Visiting A Doctor For A Follow-Up Appt. Riding In A Scooter in Our Neighborhood Area.

Yesterday, I went to see my new doctor, Dr. G., in South Daytona for a follow-up appt.  Dr. G. suggested I should walk more time.  He told me the water kept flowing down into both of my legs and feet inside cuz they keep getting swollen increasing and decreasing repeatly and I sit in the chair too long.  I didn't know how the water got into them.  I don't understand it.  The water should be back up into my body.  My legs and feet should be squeezing when I am wearing a brace and walking with a walker.  This morning, I noticed my legs are about getting better but not my feet yet.  However, about my brace that I wore yesterday, Dr. G. prescribed me to get my brace replacing cuz it's too big and heavy due to weight loss.  I drag my leg when I walk and sit on the bed.  It's hard.  Either of my family members help me to move my right leg to get into the car when I get in it.  I will have an appt with the brace people in Daytona Beach on Tues. Sept 23rd.  I will ask for a lightweight.  Anyways, Dr. G. is so funny and tries to learn a sign lanugage from me little bit.  He talked to my mother more than me.  I am confused by what he said to my mother.  And then we left when we finished discussing with Dr. G.

Joe and Mom wanted to stop by at a health food store on the way back to home from a trip to my doctor's office.  I waited inside the car and read a book while they shop.

I sometimes go out in riding a scooter in our neighborhood area.  I had a fun.  I feel better.  Before I moved into a madison a month ago, I felt trapping stay inside my apt cuz the doorway has a step.  There was no way out.  It's hard for me without enjoying outside when the weather turns pleasant.  I guess I was indisposed.  But right now, I find my way out successfully. 

One Sunday last week, while I was riding in a scooter outside, I spotted a turtle on the curb behind some trees.  I was dismayed to see what a turtle is doing.  I figured it's dead as if it can't be movable at all.  I noticed his left arm looks like a stiff, maybe it's broken but I don't know.  Both of his eyes look wide as a frozen.  Poor turtle.  I don't know what happened to it.  I also noticed many insects like tiny ants may be hungry for it as if they smell a food.  I guess the turtle was about getting out of the curb into the road but he stopped traveling anymore.  I don't want to touch the turtle cuz it's a dirty and it could be a germ.  Yuck!  This past week, I was searched for a dead turtle as my parents' car passing by but I figured it already disappeared.  Somebody took it but I don't know what he or she is doing with a turtle.

Surprise! A 1945 Newspaper Photograph of My Late Uncle, Richard, As A Young Boy Scout.

Now I finally have time to show you a 1945 newpaper photograph of my late uncle, Richard, as a young Boy Scout.  Yes, Uncle Richard was a celebrity back then.  My S.F. cousin, Jeanne, sent that picture to us in an e-mail after she and other relatives found it while going through Richard's memorabilia.  I told you about Richard in another blog 2 months ago, remember?  This picture was taken at the funeral of FDR in Washington, D.C.  Jeanne was told by Richard, her father, that he was worried that this black woman was in such grief that she was going to faint or fall and he moved up close, ready to hold her up.  See it below.

.Here is a picture of Uncle Richard as a young Boy Scout and a black woman:

LOOK magazine printed it in 1960.

If you are planning go on a vacation in Washington, D.C. in the future and on a tour at FDR Memorial site, that picture is on the display there.  Surprise, huh?

See a link, "In The Memory of Uncle Richard 1st of Part 3" if you wants or miss reading this July blog.  Uncle Richard passed away on July 15th, 2008.

At The Madison. Sorenson VP. The Program In My Computer.

I finally have time to do blogging the subject.  The reason I haven't doing it is that both of my legs and feet are swollen and needed a prop up and rest first.  The medication my new doctor, Dr. G. prescribed me is not working so I am going to see him tomorrow morning for an appt.

My oldest brother, Joe, kept changing my doctor's appt twice.  I don't like that.  Last week, Joe promised me he won't be changing it again.  I hope.  If Joe did it, I will going to be mad at him.  Mom understood how I feel about Joe's changing plans.  He's always to do that alot.  That's who he is.

