I've had a Grand Mal seizure. According to my GP from stress. So I've been
forced to keep a little low profile. I'm gerting back to normal though. I
was hospitalized and forced to give up the internet for a while and roll
back some of my projects.
I'm slowly getting back to normal though. I apologize for any inconvinence,
but the seriousness was laid out prettty vividly and gave me somewhat of a
scare.
I'll getting back to a kind of normal though. I've had to give up some of
my projects but I still want to contribute if you haven't given up in me
completely....
I've had a Grand Mal seizure. According to my GP from stress. So I've been
forced to keep a little low profile. I'm gerting back to normal though. I
was hospitalized and forced to give up the internet for a while and roll
back some of my projects.
I'm slowly getting back to normal though. I apologize for any
inconvinence, but the seriousness was laid out prettty vividly and gave me
somewhat of a scare.
I'll getting back to a kind of normal though. I've had to give up some of
my projects but I still want to contribute if you haven't given up in me
completely....
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:53:35 PM EST, Soren Bro wrote:
Darn spell correcting. :)
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, sbrothy@gmail.com wrote:
I've had a Grand Mal seizure. According to my GP from stress. So I've been
forced to keep a little low profile. I'm gerting back to normal though. I
was hospitalized and forced to give up the internet for a while and roll
back some of my projects.
I'm slowly getting back to normal though. I apologize for any
inconvinence, but the seriousness was laid out prettty vividly and gave me
somewhat of a scare.
I'll getting back to a kind of normal though. I've had to give up some of
my projects but I still want to contribute if you haven't given up in me
completely....
Kind regards,
Søren.
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Søren Bro Thygesen
Dear Mr Thygesen:
I am deeply distressed by these circumstances and feel extremely troubled
by the notion that we, as a body collective, contributed in part to your
illness and consequent hospitalisation. I would be glad to have you
continue working with us---you are a very talented interface coder, after
all---but only if, and when, you consider yourself ready. Please be sure
to exercise care in order to avoid further injury.
The theory and practice of neurology is not unknown to me, and I understand
perfectly well what a grand-mal seizure entails: a severe insult to the
brain from which some can not recover. Given that you are already
considering a return to the team, I can only support you in whatever
decision you make during your recovery. I recommend that you discuss
appropriate anticonvulsants with your doctor, ensuring that they do not
unduly influence your mentation. I suggest that you mention pregabalin (or
gabapentin), clonazepam (or *zepam), phenytoin, and phenobarbital (or
barbexaclone) in particular; I strongly recommend against carbamazepine,
anything valproic, and especially topiramate.
Also, I feel that I must speak candidly here. A colleague taking time off
due to his hospitalisation deserves sympathy, not grumbling about supposed
"inconvenience". There was no such thing. We'd be glad to have you back,
health permitting---with heavy emphasis on those last words. Health.
Permitting.
With utmost sympathy,
N. E. Werner-Matavka
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I'm moved by your kind words. Rest assured though, that HERMES most
probably hasn't been the proverbial straw. I am (was) engaged in a lot of
(and certainly too many) projects. Few of them was cooperative though. Most
was personal and some family related. Hence my fear of "spreading too
thin", although the consequences wasn't what I expected. I was more scared
of letting someone down. The personal ones has been put on hiatus with no
losers (apart from my own pride). To stretch the metaphor I've had to
swallow a camel or two. :)
I took a step backwards to assess which projects could wait and which would
be fun and serve a communal purpose. I have a lot of ideas about where I'd
like to take the HERMES GUI. Especially the big and friendly icons that the
users are accustomed to from the old version. I'll move a little more slow
going forward but I habe a couple of ideas. Putting the the HERMES logo in
the mail detail view for example. That wouls look professional, in my
opinion. And being able to change between small and big icons in the Mail
Detail View and possibly in the Mail Edit View.....
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:53:35 PM EST, Soren Bro wrote:
Darn spell correcting. :)
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, sbrothy@gmail.com wrote:
I've had a Grand Mal seizure. According to my GP from stress. So I've been
forced to keep a little low profile. I'm gerting back to normal though. I
was hospitalized and forced to give up the internet for a while and roll
back some of my projects.
I'm slowly getting back to normal though. I apologize for any
inconvinence, but the seriousness was laid out prettty vividly and gave me
somewhat of a scare.
I'll getting back to a kind of normal though. I've had to give up some of
my projects but I still want to contribute if you haven't given up in me
completely....
Kind regards,
Søren.
--
Søren Bro Thygesen
Dear Mr Thygesen:
I am deeply distressed by these circumstances and feel extremely troubled
by the notion that we, as a body collective, contributed in part to your
illness and consequent hospitalisation. I would be glad to have you
continue working with us---you are a very talented interface coder, after
all---but only if, and when, you consider yourself ready. Please be sure
to exercise care in order to avoid further injury.
The theory and practice of neurology is not unknown to me, and I
understand
perfectly well what a grand-mal seizure entails: a severe insult to the
brain from which some can not recover. Given that you are already
considering a return to the team, I can only support you in whatever
decision you make during your recovery. I recommend that you discuss
appropriate anticonvulsants with your doctor, ensuring that they do not
unduly influence your mentation. I suggest that you mention pregabalin (or
gabapentin), clonazepam (or *zepam), phenytoin, and phenobarbital (or
barbexaclone) in particular; I strongly recommend against carbamazepine,
anything valproic, and especially topiramate.
