Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

What am I doing? Pretty much crying because I just found out a friend and fellow MR has aggressive bone cancer.
The world will lose a great mind and a gentle human being.

Aw, sh*t! Sorry to hear that. Sometimes life just isn't fair

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Not FBReader it does a horrible job on formatting. I think Blue Fire has released a reader for Windows although I haven't tried it just the mobile version which was pretty good.

FBReader has several advantages for me. One is that it's cross platform, and I have the version written in C up under Windows and Linux. Another is that it handles ePub, and Mobi (and FB2, which is the default standard for Russian eBooks). And a special win here is that it displays files created for the Plucker offline HTML viewer for Palm OS devices. A Palm OS PDA was my first eBook viewing device, and stuff in HTML, like Project Gutenberg offerings, would convert readily for display on the PDA. At this point, I have about 4,000 volumes in Plucker format, and it's nice to be able to read them on something besides a Palm device. (I still have a working Palm TX.)

Lack of advanced formatting support isn't a huge issue here. I am more concerned with being able to read the text than with how well the formatting is implemented.

FBReader got ported to Java as the basis for the Android, Blackberry, and other versions. That's where development is currently focused, and formatting support is better there.

Blue Fire does have a version for Windows now. The advantage is support for Adobe DRM, but I don't get DRMed titles and don't care. Blue Fire appears to be aimed at vendors who want a customized device with their branding they can install on devices. I looked at the Android version, but my needs are adequately served by what I currently have.

Freda is what I use on my phone. I paid the $1.99 to get rid of ads. It will also work with Windows 10.

My cell phone is the smallest, cheapest, least powerful feature phone Samsung makes. All it does is calls and SMS, and that's all I want it to do. Anything else is something else's job. It's good that Freda meets your needs.

There is also Calibre's built in Reader.

Readers, actually. Calibre implements a reader for each eBook format it supports, and it currently supports most of them.

Bookviser looks interesting alot like yBook which was I used back in the old days before Microsoft Reader and Mobipocket Reader.

I looked at yBook and things like it back when, but preferred to read on a mobile device. On the Palm PDA, that was handled primarily by Plucker, with the original Mobipocket reader as an alternate.

Bookviser looks like another entry in the same space as BlueFire, offering a branded reader to channel partners. If I used a Windows phone, I'd probably look at it.
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Dennis

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Wow -- so do I! Cool work there.

Thank you badgoodDeb. Mosaics are my passion besides books and gardening. My husband said Lizzzie looks like a kaleidoscope all over her. I told him this is how my brain feels inside. LOL It is kind of fun though. I have it all over the house.

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

What am I doing? Pretty much crying because I just found out a friend and fellow MR has aggressive bone cancer.
The world will lose a great mind and a gentle human being.

I am so sorry. I do understand your feelings. Just got home from the chemo lounge with hubby 3 1/2 years into pancreas cancer now gone to his lung. It is also very aggressive and he is still hanging in there. Hoping your friend has many more fruitful years ahead.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Shades67

I am so sorry. I do understand your feelings. Just got home from the chemo lounge with hubby 3 1/2 years into pancreas cancer now gone to his lung. It is also very aggressive and he is still hanging in there. Hoping your friend has many more fruitful years ahead.

He has months at best.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Shades67

I am so sorry. I do understand your feelings. Just got home from the chemo lounge with hubby 3 1/2 years into pancreas cancer now gone to his lung. It is also very aggressive and he is still hanging in there. Hoping your friend has many more fruitful years ahead.

Sorry about your husband. I am guessing it was too far advanced for that special surgery.
Hugsss.

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

He has months at best.

Oh Hugs I am so sorry.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Shades67

Oh Hugs I am so sorry.

You have my complete sympathies. Hugsss back at you.

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Sorry about your husband. I am guessing it was too far advanced for that special surgery.
Hugsss.

Yes the tumor was too large at diagnosis for surgery and he had 6 months of chemo to shrink the tumor away from the Portal and Aorta. The surgery was a success it was 9 1/2 hours long, he was 73 then, and a years time to get better from it and now his plumbing is all weird but he is alive. It gave him 2 years NED then it came back in his lungs three tumors of the same as what was in his pancreas. It has been a rolycoaster for the last 3 1/2 years for both of us. In the beginning of diagnosis they gave him 3 to 6 months at best. His body is holding up well with the chemo but he is exhausted and only sits in his recliner watching TV. I feel for him because it drives him nuts to not be up and doing stuff. He hates I have to do it all. But if he were not here I would also have to do the bills too. He still manages them. It is a huge help for me. I do know all about managing them. I did it while he was so sick after surgery.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Shades67

Yes the tumor was too large at diagnosis for surgery and he had 6 months of chemo to shrink the tumor away from the Portal and Aorta. The surgery was a success it was 9 1/2 hours long, he was 73 then, and a years time to get better from it and now his plumbing is all weird but he is alive. It gave him 2 years NED then it came back in his lungs three tumors of the same as what was in his pancreas. It has been a rolycoaster for the last 3 1/2 years for both of us. In the beginning of diagnosis they gave him 3 to 6 months at best. His body is holding up well with the chemo but he is exhausted and only sits in his recliner watching TV. I feel for him because it drives him nuts to not be up and doing stuff. He hates I have to do it all. But if he were not here I would also have to do the bills too. He still manages them. It is a huge help for me. I do know all about managing them. I did it while he was so sick after surgery.