I feel I am almost ready to invite my own guests over to my bedroom.  It looks much better but it's not finishing yet.  My bedroom closet is straightened out by a help from Joe's male employee, Kenny, today.  Thank God.  Whew!  It was so MESS before!  I can't do them all myself cuz I am disabled.  I could be wiping out if no one is helping me!  Some of furntiure were moved out of my bedroom cuz the space is not enough for me to move around and too crowded.  I don't need them.  My new bed looks huge than I had in my apartment before.  It looks like a queen but somewhat a king.  Previous owners gave it to me.  It's including beautiful bed items.  It's very comfortable.  Also, a new white dresser with mirror and bedside table and a couch.

Soon, Kenny will build some ramps for me at the madison.  Some ramps should be building at the living room, outside the front doors, and at the window door in my bedroom on the way to the swimming pool outside.

I did go swimming at our pool on Labor Day but it was late in the afternoon.  I had a fun.  I wanted to go back swimming last Sunday Sept 14th but it's too late in afternoon cuz Joe had to take a nap first when he returned from a trip to church and I thought the weather outside looked like it's going to rain but I was wrong.  I like going to swim early.  Mom knows that.

I am still waiting to hear from Sorenson Videophone.  I contaced it in the website yesterday late afternoon so that company will send an employee to help me with my videophone.  I am ready to get someone to reinstall it for me.

I need ur help, please.  I am confused.  I have problems with videos and sideshows in my computer.  Do u know what those are?  Videos and sideshows in some websites look blank since my computer fixed a month ago.  I don't understand what's wrong with them.  I can't figure it out.  I tried Flash Player 9 but I still have it and it doesn't work (Sigh).

I am thinking about going to buy a different antivirus program.  The firewall in my old program don't work, NOT in Window XP.  I don't like firewall cuz it's bothering and confusing me if a person knows how to use it with high IQ.  I wish an info in Firewall could be an easy for me to understand if I am a deaf.  Firewall have a program including with antivirus and spyware.  I will get rid of an old program when I buy a different one.

Deaf Club

I had a wonderful time last Saturday.  I left home that middle afternoon when my bus arrived to pick me up on time.  Thank goodness, I needed to get out of house.  Before that, I felt boring and had nothing to do.

I went back to the deaf club at Easter Seals in Daytona Beach again since last winter.  I had a meeting there that Saturday afternoon.  I was glad to see deaf people and a hearing interpeter again.  Some of them haven't noticed my hair changing!  I was shocked that nobody said anything about my new color hair and haircut.  We were discussed issues and events.  During the meeting, I noticed the Pizza Hut deliveryman had just arrived there on time early and I had to get out of the room and talked to that delivery guy.  I am the one who ordered the pizza before I left home but actually, Dad called Pizza Hut for me at home and checked out how much cost the pizza is.  I wrote down the paper that tells him what I want.  What I wanted is a medium pepperoni with topping pineapples pizza.  The reason I ordered it is that Dad can't bring supper to me after the meeting cuz he's an old man.  Anyways, I paid the pizza myself and gave the guy a tip and then went back to the room.  I can't wait to eat pizza until the meeting is over!  I did eat 3 slices of pizza after the meeting.  Yummy!  I felt so good eating them.  When I decided eating enough them, I shared 5 slices of pizza with other deaf people but through out the night, there were only 3 slices of pizza leftover so I took a box of pizza to home after the game is over.  After I finished eating some of pizza, I bought a small plate of 2 chocolate chips cookies and went outside cuz the A.C. made me cold inside the building of Easter Seals.  That bothered me but I forgot.  Anyways, I enjoyed eating cookies outside.  Those cookies taste so good.  Yummy!  Several minutes later, I went back inside to sign in and pay the game.  We were playing Bingo through out the night but I did not win.  And the door prize but I did not win again.  Dad picked me up on time early after the game is finished.  I found out my bus service is closed at 6 pm cuz of the location when I called it on my TTY 2 days before.  I can't believe it.  That's why I moved to a new home in another area.  And then I went home with my Dad.

Hurricanes. The Printer. My New Doctor.

Hello!  Sorry, I have been busy.  I had one setback.  Few times Joe, my oldest brother, wanted to use my computer for typing letters and e-mails to people he have a business with.

