So Dawn says...

Checked with Dawn today because the blog has been a ghost town. She says Mike is scheduled for surgery today to remove the plate under his eye and also the jaw wires so he can close his mouth (wild applause, mixed meanings) and use a straw. He has been packing up his things this week with help from family and will be house hunting soon.

Mike, dont forget you have tons of friends here who will help schlep your stuff from storage to your new place so there is no excuse not to schedule a moving event where we can help. Asking for help from people who want to help you is not imposing. I'll even buy the refreshments. (Some here have implied that it isnt really a moving party without the "pssssssst" sound of a pop top releasing pressure off a cold beer. )

Who am I to argue?

Great to see ya'll

I dropped in for a minute while I was down at the hospital recently and ended up getting a chance to say hello to many of the tech support folks. It was good to see ya'll. For those I didn't see, sorry I missed you. Everyone seemed to be busy and in good spirits for the holidays. I trust the good cheer will carry throughout Christmas and the upcomming New Years.
MikE.

And now for something completely different ...

So, is the shorter hair and mustache working for me? I thought I would go with a slightly different look (see last post), let me know what you think. xD

Well, the jaw is still wired shut (keep the applause down), probably another 2 weeks on that. Everything else seems to be progressing well, at least that is what the medical folks are telling me. With all the daily wound care and constant appointments I have, there has not been much time for anything else. Speaking of which, egad!!!! only 10 more days to Christmas. I hope you all are better prepared than I am. I usually run a bit late but this year is going to break records.

Telephone?

Although MikE recently rediscovered the telephone from investigating the ringing sound, (at least his EARS are working right) he said he didnt mean to imply that he is ready for phone calls. His jaw is still wired and he said we likely couldnt understand anything he was trying to say. So, blog entries for a while longer to get messages to him.

Otherwise he is making progress. Sense of humor seems to be in great shape, eh MikE?

He also sent me a video so we can see how he is dealing with the wired jaw. He said he looks a little different than we may expect. I agree... He looks really different!

Blew up the Router to Modem configuration

Some things never change. I was working along over my wireless connection and suddenly the Comcast modem stopped talking to the Router/switch. The entire house lost connection to the internet. For goodness sakes! All I was doing was reading an eMail. Apparently my 'magnetic personality' still works just fine. Looks like when Comcast did the automatic update to our IP/subnet something went wrong. For now, we have one PC connected to the internet. Bummer.

In the meantime looks like I have had 2 hackers crack into my blog and make themselves contributors. Just kidding Suellen and Ken!

I have noticed there is a device nearby that makes a ringing sound from time to time, and if I speak into it I can easily communicate to other people. They tell me it is called a telephone. At the moment, it seems like a vastly superior technology. :-0

Mike,

Been speaking with your sister these past weeks and she told me about this blog. Good job Rob! You have not been far from my prayers since I heard. I have read your posts and glad to see that your funny bone was not broken. For me humor is a great coping tool. I expect with your extra computer time you will invent something or max out some new game. I look forward to hearing about your continued improvement and being the "superman" we all know you are.

Ken L.

PS I have not formated any hard drives lately.

The question is "How is Mike today?"!!!!!

Has anyone heard how Mike is doing? Been awhile since a post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Discharged from MCG

I can't believe I said 'simple' and 'surgery' in the same sentence on my last post. I must admit the medical professionals did a good job, no complications and they were exact in cuts and sutures. I finally got discharged shortly before 21:00 on Saturday night. I am just now getting reconnected to 'the grid' out here in Evans, eyesight is still problematic so I appoligize for delays in (having someone assist) reading and typing. Much of today occupied with daily treatments and also a visit from Home Health (UH home health, that is). Again, many thanks for all the positive thoughts and prayers from everyone. You folks have been the greatest. I don't know where to begin: the generous gifts have paid for much needed medical assistance, the cards (which I am still going through) have kept my mind in an attitude condusive for my body to heal. I would not be at the point I am at without all the encouragement I have received from ya'll.
MikE.

Elvis has left the building...

Dawn says Mike was discharged Saturday and is staying with family. We should be hearing from him on here soon. Dont want to steal his thunder but at the same time many of you are asking about his progress so I wanted to update the blog.