Also, I feel that I must speak candidly here. A colleague taking time off
due to his hospitalisation deserves sympathy, not grumbling about supposed
"inconvenience". There was no such thing. We'd be glad to have you back,
health permitting---with heavy emphasis on those last words. Health.
Permitting.
Oh, and here was I thinking you were probably taking a well earned break after completing the first phase of the Hermes GUI.
While I have certainly heard of Grand Mal seizures, I had to look up the term to learn a little about them. Rather nasty and frightening events, to be sure. Especially when they happen for no obvious reason as they apparently often do.
Please take care of yourself. Perhaps do a little meditation, like I do. Just 20 minutes a day can work wonders.
Pete
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Iinitially I thought it was due to low blood sugar (that seems to be what
the litterature thinks) in combination with the "medicine" I'm prescribed
from my GP. But upon hearing what I do with my spare time he was not in
doubt. I should probably eat more anyhoo though. I'm not good at that.
Oh, and here was I thinking you were probably taking a well earned break
after completing the first phase of the Hermes GUI.
While I have certainly heard of Grand Mal seizures, I had to look up the
term to learn a little about them. Rather nasty and frightening events, to
be sure. Especially when they happen for no obvious reason as they
apparently often do.
Please take care of yourself. Perhaps do a little meditation, like I do.
Just 20 minutes a day can work wonders.
I've had a Grand Mal seizure. According to my GP from stress. So I've been
forced to keep a little low profile. I'm gerting back to normal though. I
was hospitalized and forced to give up the internet for a while and roll
back some of my projects.
I'm slowly getting back to normal though. I apologize for any inconvinence,
but the seriousness was laid out prettty vividly and gave me somewhat of a
scare.
I'll getting back to a kind of normal though. I've had to give up some of
my projects but I still want to contribute if you haven't given up in me
completely....
Kind regards,
Søren.
--
Søren Bro Thygesen
Darn spell correcting. :)
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, sbrothy@gmail.com wrote:
--
Søren Bro Thygesen
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:53:35 PM EST, Soren Bro wrote:
Dear Mr Thygesen:
I am deeply distressed by these circumstances and feel extremely troubled
by the notion that we, as a body collective, contributed in part to your
illness and consequent hospitalisation. I would be glad to have you
continue working with us---you are a very talented interface coder, after
all---but only if, and when, you consider yourself ready. Please be sure
to exercise care in order to avoid further injury.
The theory and practice of neurology is not unknown to me, and I understand
perfectly well what a grand-mal seizure entails: a severe insult to the
brain from which some can not recover. Given that you are already
considering a return to the team, I can only support you in whatever
decision you make during your recovery. I recommend that you discuss
appropriate anticonvulsants with your doctor, ensuring that they do not
unduly influence your mentation. I suggest that you mention pregabalin (or
gabapentin), clonazepam (or *zepam), phenytoin, and phenobarbital (or
barbexaclone) in particular; I strongly recommend against carbamazepine,
anything valproic, and especially topiramate.
Also, I feel that I must speak candidly here. A colleague taking time off
due to his hospitalisation deserves sympathy, not grumbling about supposed
"inconvenience". There was no such thing. We'd be glad to have you back,
health permitting---with heavy emphasis on those last words. Health.
Permitting.
With utmost sympathy,
N. E. Werner-Matavka
I'm moved by your kind words. Rest assured though, that HERMES most
probably hasn't been the proverbial straw. I am (was) engaged in a lot of
(and certainly too many) projects. Few of them was cooperative though. Most
was personal and some family related. Hence my fear of "spreading too
thin", although the consequences wasn't what I expected. I was more scared
of letting someone down. The personal ones has been put on hiatus with no
losers (apart from my own pride). To stretch the metaphor I've had to
swallow a camel or two. :)
I took a step backwards to assess which projects could wait and which would
be fun and serve a communal purpose. I have a lot of ideas about where I'd
like to take the HERMES GUI. Especially the big and friendly icons that the
users are accustomed to from the old version. I'll move a little more slow
going forward but I habe a couple of ideas. Putting the the HERMES logo in
the mail detail view for example. That wouls look professional, in my
opinion. And being able to change between small and big icons in the Mail
Detail View and possibly in the Mail Edit View.....
Just a couple of thoughts.
Functionaly will come along the way,
Regards.
Søren.
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Ted Matavka nmatavka@users.sourceforge.net
wrote:
Oh, and here was I thinking you were probably taking a well earned break after completing the first phase of the Hermes GUI.
While I have certainly heard of Grand Mal seizures, I had to look up the term to learn a little about them. Rather nasty and frightening events, to be sure. Especially when they happen for no obvious reason as they apparently often do.
Please take care of yourself. Perhaps do a little meditation, like I do. Just 20 minutes a day can work wonders.
Pete
Iinitially I thought it was due to low blood sugar (that seems to be what
the litterature thinks) in combination with the "medicine" I'm prescribed
from my GP. But upon hearing what I do with my spare time he was not in
doubt. I should probably eat more anyhoo though. I'm not good at that.
Regards.
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Pete Maclean petemaclean@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
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Søren Bro Thygesen