Well, I paid for both my Braille notes and am paying for both the transplants. I work full time as a medical transcriptionist and have paid for all the equipment I use at work except the actual computer.
I have done anything from a simple credit union loan to using a credit card to finally getting a home equity loan to do some work on the house and making sure I had extra for what I needed. I am not and have not been dealing with rehab in my state since 1978. So, if I have it I have worked for it. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:19 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] M-powered someday! Hi rose; glad you got your unit back. Sorry if I was a little strong yesterday. I find you to be a very lucky person. I was talking to a good friend, in the office, about paying for the transplant. she said couldn't they pay for that for you? I said, the CAP program bought the unit and embosser for me. With my home equity loan, I feal honored to be able to do something for myself finally. I started out as a rental and now I have a condo. I started out working for 2 summers and volenteering for the winter and then got highered. I started out as a GS3.3 and now am a 5.8. I have slowly climbed up the ladder and have worker for 20 years. I am proving to the world that a multi handicapped person can still function in the world. Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Rose Combs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:10 PM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] M-powered someday! Well, they did require a signature, and did not get here until after five in the evening which meant I spent the whole day waiting, and canceled one appointment. However, I have it now, and spent yesterday afternoon establishing my wireless connection to the internet, getting the e-mail up and functioning and the like. It is faster than the classic. However, I believe that for the most part I still prefer my computer for e-mail. The ability to filter messages into their respective folders automatically upon receipt is just one reason. Anyone else notice the keyboard is stiffer and noisier? I have the BT model. I cannot seem to braille as fast but then that may be because I type so much and braille so little. However, I did not go for the QWERTY option because I don't like the idea of a smaller keyboard with smaller keys, we had that at work for a while and I had a lot of trouble with my hands using that keyboard. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah Van Oosterwijck Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:18 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] M-powered someday! I used to have a friendly UPS person who always did the deliveries to our house. He was great because he took personal interest in doing a good job of delivering things, like making sure not to leave stuff at the front door possibly in a puddle. :-) The new driver just dumps whatever wherever without even trying to knock or ring the door bell. I sometimes find things outside in strange places delivered who knows when. My MPower arrived the Friday after Thanks Giving in a snow storm, and we were not home. Fortunately it was in a huge plastic bag as well as all the box and phome packing material so it was just fine. It still freeks me out to have such expensive stuff just dumped, especially on a long weekend. I think all delivery companies are trying to save money by not asking for signatures for almost anything. I actually would like to know, just for my curiocity, if Humanware shipped the MPower without requesting the type of delivery that would require a signature, or if the delivery person just took the risk of leaving it. Sarah Van Oosterwijck Assistive Technology Trainer http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Combs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:10 PM Subject: [Braillenote] M-powered someday! Well UPS tried to deliver my transplanted 18-cell BN today,. I shipped it Fed-Ex because the Fed-Ex office is about half a mile from my house or less and because it is on my way home. Normally when I have packages from them and am not home (I work ten-hour days) I can call them and have them hold the package and pick it up the next evening. We had to go into tracking and ask that the package be delivered on Friday, January 13, which is the first time we will be home during the work week, but that is not always the case, sometimes we actually do work 50 hours a week. So, I have to wait and wait! Sure wish they shipped the same way they received, they have my card number so it should not have been a problem. I dislike UPS, they have no regard for schedules, are not easy to get to, and this means that more than likely I will spend all day Friday waiting and they will deliver at five in the evening even if they tried to deliver at 9:30 this morning. . In 2003 UPS left my new BN 32 cell on the porch all day, then three weeks later wanted a signature for the upgraded 18-cell, said they would be back on Friday but came on Thursday and left a note that they would ship it back, now talk about a hassle to get that resolved! I really have little that I can say is good about UPS. So, maybe Friday I will be half-way empowered, and next week will have to see about shipping the 32 cell for its empowerment, provided the 18-cell works when it gets home! 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