I hear Hurricane Hanna is passing by my hometown now but good news that storm is staying away from the shore.  I am seeing the wind outside my house.  It's coming from Hanna.  I can tell that.  Rain all day.  Beaches have a big problem for city leaders.  Hanna will head to Carolinas when it upgrades.  There is another hurricane on the way, Ike.  Ike is a powerful and dangerous.  Also, it will may go to Key West.  Good news is that Ike keeps changing the path from north of Florida to south.  Hopefully.  Cross my fingers.  Residents of Key West will get bad news when they hear about Ike.  Florida Governor Crist declares a state of emergency.  Josephine, another hurricane, is still in Atlantic Ocean.

I had one setback.  My printer that is connecting to a computer broke last Wednesday morning.  It was 4 yrs old. The movable paper stopped as it was about finishing.  I didn't find out what's wrong with my printer until yesterday when Joe and I went back to the repair shop where my computer was at before.  After we stopped by the repair shop, Joe and I went to Office Depot in Ormond Beach for buying a new printer cuz Joe wanted his documents to be printed immediately.  He wanted those badly.  Joe used my computer to type letters to few people he knows last Wednesday night but he didn't know my old printer was not working.  Anyways, we were having a hard time to find the right, HP printer until I went to get an Office Depot employee for helping us to find it.  We found the right, new one.  It looks cool and different than the old one.  The number of my new printer is different.  I am happy to receive it.  Last night, I installed the brand new program.  I was so busy to figure out but unsuccessfully.  I was so wiped out!  Joe stepped in to help me and did it successfully.  Thank God.  Whew!  My new printer works.  I love it.

I still have no pains in my stomach since I took Imodium pills on Aug 12th but I've decided stop taking them anymore few days later because those pills made me very sleepy.  Also, the massage helps to prevent me from having more pains in my belly.  I am regaining my appetite.  That's good news.  Whew!  I did see a new doctor named Dr. G. in South Daytona on August 27th about my swollen feet and stomach.  I just learned the wife of my new doctor was hearing impaired.  I was surprised to find out.  He forgot ASL since his wife got a cochlear implant.  He have to practice ASL all over again since I am his new patient.  I've finally found a smart, wonderful doctor.  Thank God.  He's so good.  My new doctor knows about a deaf culture and 2 of my friends from deaf club.  Wow.  The new doctor suggests Mom and Joe should take a sign language class because all of my family members don't understand me and are confusing by what I said something to them personally.  It's due to our personal arguments.  My family also don't communicating with me much.  I get mad at them sometimes.  The new doctor suggests I should do exercises to get my feet swelling down and do in the swimming pool.

Tomorrow afternoon, I have a meeting at the deaf club at Easter Seals in Daytona Beach and then later that evening, our deaf club is going to play Bingo.

Have a good weekend!

Problem With My Computer. Tropical Storm Fay.

I finally have time to do blogging this subject.  Sorry, I hadn't responding to this blog cuz I had setbacks about the problem of my computer.  It broke down on the week of Tropical Storm Fay.  It happened during the storm one night since we moved into a new home.  We almost lost power few times.  I've tried to fix my computer few times but I quit for the last time.  The problem with my computer was that the screen won't be showing up for 10 minutes.  I waited and waited.  It still looked black and blank.  I had this problem before we moved into a new house.  So, my oldest brother, Joe, took my computer to the repair shop in Ormond Beach.  Joe said a part of my computer died.  I later found out there was a problem with the fan inside my computer.  I got my computer back to my home from the repair shop yesterday.  Joe paid it for me.  David, my youngest brother, set it up for me when I came home yesterday afternoon.  He knows how to do it.  David owns a laptop.  I thanked David for that.  Whew!

I did go to the library last Tuesday for checking my e-mails in the computer while I waited for my computer to be repairing in the shop.  I had to do e-mailing Joe's friend who lives in the state of New York first.  Joe asked me to do that for him.  I tried to be in a hurry cuz the library has a rule, one hour limit.  I finished typing it 3 minutes before the end of session in my account.  Whew!  Then I started all over again to check my personal e-mails for another hour.  And then I went home.

