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buck84 wrote:Not sure if Donna views the forum anymore.

If anyone is in contact with her, it looks like her email has been hacked.

I got a couple, too. Donna is still unable to read, so I contacted her daughter on Facebook, and she changed Donna's password. Hopefully that will solve the problem.

Here's an update on DONNA, from daughter Corey:

She's making progress! She is able to read now but it takes her a LONG time to do it. It's just a VERY slow process. We've talked about the text to voice and other apps like that but another problem she has is with her memory and general confusing. Her memory is getting better BUT she still doesn't comprehend or understand things like she used to. She picked up her iPad yesterday and didn't even know how to turn it on. We were in Cracker Barrel a few weeks ago and she asked where we were and I told her to think about it and figure it out on her own and she said, "Oh, I know!! We're at Speedway!" haha The good thing is she immediately laughed and knew she was wrong! Her neurologist said that's a very good sign that she knows when she does something wrong right after she does it. It's just going to take time, lots of it, to get her back to her normal self.

Thanks, JR

Our thoughts are with Donna and her family.

J.R. wrote:Here's an update on DONNA, from daughter Corey:

She's making progress! She is able to read now but it takes her a LONG time to do it. It's just a VERY slow process. We've talked about the text to voice and other apps like that but another problem she has is with her memory and general confusing. Her memory is getting better BUT she still doesn't comprehend or understand things like she used to. She picked up her iPad yesterday and didn't even know how to turn it on. We were in Cracker Barrel a few weeks ago and she asked where we were and I told her to think about it and figure it out on her own and she said, "Oh, I know!! We're at Speedway!" haha The good thing is she immediately laughed and knew she was wrong! Her neurologist said that's a very good sign that she knows when she does something wrong right after she does it. It's just going to take time, lots of it, to get her back to her normal self.

I'm a firm believer in trying homeopathic solutions. There are some touted things out there for helping the mind to "reconnect." I've been working with two sisters in helping their 89 year old mother and soon to be 92 year old Father. Their Dad has had mild displays of dementia, and exhibits what is commonly referred to as hospital psychosis when in a skilled nursing setting, which is very common. Most everyone wants to get the heck out of those places as soon as they can. The two sisters are "juicers," as in they blend ingredients to make juices for homeopathic mending intentions. Mom, at 89, is sharp as a tack and needs absolutely no assistance doing anything. Dad refused to use his walker and took a couple of falls that put him in the hospital where he developed urinary tract infections zapping his strength and motivation for awhile.

The youngest daughter had her Dad on some juices and vitamins with the intent of minimizing his confusion.

When I met him last week, the daughter told me he had been "pretty out of it", warning me in advance for my expectations.

I engaged him in conversation, and his daughter offered that he graduated from Oregon State. "So are you still a Beaver Fan?," I inquired. "Oh, heck no, I'm a Duck!"

He looked at his daughter and reminded her he went to college in Eugene, not Corvallis.

Earlier that day his 89 year old wife told me of all her experiences being enlisted in World War II, including where she was and what she did on VJ Day, and on VE Day. She drinks the juices and takes the vitamins, too.

I will say this:

When I saw Donna and her Hubby earlier this year, one thing that was immediately apparent: Despite all the challenges in dealing with this stuff, they both maintained their humor and good spirits.

And that, my friends, is oftentimes the best kinds of medicine.

I did not know that Donna was sick.

She is one of the few from the forum that I have met in person. Great lady! She was wonderful to my son.

Please pass along my best wishes for a rapid recovery.

buck84 wrote:I did not know that Donna was sick.

She is one of the few from the forum that I have met in person. Great lady! She was wonderful to my son.

Please pass along my best wishes for a rapid recovery.

Donna will rebound. I've had a consult with God, and as a Catholic I am first in line for his attention and deed.

Tigers and CWS both lose. Tribe is all alone in 1st place!

J.R. wrote:Tigers and CWS both lose. Tribe is all alone in 1st place!

Queue Boz Scaggs:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3FPuK8RFK8

Personally, I preferred the Rita Coolidge version:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUzjg2mU ... re=related


It's not my favorite version, but I won't cry out loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVMfJNmok4

It's May the First, and we are in First Place.

Who predicted THAT in the final week in Goodyear?

Jhonny....err.....Johnny.....Damon, will be a solid addition.

I know jack about Damon's arm, but it has to be better than Duncan's. And Damon has to be able to field better than Duncan.

Again, I like a grizzled vet with a record of success on this team.

