Medical OT

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Christina Websell wrote:

They are not allowed to, it goes back to the consultant who will tell me
about it in due course. Whenever it suits, and I wonder why I am
freaking
out because I know I won't know for ages whether I have a brain tumour
or
not? and becoming nasty on the group is the symptom of my distress.

June has been wonderful about taking care of things for you when you've
been hospitalized. Is she also someone you can talk to? Even if you don't
want to talk about the stuff you're worried about, just chatting in a
friendly way might help to distract you for a while. It's very hard to be
alone when things like this are happening.

Simon will do it. He's an ex-counsellor and now a friend.
I told him already and it will not be too long before he comes to help.

"MaryL" wrote in message
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I cannot buy a Kindle atm, I have to live on less than nothing until 2013.
Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:

May he recover. I was told I would not, and got my grave arranged. I did
get better but how long for I don't know.
Six years now, about time for something else in the cancer dept to kick in.

I've always heard that once you've passed the 5-year mark (of remission)
that your risk of getting cancer again is the same as anyone else's risk.
That is, your risk doesn't come from the possible reemergence of the
original cancer, but I suppose you could get it again anyway. But no
more so than I could. Have you heard different?

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer

wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:

May he recover. I was told I would not, and got my grave arranged. I
did
get better but how long for I don't know.
Six years now, about time for something else in the cancer dept to kick
in.

I've always heard that once you've passed the 5-year mark (of remission)
that your risk of getting cancer again is the same as anyone else's risk.
That is, your risk doesn't come from the possible reemergence of the
original cancer, but I suppose you could get it again anyway. But no
more so than I could. Have you heard different?

Yes. My colleague after supposedly recovering from breast cancer got in it
her bones 10 years later, and
died.
Did you ever have cancer yourself, Joyce? If not, please do not try to
advise.
Tweed

MaryL wrote:

Do you like to read? I have a Kindle, and I absolutely love it. I held off
for a long time because I have always liked the feel of a book in my hands.
Well, I got a lighted cover and that gives the feel of a book. It can be
balanced on my knees or on a pillow on my lap, so it's easy to use, land the
light enables me to read in the dark if I lose power. I can keep any number
of books on it instead of carrying a stack of books around with me. One
problem with printed books in recent years is that publishers often print
right up to the margin binding, so we almost have to bend some books in half
to read. That's not a problem with Kindle. Finally, I love the fact that I
can change the size of the font--just like with a computer--so I don't have
to use reading glasses. There are *lots* of free books available from
amazon, in addition to the ones that are purchased. The classics and books
that are out of copyright are often free.

Starting a new thread here. I have some questions about the Kindle. Can you
get any book at all for the Kindle? It doesn't seem like that would be the
case, since that would mean that every book in existence has been digitized,
and I seriously doubt that. Many obscure movies never even made it to VHS
tapes, much less DVD. Is it harder to find obscure or out-of-print books to
read on the Kindle than it is to just hunt in used bookstores, or on the web?

Second question - of the books that *have* been digitized, can all of them
be read on the Kindle? Or can you only read books that have been digitized
to a certain proprietary format for the Kindle? Are there competing devices
that use different formats, which cannot be read on the Kindle, or vice-
versa? (I really *hate* that!)

Last, does Amazon have special arrangements with different publishers, and
not with other publishers, so that you can only get the books from the ones
that have a deal with Amazon? That's how it is with online movie streaming.
You can buy an Internet-to-TV device (which allows you to watch streaming
video from the 'net on your TV), but the company that makes that device
has deals with different Internet providers of films (eg, Netflix, Hulu,
etc) so you can access whatever movies those providers offer (for a fee),
but you can't surf the web from your TV and watch any old video you come
across. Actually, there are devices that allow that, but I'm focusing my
question on the ones that don't, because I'm wondering if Amazon has the
same kind of deal, where you can only get books from the publishers they
have arrangements with. It so controlling. "If you buy our device, we will
control what you can and can't have access to."

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer

Christina Websell wrote:


wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:

They are not allowed to, it goes back to the consultant who will tell me
about it in due course. Whenever it suits, and I wonder why I am
freaking
out because I know I won't know for ages whether I have a brain tumour
or
not? and becoming nasty on the group is the symptom of my distress.

