Links that caught my eye

OK, one of the best videos I've EVER seen here, featuring the "Keepon" dancing robot seen below...




OK, I need at least 10 of these.

DOOMSDAY FEARS SPARK LAWSUIT - The experiment I work with at the moment is being called the 'doomsday device, based on bad science of course and now is being sued!

Parents Pick Prayer Over Docs; Girl Dies - This just pisses me off.

An UPdate for a change

So Jen received some great news today, UCSF thinks that she is the 'perfect candidate' for the stomach pacer surgery. So now, FINALLY, we have some plan of action that doesn't extend so far beyond the horizon of 'at some point'.

They also informed us that a gastroectomy is a very bad option and should not be considered unless absolutely necessary. So...good thing we waited.

So, it goes like this. They will wait until Jen's fistula is working properly, and then they will remove the original dialysis port in her chest. Hopefully they will remove the fungal infection at that point if it is attached to the catheter line. After that, she will be transfered to UCSF for the pacer surgery. Following that, she should be able to come home.

Home? What's that??

Update

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Jen is doing OK, same as usual. I'm working to see if we can get her the Minimed pump still, it appears as though it is not covered by insurance. I found out that there is another full-time glucose monitor, the Dexcom.

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Wow these posts get shorter and shorter don't they? Sorry about that.