Have u heard about Tropical Storm Fay?  It happened in Florida last week.  Florida got rain for a week.  It was awful.  Part of my home county got a flood but we are lucky that we are not flooding victims.  Thank God, we are safe.  Other county in my home state got it, too.  We almost lost power few times during the thunderstorm that is coming from T.S. Fay.  Oh, boy.  Many of thousand residents lost power, too.  I saw the sun again last weekend.  Finally.  Some residents of 2 counties lost everything due to a flood by T.S. Fay.  I heard they complain about it on local TV news.  Thank God, we moved into the new home at the right time before Fay but we didn't know it's coming our way.

I also heard that there will be another hurricane, Gustov, on the way to the Gulf of Mexico and possible to Gulf Coast.  I don't know where it will go to.  When I found out it will head to New Orleans, I said, "Oh, no, not again."  It reminds me of Hurricane Katrina, remember that almost 3 years ago?  Another hurricane, Hanna, in Atlantic Ocean and 2 more waves that are about starting to develop.

That's it for now but I have more details to talk about in the next blog later.

We've Moved!

Finally, I have time to take a break from doing cleaning up the stuff in my huge suite in the new big house but I am not done yet.  Also, yesterday I was supposed to do blogging this but I wasn't feeling well.  I did take breaks between chores since I've moved into it to join my family.  I am waiting for someone else to help me to put things away like in my bedroom closet so I could leave my mom leave alone.  My huge walk-in bedroom closet is a mess!  It's not straight out.  I have a hard time to put things away without a help from someone else cuz I am disabled.

I finally got a connection to an internet last Thursday morning, August 7th.  I waited for my computer to be hooked up patiently until last Thursday.  Our TV cable company guys fixed up the connection for us but in a separated way.  My own TV cable that is connected to a computer and theirs a different one.  My TV set looks different than the one I had for a year because the size of my 2007 TV set doesn't fixing into the shelf of an opened square wall.  I mean it's at the top of my computer.  If you don't understand what I mean this, I will send a digital picture of it to all of you soon.  You will be curious looking at it by a surprise.

Anyways, we were so busy unpacking our stuff for a week.  It's crazy and awful.  We've moved into a big brick house last Monday August 4th.  I haven't a chance to say goodbye to my old apt because Sunney, Mom's friend, forced me to go over to their new house right away during lunch hour.  My stuff in the apt was not ready to go, unfinished, but other boxes already packed and sent to a rental truck.

I have had experienced of living in an old apt (see the photo on the right) for almost 7 years.  Memories of living there were I fell 3 times while walking with a pair of canes in the spring of 2003, probably due to the problem of my right knee; lost power 3 times during hurricane season 2004; some friends came over for a visit few times; got new queen bed from Joe in the summer of 2007; the first video phone, D-Link, I've got 2 years ago and then later on Sorenson; got a new TV set last year; and got very sick due to belly pains and began losing weight fast by my illness last year.

We live in a new, big brick house (see the photo on the right), a tan one, with a swimming pool.  I am on the first floor.  My huge suite that have a large bathroom locates on the west side in the back.  My own bathroom has also a rose jacuzzi and a shower.  I am sharing it with Dad.  Dad is also staying on the first floor and have own his bedroom because he's having a hard time going upstairs and downstairs due to his health.  It's beautiful.

I've given up my childhood desk anymore cuz it looks not in a good shape.  I've used it for more than 20 years.  I got it as a big Christmas present from my parents when I was 11 1/2 yrs old.  I do recall I didn't ask for it.  It was a big surprise.  My 1 year old queen bed have been given away cuz I got another new bed from previous owners.  It's very comfortable to sleep in.  Also, new white dresser with a mirror and a bedside table.  And new couch and lounge.

My Sorenson VP 200 is not really to set up yet.  I will contact Sorenson VP company to send a VP employee to set it up for me when my room is done cleaning up.  Cleaning up the room comes first.  That's the hardest part I have to do.  I already put 2 boxes of Sorenson VP on top of my desk.  I have had an idea where I wanted it to.  And about my bus service, Votran, I will call that company to ask for the change of my home address on TTY soon.

I don't have time to do swimming in the pool in the back of our new house cuz I have been busy cleaning up.  But I saw my oldest brother, Joe, swimming since yesterday.

I have to go now.  Will see ya later!