Johnny Damon was in the park in Kansas City the night that John Smiley obliterated his throwing arm in our bullpen in 1997.

Yes, 1997.

I was in the KC park that night, too.

At the time I thought Damon was pretty weak hitting....at 23....to be a MLB outfielder for very long.

I was wrong, and now I'm glad he's with us 15 years later.

My recollection is that the Royal Damon always played well against, us but that was a while ago so maybe it's completely wrong.

Indians vs White Sox

(11-9)

(11-11)
Tuesday 5/1, 8:10 PM ET at U.S. Cellular Field
Radio: CLE: WTAM 1100 CWS: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes
TV: CLE: STO CWS: WCIU
Sale faces Ubaldo in early AL Central showdown

By Paul Casella / MLB.com | 4/30/2012 12:16 AM ET

The White Sox lost their staff ace and most consistent starter over the past decade to free agency this offseason, and elected not to pursue a replacement externally.

Instead, the White Sox used Mark Buehrle's departure as an opportunity to shift 23-year-old Chris Sale from the bullpen into the starting rotation. One month into the post-Buehrle era, the White Sox sit at .500, thanks largely to some impressive starting pitching.

Sale, who's off to a 2-1 start with a 3.12 ERA, will toe the rubber for his fifth career start on Tuesday when the White Sox welcome the division-leading Indians to U.S. Cellular Field to open a three-game set. Indians outfielder Johnny Damon is expected to join the club in Chicago, where he will make his season debut.

Sale will be looking to throw the Sox's third gem in as many games, following dominant performances by Jake Peavy and Gavin Floyd to close out the club's series with the Red Sox.

"If he throws his stuff over the plate, he's got as good of stuff as anybody," said catcher A.J. Pierzynski, after Sale beat the Tribe in his first career start April 9. "Inside, outside, slider, changeup. Just a matter of him getting to harness it, and he's still young. People don't understand he's pretty darn young in terms of the baseball world."

The Indians' starters haven't exactly been slouches in their last few outings either. In their three starts against the Angels this past weekend, Cleveland's starters allowed just four runs over 22 innings (1.63 ERA). The Tribe will turn to Ubaldo Jimenez to keep that run going Tuesday night.

Jimenez has struggled with his control at times this season -- walking at least three hitters in each of his four outings -- but still enters the game with a 2-1 record. Through those four outings, Jimenez has actually delivered more walks (14) than he has strikeouts (13).

His only loss, however, came in his most recent outing in which Jimenez felt it was a pair of home runs -- not the walks -- that did him in.

"That's what makes our team compete when our offense is not going good," manager Manny Acta said of his team's solid pitching of late. "If we have a lead after the sixth inning, these guys are a pretty good bet of slamming the door on the opposition. They've been good, especially our starters."

Indians: Choo encouraged by running drills
Prior to sitting out his fifth straight game Sunday, right fielder Shin-Soo Choo tested his sore left hamstring with some running drills on the outfield grass. He came away feeling good about the results.

"It was better than two days ago," Choo said before addressing whether he'd be in the lineup Tuesday. "I think so, but who knows? I don't like to stay in here [the clubhouse] and not play."

White Sox: Konerko dealing with stiff neck
First baseman Paul Konerko was scratched from Sunday's series finale with the Red Sox because of stiffness in his neck. While manager Robin Ventura didn't indicate if Konerko would return on Tuesday, he did stress the move was strictly precautionary.

With Monday's off-day, Konerko's absence from Sunday's game gives the White Sox captain two days to rest his bothersome neck.

"He's had the stiff neck the last couple of days, but he played through it," Ventura said. "I don't think he did it playing. But he had it [Saturday] night for sure, maybe a little the night before. We are just making sure nothing lasts any longer."

Worth noting
• Current Indians players have just a .155 (9-for-58) combined lifetime average against Sale. Choo is 0-for-7 with five strikeouts against the former reliever.

• The White Sox haven't fared much better against Jimenez, hitting a combined .214 (22-for-103). Gordon Beckham and Alex Rios are each 0-for-8 against the right-hander.

• The White Sox, who won the first two meetings this season, are 8-3-1 in season series with the Tribe since 2000.

Cleveland designated utility infielder Jose Lopez for assignment.

Damon not in the lineup, in case they get a chance to play. Dave Duncan's kid in left, Aaron Cunningham in right, Santana at first, Marson catching.

VT'er wrote:My recollection is that the Royal Damon always played well against, us but that was a while ago so maybe it's completely wrong.

I second that emotion.