June has been wonderful about taking care of things for you when you've
been hospitalized. Is she also someone you can talk to? Even if you don't
want to talk about the stuff you're worried about, just chatting in a
friendly way might help to distract you for a while. It's very hard to be
alone when things like this are happening.

Simon will do it. He's an ex-counsellor and now a friend.
I told him already and it will not be too long before he comes to help.

That's great, I'm glad to hear that.

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer

Christina Websell wrote:


wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:

May he recover. I was told I would not, and got my grave arranged. I
did
get better but how long for I don't know.
Six years now, about time for something else in the cancer dept to kick
in.

I've always heard that once you've passed the 5-year mark (of remission)
that your risk of getting cancer again is the same as anyone else's risk.
That is, your risk doesn't come from the possible reemergence of the
original cancer, but I suppose you could get it again anyway. But no
more so than I could. Have you heard different?

Yes. My colleague after supposedly recovering from breast cancer got in it
her bones 10 years later, and
died.
Did you ever have cancer yourself, Joyce? If not, please do not try to
advise.

Oh, I'm not advising you - that is, I'm not suggesting that you do anything.
I was just wondering. That's what I've heard, but my information could
certainly be out of date.

I haven't had cancer, but many people around me have it or have had it.
I feel like it's raining anvils and I'm just hoping to avoid getting hit
by one.

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer

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MaryL wrote:

Do you like to read? I have a Kindle, and I absolutely love it. I held
off
for a long time because I have always liked the feel of a book in my
hands.
Well, I got a lighted cover and that gives the feel of a book. It can be
balanced on my knees or on a pillow on my lap, so it's easy to use, land
the
light enables me to read in the dark if I lose power. I can keep any
number
of books on it instead of carrying a stack of books around with me. One
problem with printed books in recent years is that publishers often print
right up to the margin binding, so we almost have to bend some books in
half
to read. That's not a problem with Kindle. Finally, I love the fact that
I
can change the size of the font--just like with a computer--so I don't
have
to use reading glasses. There are *lots* of free books available from
amazon, in addition to the ones that are purchased. The classics and
books
that are out of copyright are often free.

Starting a new thread here. I have some questions about the Kindle. Can you
get any book at all for the Kindle? It doesn't seem like that would be the
case, since that would mean that every book in existence has been digitized,
and I seriously doubt that. Many obscure movies never even made it to VHS
tapes, much less DVD. Is it harder to find obscure or out-of-print books to
read on the Kindle than it is to just hunt in used bookstores, or on the
web?

Second question - of the books that *have* been digitized, can all of them
be read on the Kindle? Or can you only read books that have been digitized
to a certain proprietary format for the Kindle? Are there competing devices
that use different formats, which cannot be read on the Kindle, or vice-
versa? (I really *hate* that!)

Last, does Amazon have special arrangements with different publishers, and
not with other publishers, so that you can only get the books from the ones
that have a deal with Amazon? That's how it is with online movie streaming.
You can buy an Internet-to-TV device (which allows you to watch streaming
video from the 'net on your TV), but the company that makes that device
has deals with different Internet providers of films (eg, Netflix, Hulu,
etc) so you can access whatever movies those providers offer (for a fee),
but you can't surf the web from your TV and watch any old video you come
across. Actually, there are devices that allow that, but I'm focusing my
question on the ones that don't, because I'm wondering if Amazon has the
same kind of deal, where you can only get books from the publishers they
have arrangements with. It so controlling. "If you buy our device, we will
control what you can and can't have access to."

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer

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I'm not interleaving this to your questions because I still haven't gotten
around to getting a "proper" newsreader that would place markers at the
beginning of each line of older text.

First: There are some books that are only available in print format and not
digitized for Kindle. However, I have found a remarkable array of choices
(both old and new publishing dates), so that seldom has been a problem for
me. Prices are generally much less for Kindle than for printed materials.

Second: I don't have any personal knowledge of this, but I have read some
articles that say that books that have been made available for libraries and
some other eReaders may not be compatible with Kindle. Supposedly, they are
moving in the direction of making library editions compatible. But, again,
I don't have any personal knowledge.

Third: I haven't found that to be a problem. I have been able to find
almost everything I want, regardless of publisher. I have noticed that
books that have higher-than-average prices for the Kindle often include the
disclaimer that the publisher set the price.

