16, 2018 by novazeus

[Rehab1]

Another water accident this time in my basement. Drywall, carpeting and molding damage. I sucked up over 100 gallons of water yesterday morning and the industrial fans have been running constantly. Thank God I caught it before going to work. 

 

 

 

 

[litewave]

39 minutes ago, Rehab1 said:

Another water accident this time in my basement. Drywall, carpeting and molding damage. I sucked up over 100 gallons of water yesterday morning and the industrial fans have been running constantly. Thank God I caught it before going to work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a big-@s trophy! Were you national kung-fu champ in 1999?

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

Oh man, what a pain.  I had a humidifier tubing burst a small hole in my basement.  Good thing I noticed it, but it did soak up a bunch of stuff.  There are water leak detectors that can be wired to alarm systems as well as water leak alarms.  I bought the sound emitting one that takes a nine volt battery off eBay or maybe it was AliExpress.  They were quite cheap.

Was it a burst pipe?

[Rehab1]

11 hours ago, litewave said:

 

That's a big-@s trophy! Were you national kung-fu champ in 1999?

That’s my son’s trophy. He died 10 years ago. A photo of him receiving the trophy was destroyed by the water. So bummed.

9 hours ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said:

Oh man, what a pain.  I had a humidifier tubing burst a small hole in my basement.  Good thing I noticed it, but it did soak up a bunch of stuff.  There are water leak detectors that can be wired to alarm systems as well as water leak alarms.  I bought the sound emitting one that takes a nine volt battery off eBay or maybe it was AliExpress.  They were quite cheap.

Was it a burst pipe?

We have an water alarm in the basement but to adequately protect the entire area would require quite a few.

Yes burst pipe. Actually it was a Shark-bite 3/4” T- fitting.

I usually like to be around to oversee any plumbing projects at my home but not this time. The Amish guy that installed the shark bite didn’t slide the 3/4” hot water copper pipe far enough into the fitting. No leaks during the initial test but when I took a shower upstairs Friday morning the combined hot water and psi popped the fitting. 

I scrambled like a maniac shutting down all of the water down then drove to Home Depot to rent fans and a wet vac. 

[litewave]

I am very sorry for your loss which you've shared with us before, and for being insensitive. I hope you can have it rebuilt at a professional trophy shop, and return it to a safer display area once all the repairs are complete. 

Edited December 16, 2018 by litewave

[Rehab1]

2 minutes ago, litewave said:

I am very sorry for your loss which you've shared with us before, and for for being insensitive. I hope you can have it rebuilt at a professional trophy shop, and return it to a safer display area once all the repairs are complete. 

Thank you Litewave. You were not insensitive one bit. It is a big trophy. My son‘s photo is what was destroyed. The trophy is fine. I never thought the photo and trophy sitting high up on a table would ever be an issue but the water sprayed directly downward. I am hoping there is a copy stored somewhere in a computer file. Take care. 

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

I wonder if using PEX tubing and crimp ring compression fittings might be an easier way to go.  I’m no plumber though so I don’t know the pros and cons.  It looks like they use those slip fit shark bite ones in the military so it’s probably installer errors that create issues.

At least the pool table was covered!  

I got some of these el cheapo ones:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Water-Leak-Alarm-Flood-Level-Overflow-Out-Detector-Sensor-for-Home-Security/332639258828

But I see they also have wifi ones too:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/NAS-WS02W-Smart-Water-Sensor-WiFi-Flood-Sensor-Alarm-System-Leak-Detector-White/202483416981

Edited December 16, 2018 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love

[Rehab1]

51 minutes ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said:

I wonder if using PEX tubing and crimp ring compression fittings might be an easier way to go.  I’m no plumber though so I don’t know the pros and cons.  It looks like they use those slip fit shark bite ones in the military so it’s probably installer errors that create issues.

I use both the crimp and shark bites on PEX. In difficult areas where you can’t use the long crimping tool the sharks work great. Unfortunately their 10Xs the cost of standard crimp fittings. 

Yes it was an installation error. 

57 minutes ago, Hunka Hunka Burning Love said:

At least the pool table was covered!  

 

The water went under the table so I had to lift it up and use my wife’s Tupperware lids to place under the wooden legs. 

