Imee's 2nd Trip To The Hospital

This time Imee and I spent 2 days at Padre Pio Hospital. Her doctor was worried about her too low a hemoglobin count. Among the medical professionals a hemoglobin count of 7 gm/dl is a "trigger" for blood transfusion. Dr. Ivan Imee's doctor went out of his office and flew the length of the corridor to the emergency room of Padre Pio. He was probably asking if Imee can get a blood transfusion "right away". Well, Imee is feeling fine except for quickly getting tired after a physical activity nothing to worry about, I guess.

After 10 minutes, Dr. Ivan informed us we should go to the hospital laboratory and forward his request of 3 packs of red blood cells for transfusion. He is being optimistic of course. I went up the flight of stairs to the laboratory. They have 1 pack of RBC. So I gave them Dr. Ivan's request and my cellphone number. They can send me a message once 3 packs are ready for Imee. This was Thursday.

Saturday, the laboratory informed me there are 2 packs ready for Imee. Okay. But could they send me a message once the 3 packs are complete.

Sunday, the laboratory informed me there are now 3 packs of RBC ready for Imee. So Imee and I went to the hospital for the blood transfusion around 3 pm. We were admitted for the procedure. It was not until 11 pm that night that the nurse gave Imee her first pack of red blood cells AB positive please. It took 4 hours of drip through intravenous line to empty the bag over her head. The laboratory had to blood type and do a crossmatching of the blood bags. I think it's part of the blood security. Think about it. There may be hundreds of fatal diseases transmitted by blood. So they just want to protect us, the public. The public also pays for the cost of the blood network. When somebody asks you for a blood donation, you could be helping a loved one or yourself.

That laboratory work costs 1,900.00 ph peso per bag of blood. She is given an injection of diphenhydramine beforehand, to lessen any allergic reaction. I also noted that diphenhydramine is a sedative. It also costs 425.00 ph peso per injection.

Imee's skin turned pink after the 2nd bag was emptied. The third bag of red blood cells which contains the protein hemoglobin carries oxygen around the body. Too little of these protein and the body gets less oxygen. We get tired easily.

Imee 's last bag of red blood cells was emptied around 4 am Tuesday. In the morning we were all ready to go home. Dr. Ivan was happy to see Imee's pink cheeks. I was happy to see her smile.

Password Issues On Ubuntu Login

I found myself unable to enter my login credentials when prompted to do so in Ubuntu. I think I might have changed it then forget about it. I've been running the current session for more days than I should have. I forget. So what's the solution to my problem. How do I get in to my system now? It involved getting into the grub menu somehow. I am uncertain as to how to do that exactly in your system. So there's a couple of ways to do it (finger's crossed). When booting at system start, use the esc key or the shift key. The first one worked for me. The timing is key. Wait until the bios banner shows then hit the esc key once. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.4 here. I have a current version of grub. The grub menu will give you options and the one you want is: root. Yes you want root privileges to set the root password. It should give you a terminal access where you can issue commands. Type: #mount -rw -o -s remount / ==> this command mounts the filesyste...

New ZFS Pool And the New 4TB Hard Drive

I am using the new pool for my videos and music. Downloading them using my torrent client, transmission. The old pool is raidz2 and now I am using a raidz1 only. But and a big but I gained space of up to 4.5 TB.

2024 So Far

I have a feeling of moving earth or walking off my itchiness. The growing fat in my belly tells me I am failing on many occasions to give in to this urge. My eyes are blurred by morning glory. I remember my father having the same ritual in the morning. After his weak stroke, he couldn't speak much, just a grunt but he would demonstrate with hand how he liked to wash his face. The weather wasn't helping. It's been raining cats and dogs the past week. The province of Rizal was soaked and spilled volumes of water into the bay and Laguna lake. Our Caimito tree was cut to no more than 4 feet from the ground. It was towering above the corrugated sheet metal of our roof. Now it lay horizontal on the yard. I calculated it could be made into a whole table and chairs set by a talented carpenter artist. I showed Lino the two big pieces of trunk that could only be moved if cut by a power saw in place. The road widening project in San Mateo was in the middle stage. One side of the road ...

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