Has he tried any of your hobbies?

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Has he tried any of your hobbies?

No not at all. Totally not his thing. He would rather be working on a truck in the shop. We did change a rear end together because he knew how to do it but could not lift or strain so I did all of that for him. Then we need to change the wheels from split rims to regular. That is not done yet but we have all of it ready. I am NOT changing split rims. We do not have a cage.I am clueless. So the poor old truck sits. He would like to ride his snowmobile in winter and take our Ranger out in summer. Guy things. He does not even have the energy to go visit his friends.

He has no artistic abilities. He used to help me with things I did not know how to do. Taught me to solder and how use all the power tools. Bought me a few smaller versions I can use. A small skill saw and lighter drill, electric chain saw. He has worked hard to make it so I can make it here alone. Taught me how to plow the snow and put the plow on and off the Ranger by myself. WE are lucky we have had this time to take care of these things. He just has no energy. The chemo just wipes him out.

[Wearever]

Originally Posted by Shades67

No not at all. Totally not his thing. He would rather be working on a truck in the shop. We did change a rear end together because he knew how to do it but could not lift or strain so I did all of that for him. Then we need to change the wheels from split rims to regular. That is not done yet but we have all of it ready. I am NOT changing split rims. We do not have a cage.I am clueless. So the poor old truck sits. He would like to ride his snowmobile in winter and take our Ranger out in summer. Guy things. He does not even have the energy to go visit his friends.

He has no artistic abilities. He used to help me with things I did not know how to do. Taught me to solder and how use all the power tools. Bought me a few smaller versions I can use. A small skill saw and lighter drill, electric chain saw. He has worked hard to make it so I can make it here alone. Taught me how to plow the snow and put the plow on and off the Ranger by myself. WE are lucky we have had this time to take care of these things. He just has no energy. The chemo just wipes him out.

Shades67 , I am so sorry to read this, Huggs to you !

At times like this, It helps me to remember that we are all mortal, and we are all on borrowed time in a rented space. Life is a gift that is made better by those we love and who love us back.

Also to Cinajoy & your MR friend too. Huggs for you both too ! My heart goes out to you all !

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by Shades67

I am so sorry. I do understand your feelings. Just got home from the chemo lounge with hubby 3 1/2 years into pancreas cancer now gone to his lung. It is also very aggressive and he is still hanging in there. Hoping your friend has many more fruitful years ahead.

Oh, crap.

A good friend of my SO and I had previously had a bout with lymphoma. She successfully got through that and was in remission. While in the hospital for an unrelated issue, tests revealed pancreatic cancer. The mutual friend who reported it to me said "It's the first time I've heard the terms "pancreatic cancer" and "successful treatment" used in the same sentence."

Success is relative. It was detected early and treated aggressively, which meant she lived about a year longer than she otherwise would have. She finally had to go into hospice, and passed leaving a husband and two teenage kids. My SO and I knew the family from when the kids were toddlers. We, and everyone else who knew her, were devastated. (She was a pediatrician with an extensive practice in her area, so she had devastated patients as well, some too young to understand why they wouldn't see Dr. Sue again. )

Your hubby has best wishes and prayers from here. I can hope that somebody will beat the odds.
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Dennis

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by Wearever

Shades67 , I am so sorry to read this, Huggs to you !

At times like this, It helps me to remember that we are all mortal, and we are all on borrowed time in a rented space. Life is a gift that is made better by those we love and who love us back.

Also to Cinajoy & your MR friend too. Huggs for you both too ! My heart goes out to you all !

I so know we are all on borrowed time. I could get hit by a car just standing in our yard. I am so grateful for the added time we have had.

[Shades67]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Oh, crap.

A good friend of my SO and I had previously had a bout with lymphoma. She successfully got through that and was in remission. While in the hospital for an unrelated issue, tests revealed pancreatic cancer. The mutual friend who reported it to me said "It's the first time I've heard the terms "pancreatic cancer" and "successful treatment" used in the same sentence."

Success is relative. It was detected early and treated aggressively, which meant she lived about a year longer than she otherwise would have. She finally had to go into hospice, and passed leaving a husband and two teenage kids. My SO and I knew the family from when the kids were toddlers. We, and everyone else who knew her, were devastated. (She was a pediatrician with an extensive practice in her area, so she had devastated patients as well, some too young to understand why they wouldn't see Dr. Sue again. )

Your hubby has best wishes and prayers from here. I can hope that somebody will beat the odds.
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Dennis

I guess success is all relative. The doctors and chemo nurses consider hubby miracle man as he is approaching 4 years. CT scan coming up the end of this month to find out if the chemo is working. So far the pancreas cancer has not come back in the surgical site. Well as of three months ago. So there is a bit of success almost three years out from the surgery. But it is in his lungs. We never know how long we have left. A lot hinges on that next CT scan and tumor markers. They will only give the chemo as long as it is working. We will know in two weeks. I knew nothing about pancreas cancer until hubby got it. It is a brutal cancer and has very little funding I guess the pancreas is not as exciting as boobies.It has taken so many from us. Thank you for the best wishes and prayers.