MaryL

On 2012-01-16, wrote:

Starting a new thread here. I have some questions about the Kindle. Can you
get any book at all for the Kindle?

You can't get every book in the world, but Amazon does have more than a
million titles. You can transfer free books from Project Gutenberg to
Kindle.

Bud

On Jan 16, 7:42*pm, "MaryL" wrote:
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MaryL wrote:
Do you like to read? *I have a Kindle, and I absolutely love it. *I held
off
for a long time because I have always liked the feel of a book in my
hands.
Well, I got a lighted cover and that gives the feel of a book. *It can be
balanced on my knees or on a pillow on my lap, so it's easy to use, land
the
light enables me to read in the dark if I lose power. *I can keep any
number
of books on it instead of carrying a stack of books around with me. *One
problem with printed books in recent years is that publishers often print
right up to the margin binding, so we almost have to bend some books in
half
to read. *That's not a problem with Kindle. *Finally, I love the fact that
I
can change the size of the font--just like with a computer--so I don't
have
to use reading glasses. *There are *lots* of free books available from
amazon, in addition to the ones that are purchased. *The classics and
books
that are out of copyright are often free.

Starting a new thread here. I have some questions about the Kindle. Can you
get any book at all for the Kindle? It doesn't seem like that would be the
case, since that would mean that every book in existence has been digitized,
and I seriously doubt that. Many obscure movies never even made it to VHS
tapes, much less DVD. Is it harder to find obscure or out-of-print books to
read on the Kindle than it is to just hunt in used bookstores, or on the
web?

Second question - of the books that *have* been digitized, can all of them
be read on the Kindle? Or can you only read books that have been digitized
to a certain proprietary format for the Kindle? Are there competing devices
that use different formats, which cannot be read on the Kindle, or vice-
versa? (I really *hate* that!)

Last, does Amazon have special arrangements with different publishers, and
not with other publishers, so that you can only get the books from the ones
that have a deal with Amazon? That's how it is with online movie streaming.
You can buy an Internet-to-TV device (which allows you to watch streaming
video from the 'net on your TV), but the company that makes that device
has deals with different Internet providers of films (eg, Netflix, Hulu,
etc) so you can access whatever movies those providers offer (for a fee),
but you can't surf the web from your TV and watch any old video you come
across. Actually, there are devices that allow that, but I'm focusing my
question on the ones that don't, because I'm wondering if Amazon has the
same kind of deal, where you can only get books from the publishers they
have arrangements with. It so controlling. "If you buy our device, we will
control what you can and can't have access to."

--
Joyce

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living
creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of
worthless human lives. * * * * * * * * * * * * *-- Albert Schweitzer

- - - - - - - - - - -

I'm not interleaving this to your questions because I still haven't gotten
around to getting a "proper" newsreader that would place markers at the
beginning of each line of older text.

First: *There are some books that are only available in print format and not
digitized for Kindle. *However, I have found a remarkable array of choices
(both old and new publishing dates), so that seldom has been a problem for
me. *Prices are generally much less for Kindle than for printed materials.

Second: *I don't have any personal knowledge of this, but I have read some
articles that say that books that have been made available for libraries and
some other eReaders may not be compatible with Kindle. *Supposedly, they are
moving in the direction of making library editions compatible. *But, again,
I don't have any personal knowledge.

Kindle is not compatible with books from Canadian libraries, at least
atm
Because of that, I made sure the e-reader I got (Kobo Vox which I
heard is
similar to the Kindle Fire) is compatible,
after installing an OverDrive Meida Console. app
I also enjoy reading books on my Vox. No more trips to and from
the library hauling heavy books in this frigid weather. The library e-
books
also automatically expired when due. Not more late charges. Besides,
some library books are kind of dingy. No such problem with e-books.
There are also some free e-books, and some for as low as 99c.
The only drawback is the selection is not as good as hard copy bookd
Plus e-books are not always cheaper. Recently I bought a book on sale
at a lower price than its e-version from the same bookstore.

Winnie

Third: *I haven't found that to be a problem. *I have been able to find
almost everything I want, regardless of publisher. *I have noticed that
books that have higher-than-average prices for the Kindle often include the
disclaimer that the publisher set the price.

MaryL