My Canadian cousin Helen Gaynor-Mills of Muncton, NB, suffered a serious stroke today. She's hospitalized in the Sussex Hospital. Condition: Guarded. I ask my many PG friends worldwide for positive thoughts or prayers during her current health crisis.
This is only hours old so details are still sketchy but I will update on this thread as more information becomes available.
Helen had a dual career as a Nurse and Elementary School Teacher. She loves kids, singing, playing guitar, teaching clog dancing, Maritime fiddle music and good fun.
This is a recent picture (well 2009) of Helen and her "Monster Plant".
Update: Helen suffered no motor skills damage but she has severe confusion and memory loss. She answers each question by parroting the same question.
A forum friend, Dani, suggested sending her a compilation album of BIAB songs. I know she'd love that and music has amazing healing powers that I've witnessed first hand in my Nursing Home. Any who want to contribute some music can link me to them (perhaps on box.com) and I will compile them on a disk or thumb drive and send it to Helen.
You folks are the absolute best on the planet.
I think this should be done quickly - no later than April 30th! All wanting to share your songs can go to this link and upload them, please. Helen loves all genres so don't be shy or hesitant.
Hi Don and my thoughts are with your cousin, may she make a good recovery. The right doctors and treatment these days can work wonders. Also glad to hear that there is no motor functions impaired, her brain will sort out the confusion given time.
Unfortunately I have no music to pass on, though it is good that there are so many others on here that have done so.
Just received 4 tunes from Danny Campo for Cuzzy Helen.
Danny, your wonderful generosity never ceases. She'll absolutely love them.
I wanted her to see our HootenDanny but it's too large a video for upload to box.com without being split. Box.com limits individual files to 10 gig. Bridget's file is about 18 gig.
Just received 4 tunes from Danny Campo for Cuzzy Helen.
Danny, your wonderful generosity never ceases. She'll absolutely love them.
I wanted her to see our HootenDanny but it's too large a video for upload to box.com without being split. Box.com limits individual files to 10 gig. Bridget's file is about 18 gig.
Any suggestions for a video file splitter?
Microsofts own "Windows Movie maker" can do that for you Don, depending on the original file type, just sending the file through movie maker and outputting it as a WMV file may compress it enough to reduce the file size without having to split it too. OK there may be a very slight loss in video quality, but if the quality is good in the first place the compression is hardly noticeable.
There are other alternatives to your file sharing site as well, you can upload it to Youtube and then select the privacy level on there which comprises three different levels,
Public, where any one can see it,
Private where only people given the URL link can see it,
I am the luckiest man on this planet to have such wonderful and loving friends. A sincerest "thank you" to you all. You have me sobbing "happy tears".
When Helen becomes responsive, I'll post her reaction to this wonderful display of love only to be found among these wonderful people. We ARE one big family without borders bounding our love and respect for each other.
We've topped 84 songs today and several are complete Streetjelly performances of an hour each! You folks are the absolute best! I thank you for Helen as well as myself.
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