I like the WiFi version. Definitely a consideration. I installed a remote control 1” main waterline shut off a few year’s back. In this occasion I was home so it was useless. 

[Rehab1]

Trying to cope with my situation today.  My comfort therapy is to write. My original topic has somehow turned into a misfit of life’s ongoing issues. My sincere apologizes. 

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I am sitting alone in a lobby outside my brother’s hospital room faced with a life death decision. My brother had a living will which stated he did not want any form of artificial means to keep him alive. Hooked up to a ventilator, IVs and a feeding tube would mean I should grant his last wish but something happened when I arrived this morning. 

I was told by the physicians that Rick was not able to communicate. I have not seen or spoken to my brother for a year. As I was speaking to him I asked him to squeeze my hand and blink his eyes. He did both commands on his own. I can’t imagine having a mind trapped in a body that it unable communicate adequately. 

A team of doctors convened in my brother’s room a few hours ago and were able to elicit similar volitional responses. Then the physician in charge asked Rick a direct question “Do you want to be removed from your ventilator”? The crude form of communication stopped.

Rick lays in bed as prison guard keeps watch. They have him handcuffed to the bed even though he cannot volitionally move his legs or arms. I was initially told that prison rules only allowed me 1 hour to be with him today but hospital administration intervened on my behalf. 

Not sure what to do. I have reached out to my sister and wife but the subject keeps returning to what was stated in his living will. When I was speaking to Rick asking him to give me some guidance a tear came rolling down his cheek. 

I need God to help me out on this one. The doctors are returning to Rick’s room in a few hours. I pray they can provide me some with some direction and solace. 

Take a moment to give all of your family members a huge hug this holiday season. If there is anyone in your family that you’ve not spoken to because of a quarrel or disagreement.....reach out.  Life is too short. 

 

[Marty Backe]

Not much to be said Dan. As you say...  therapy.

Best wishes for a tough situation.

Marty

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

Glad to hear that you made it there okay.  Sometimes things written on paper haven’t been updated for ages so maybe he needs some time to process and assess his situation.  If he is responding to you, it sounds like he is somewhat conscious.  When it comes down to DNR’s I doubt anyone stuck in the moment wants to just go by something they may have agreed to and signed a while ago.  People change their minds when faced with reality.

Maybe try to find out whether there’s something he wants or would like to express.   Working out a crude Morse code or hand squeeze numeric to alphanumeric spelling could work depending on how his conscious state is.  It can be very scary to think about someone turning off the life support systems while your mind is still intact.   I know I’d be worried about how much I might suffer before passing on.  Maybe he just needs those people close to him to spend some time just being there for comfort before he decides what to do.  

A life in prison likely doesn’t afford one too many pleasantries.  Does he have any other loved ones he wants to be there with him?  Sometimes when you’re not ready to go, you’re not ready to go.  Maybe he needs a little more time to make his peace with this world.

I’d say try to be strong for him and comfort him as you are now doing.  Try to forgive him for any wrongdoings he may have done.  Maybe talk about the good times and reflect on past memories that might make him happy.  I think he will ultimately let you know when he’s ready to go, but if not I’m sure he will trust in your good judgement.  Maybe a visit from a pastor may help.

Edited December 22, 2018 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love

[Smoother]

It's been 3 hours since you wrote last. Sorry I didn't find your message earlier.  Maybe time has resolved the situation.  @Hunka Hunka Burning Love said about all there is to say.  I would only add that your brother is probably afraid of dying.  Who wouldn't be, when lying there staring it in the face.  Fear and regret, and even a glimmer of hope for the future.  The desire to keep living is strong, even when there doesn't seem to be anything to live for.  Death is final, he can't change his mind if he decides he doesn't like it. So the doctors ask if he wants them to remove him from the ventilator and he thinks, this will be the last decision I ever make, in my whole life, and the fear returns. So he doesn't answer. 

On one hand he probably wants you to make the executive decision to pull the plug, so he doesn't have to.  But that's a big ask.  There is no guarantee that that you wouldn't blame yourself for your brother's death.  That's a lot to ask of anyone.  

