If you could only mylot with one hand

I would certainly not want to do it all the time. I had thought about posting this the last time I donated. I do touch typing on my laptop, but I am not sure how small your Samsung is. It is a definite adjustment from one computer to another and from a desk top to a lap top and back again. We do adapt when we are determined.

My mind had a really hard time finding the keys I needed at any speed at all. I can type pretty fast when I can use both hands.

i have not done it before, but i guess it's worth a try. typing with one hand, never heard of that. used to think the small keyboards of cellphones would make them revert to laptops and pc; that thought didn't succeed. maybe one hand typing would be the norm in days to come.

I had wondered about Dragon. . . I have heard about it, my friend worked for an HR person who was blind and used it.I understand that you have to train it to be usable for you.

Oh, that is funny. As usual you have blessed me with laughter. People already KNOW I have gone around the bend as I talk about all of my friends, many of whom I will never meet but love to visit with.

I was doing homework one night (for the Dragon class) and Bill came in...he went through the house looking for the person I was talking to...then raced out the sliding glass door to catch the "perp" before he got away. I was laughing so hard I couldn't talk for a good five minutes after he came back in....then I would look at the poor man and giggle some more. Bill is a retired police officer and is very very protective of me. It's sooo sweet because his previous wife was the kind that was a tank!!! If anyone crossed her she lowered her cannon and blew them away! So having someone to love and protect is such a treat for the man. He thought that I was talking to a home invader because I was upset at the program and was yelling at it. Just remembering his reaction to the "talking" to a "perp" has me dissolved in giggles all over again!

That is much more determined than I am. I do not do the internet on my phone, I cannot see or type if I tried that. I hope your left hand gets better soon. How did you injure it.

I slipped and used it to break my fall. Broke 2 bones. My laptop is broken so I was forced to use my phone for myLotting.

I hope that your hand continues to heal and does not give you a lot of pain. I would be lost without my laptop.

I was only hooked up to the apheresis machine for about an hour. I was having a busy week and felt like I had to be here at that time. I am typing with both hands now and as you can see it is a whole lot faster. I type a lot more when I can use both hands.

Yup, typing with both hands always makes typing goes faster and easier. I always prefer typing with both hands. I haven't tried typing using speaking. Could we type faster by using that way?

I think that sums it up. "I need to be here in MyLot." If it were a permanent problem I would look into a voice typing program. I know that those things have been around a while.

Yes they have and some computers like Macs have their own talk to type system. I would do that. I need to come here to MyLot everyday. I cannot see myself not being part of MyLot. But at least I have my hands.

Sorry,I remembered it wrongly.However None of my mylot friends is blood donor apart from Finlander60 and you.Finlander60 is my new friend.Your comment remind me of how I remember it like that.My memory was just from a discussion you started before,in which you went to the center located in a town where you shop frequently,but I didn't remember it correctly.

Oh, I could not do that. . not even with one finger on each hand. I think that would be harder than what I did.

I do wonder how my husband did that and he was good at it. It was just his right hand although when he was dying and could not use his finger anymore, he had this rig attached to his head and he could type that way by blinking his eyes.

Whole new meaning of Laptop, right?

We had a very nice Thanksgiving, and came back to town yesterday so I could work both last night and tonight.

Designated cat bed. . .I am familiar with that as well. I was going to be online more last night, but the cat crawled on the portion of lap that was available and I went right to sleep. Did you know that cats bring naps?

Yep. I've gotten sidetracked from work on more than one occasion, because the cats have "infected" me with a nap.

All of my friends know that I usually post much longer discussions, and this one is short because of my hand being tied up with the needles that day.

I would miss you if you were not.

Typing therapy. . . good point. Proud of your son for encouraging you. One hand or both hands we work hard and do our best.

Yes,he said to me,'Please papa,don't say you can't do it.Instead,say,you can and keep trying.If you think you can,you can.'I am also proud of my son.It is he who taught me how to work on computer.

You know, I think we are all pretty well determined to be here whenever possible. Glad to know we would see you here.

hi maria and GardenGerty I was going to brag to you that my number after my\name had just turned to all 5s but darn it just t urned to one 6 on the end.so now I have 55556 instead wow. lol guess that just shows how determined I amn to 'keeo mylotting.

It certainly is better than not getting on at all.

Yes, tendonitis in all of its forms can be really painful. I have another friend who has this issue in her arms. It is hard to crochet. I often wonder if it would be worthwhile to invest in voice recognition software. Fortunately my one handedness was very temporary, only about one hour. Then I had to drive home and grab a nap so I could come to work.

I had a hard time because of the angle I had to lift my head to see the keyboard. I would say that plasma is the only part of blood I have not donated yet. I have given whole blood, and I have given double units of red blood cells. I do the platelets really as often as I can.

I do not understand all the criteria for donation. I know weight, and hemoglobin, but also they ask questions about your medical past and where you have lived and what kinds of medications you currently take or have taken.

I know, it was very hard to get things done with the one hand tied up. I try to be here every day. I do not get online a lot when I am working too much.I felt like that was a chance I had to grab.

Yes, I am a rapid donor, do not know why, but I think I am the fastest donor they have. Even if they are running behind, I help catch them up. The apheresis machine takes whole blood, removes the platelets, I think with some plasma, and then returns all the other parts, like most of the plasma, all of the red blood cells, the white blood cells and some saline solution to restore the volume of blood. I go in, read the educational material, and have my vitals taken, and iron checked. I answer questions about whether I have been exposed to blood borne illness. Then they go put me in a comfy chair with heat and a TV or I can read or use wifi. I admit that I am usually more wordy.