I'm not going to suggest a course of action, as it wouldn't be appropriate.  As @Hunka Hunka Burning Love said, try to start a dialogue, but instead of the alphabet, just ask simple yes/no question.  Like "are you afraid to die?" "do you want to live?" "do you want to live like this?" "do you want me to make the decision?" etc.  Eventually, depending on his answers, you can ask the big question again, only, don't ask any task-question that you are not prepared to carryout if  the answer is affirmative.

Good luck, be strong, pray, keep asking for guidance, do the right thing, if it can be found.

[Scatcat]

It is very hard to give advice on life and death issues. Whatever advice you give, if heeded, might be the wrong answer. So I can only say what I probably would do, right or wrong. Take it or leave it as you wish.

I personally wouldn't rush the decision. This is a decision I would have to live with, so putting it on hold until I felt reasonably comfortable with whatever decision I would make, would only be natural. If he wants off the life support, he can probably wait some time without blaming you for it. If he doesn't he may actually be able to communicate his wishes, or not, but at least he will have a chance to try.

So stay cool, that is the best advice I can give. And as much of an agnostic as I am, I'll send you my prayers anyway.

Edited December 22, 2018 by Scatcat

[LanghamP]

Anyone here been paralyzed on a hospital or nursing bed? I have, twice, and it's just pure misery.

Now both times were just simple illnesses that got out of hand, something antibiotics easily cured, but being on one's back with your ass hurting due to the inability to move (the blood pools) is just pure misery. Minutes feel like hours. Men always say they want to go while having sex with a hit woman, but if you have some lingering illness I can assure you sex is the furthest thing from your mind, (even for @Hunka Hunka Burning Love).

I cringe for those that need a tracheotomy, where they pass a tube into your throat.

Is there a realistic possibility of some sort of recovery? 

[pico]

Rehab1 Sorry to hear about your misfortunes. I hope you will see some light soon...

 

Edited December 23, 2018 by pico

[Rehab1]

1 year anniversary since my accident. I was hoping my 2019 would start out on a more positive note. My brother suffered another stroke over the weekend and is on life support again. The doctors are recommending palliative care. I’ve never made a decision to end a family member’s life before but I need to comply with my brother’s wishes requested in his living will. 

The verbiage in most living wills is filled with so much ambiguity. When I visited him last month at bedside he communicated by squeezing my hand. My brother’s living will stated that he did not want any form of artificial respiration or feeding tubes if he was ‘unconscious’ but in my view he was still conscious and able to make decisions on his own so I refrained from removing his life support. The physicians are now recommending it.

Was my brother cognizant and communicating his wishes with me last month or did I misinterpret his true feelings? I now feel guilty that I made the wrong decision. He is in constant pain (morphine only provides so much comfort) from an emergency hip surgery and the hip is now dislocated from being bedridden along with his arm and leg being shackled to the hospital bed.

I’ve never had a family member incarcerated before so this is difficult for me to comprehend why the prison feels my brother is a flight risk when he can’t move, breath or eat on his own.

My sincere apologizes for my story. It is easier for me to share my feelings and thoughts with my second (forum) family than personally discuss them with actual family members. I’m sure my mother and father are looking down to provide my brother comfort and will welcome him home when the time arrives.

Edited January 28, 2019 by Rehab1

[Smoother]

10 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

1 year anniversary since my accident. I was hoping my 2019 would start out on a more positive note. My brother suffered another stroke over the weekend and is on life support again. The doctors are recommending palliative care. I’ve never made a decision to end a family member’s life before but I need to comply with my brother’s wishes requested in his living will. 

The verbiage in most living wills is filled with so much ambiguity. When I visited him last month at bedside he communicated by squeezing my hand. My brother’s living will stated that he did not want any form of artificial respiration or feeding tubes if he was ‘unconscious’ but in my view he was still conscious and able to make decisions on his own so I refrained from removing his life support. The physicians are now recommending it.

Was my brother cognizant and communicating his wishes with me last month or did I misinterpret his true feelings? I now feel guilty that I made the wrong decision. He is in constant pain (morphine only provides so much comfort) from an emergency hip surgery and the hip is now dislocated from being bedridden along with his arm and leg being shackled to the hospital bed.

I’ve never had a family member incarcerated before so this is difficult for me to comprehend why the prison feels my brother is a flight risk when he can’t move, breath or eat on his own.

My sincere apologizes for my story. It is easier for me to share my feelings and thoughts with my second (forum) family than personally discuss them with actual family members. I’m sure my mother and father are looking down to provide my brother comfort and will welcome him home when the time arrives.

I'm sorry for you and your brother that this is still going on. It's a tough call, either way has positives and negatives.

Think carefully, search your soul, act decisely, do the best thing for your brother.  He's counting on you.  Will you question your decision? Absolutly, either way. That's why you must think carefully.  Only then will you be able to gain some comfort about your decision, when you interrogate yourself about it afterwards.  You won't feel good either way, about your decision, so trying to find the "feel good" solution is pointless.

Our best wishes are with you.

Edited January 28, 2019 by Smoother

[Rehab1]

1 hour ago, Smoother said:

I'm sorry for you and your brother that this is still going on. It's a tough call, either way has positives and negatives.

Thanks buddy! It means a lot!

[Flying W]

I've never had to make the decision your facing and can't imagine what your going through. I'm sure you and your brother are in a lot of people's prayers, you can add me and my family to that list as well. 

[Scatcat]

21 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

1 year anniversary since my accident. I was hoping my 2019 would start out on a more positive note. My brother suffered another stroke over the weekend and is on life support again. The doctors are recommending palliative care. I’ve never made a decision to end a family member’s life before but I need to comply with my brother’s wishes requested in his living will. 

The verbiage in most living wills is filled with so much ambiguity. When I visited him last month at bedside he communicated by squeezing my hand. My brother’s living will stated that he did not want any form of artificial respiration or feeding tubes if he was ‘unconscious’ but in my view he was still conscious and able to make decisions on his own so I refrained from removing his life support. The physicians are now recommending it.

Was my brother cognizant and communicating his wishes with me last month or did I misinterpret his true feelings? I now feel guilty that I made the wrong decision. He is in constant pain (morphine only provides so much comfort) from an emergency hip surgery and the hip is now dislocated from being bedridden along with his arm and leg being shackled to the hospital bed.

I’ve never had a family member incarcerated before so this is difficult for me to comprehend why the prison feels my brother is a flight risk when he can’t move, breath or eat on his own.

My sincere apologizes for my story. It is easier for me to share my feelings and thoughts with my second (forum) family than personally discuss them with actual family members. I’m sure my mother and father are looking down to provide my brother comfort and will welcome him home when the time arrives.

There is no "wrong" decision here, nor is there a "right" one. Your brother stated his wishes, but did so in a situation where the complexity of actual reality were still hypothetical.
So was he "conscious" or should you have taken him off his life support as per his wishes? Who knows? But in your situation I would have done exactly the same. The mere thought of taking away the chance to live on, if there was even an infinitesimal risk that he had second thoughts, would have gnawed on my soul forever.

So the same thing applies now. Whatever decision you make, it must be one that YOU can live with. Your brother's stated wishes, when he was still capable of setting up his will, are actually secondary to that. Even if it means he will be kept alive against his own wishes for some time, he can't truly demand of you to go against your own feelings.

If you truly feel it is hopeless, then let go. If you still carry hope and it goes against that hope to end life support, then don't. I'm sure he wouldn't blame you for that.

Be true to yourself, and the rest will follow. Best wishes.

[Rehab1]

Sorry for my late reply. Thank you for your kind thoughts @Flying W and @Scatcat.. My brother began palliative care yesterday with a DNR status. It is in God’s hands now. I just just want him to go peacefully. Take care

[Scatcat]

2 hours ago, Rehab1 said:

Sorry for my late reply. Thank you for your kind thoughts @Flying W and @Scatcat.. My brother began palliative care yesterday with a DNR status. It is in God’s hands now. I just just want him to go peacefully. Take care

Take care you too, and I really hope it will be as peaceful as possible.

[The Fat Unicyclist]

You and your brother are in our thoughts...   

[Rehab1]

On 1/29/2019 at 8:00 AM, Scatcat said:

Take care you too, and I really hope it will be as peaceful as possible.

 

2 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said:

You and your brother are in our thoughts...   

 My sincere thanks. I need to pick myself up and stop feeling down.