Comic 1379 - Data Flood
Author Notes:
UPDATE: Terri was indeed moved out of the CV ICU and into a private room on Wednesday afternoon. Apparently, it is practically unheard-of for a bypass patient to be taken off a mechanical ventilator, much less moved out of CV ICU, at 1 day post-op; Terri is bouncing back very strongly. There was some concern regarding renal function, since she has a catheter in and there wasn't much urine output, but they had her drinking lots of water* on Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, and they're satisfied that everything's working.
The surgery was done WITHOUT putting her on a heart-lung machine; her heart did not have to be stopped at any point.
I brought her purse with her cell phone and tablet PC to her on Wednesday afternoon just before they moved her to the private room. I visited her again early this morning, and she says that while she really loves reading all your comments and good wishes, she feels very bad that she's not coordinated enough at this point to use the tablet's USB keyboard or on-screen keyboard to answer herself. She IS reading them, though, and hopes that nobody's upset she isn't really able to reply much just yet.
* They were having her drink the water, instead of just giving IV fluids, because they wanted to be sure that the entire tract and renal cycle was functioning properly.
Comments:
...and beautiful...
...but poor Sparky will never be because of the disk-full error...
@alt text: of course... =D
PS: Cent I hope you are fine after waking up and are having a good rest tonight...
I will try to call tonight (about your afternoon)...
ETA: just where was all that data in CeCi's head? Or did she use the connection to d/l the majority of it and all she had was the torrent file for it?
Uh... Let's just say it would have the opposite of the desired effect.
Although this seems to be somewhat more useful. Besides for this a simple zerofill or fill with random data would suffice.
The real question is: what happend to Ceci?
What's the word on Terri? Is she recovering?
Kinda frustrating that one cannot do anything than hope for the best for Terri. But we doo! :)
Hope you are feeling better, Centy!
She's not actually 'there' that is just the representation of where her program is focused. It's not like there isn't a Ceci in Ceci's head anymore.
Think if it like deckers in shadowrun. While force hard booting them from the system does rather rude things to them, they usually live.
EDIT: Emphasis on usually. Sometimes it deep fries their nervous system.
Please tell her we said hi...
...and please let us know when she is back at her room and able to receive calls...
Edit: well, that was a reply to Rose's post before she moved it to the top...
What is Shadowrun?
Let us now reflect on all the dreams and aspirations of poor spikey that will never come to fruition *sniff*.
And while we're doing that, can CeCi come out now, please? now would be a good time!
Nice way to keep in-universe Cent from cloning herself.
I would next like to compliment @CentComm for getting through a difficult, frightening and sudden challenge for which I doubt she really felt prepared. My compliments to her and to her medical team for a job well done.
Then I would like to thank @Tokyo Rose and @Marcus Ramesy for their efforts to keep us (meaning me ^_^) informed as the situation unfolded. Like many here, I spent much of the day wondering how it was going and hoping that it was going well. The updates were very much appreciated.
Finally, I would like to encourage @CentComm to take as much time as she needs to recover her full health and well-being. I am sure you don't need me to emphasize the importance of following the post-op care instructions of your medical team, but I will say that I've had family members who did (for other procedures) and family members who didn't. Invariably the ones who did were happier in the long run, so please ... do the right thing here. And please get well soon.
A. She now has many more years to live and annoy the living hell out of people she dislikes.
B. She has helped to keep the statistics of not loosing one surgeon during a Bypass Operation intact.
And dang things move fast, I only left for a few days!
Slow down already. XD
Dolly: Perhaps we should make it "Cent's Still Standing", for accuracy's sake.
Noctis: I'm not sure the song is entirely appropriate to the situation, anyway.
Malati: And she's not really standing - she's flat on her back! :-)
Goat: It's a figure of speech, Malati.
Vinnie: THIS UNIT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND.
Teedee: It means she's still active, doofus! Now, let's shred some guitar!
Vinnie: UNDERSTOOD. AFFIRMATIVE.
Aeneas: *puts on spangled glasses and blazer, steps up to microphone* Alright! Let's go! *launches into performance of "Cent's Still Active"*
Goat: *goat-dances along*
>:=)>
Oh frabjous day when Terri comes home! Callooh! Callay!
2nd, As I understand it, the spike was designed to overwrite everything in the system right down to the lowest level code.
This would not only stop the doomsday programing, it would totally overwrite it.
Since Ceci is only virtually in that system, she would be the equivalent of squeezed out of the system. (it was pretty cramped in there already).
the closest thing I can think of would be like a person running a "bot" on World of Warcraft or other MORPG. If the gaming system shuts down, them bot isn't hurt, just cut off from doing what it was doing.
3rd Once the spike has filled the system, it could try and reach out and start to work on any connected system. It would be like the different nodes in Aeneas's hardware. It would be interesting to have TR having to shut down her cyberpath link as the spike started to expand out through it.
TR "Back, back you *********** spike."
Thank you, and all the best.
However bored she may be, I do not think we will see much of her until this weekend. She is probably not going to have much staying power for anything before then.
I am sure Cent will accept 'get well' art should anyone want to send it to her!
Please just concentrate on recovery. The comic will still be here when you can spare the time and energy.
Great news on Terri! Take care. Hope you're feeling better soon!
I hope her recovery is rapid and complete.
Thank you for letting us know!
I wish CentComm a wonderful, full recovery and hope there are loads of good TV and videos to enjoy.
Bless you.
That's unusual. :D
I'd probably make some sort of comments about where the story is going, only it's 5:30 AM local and the last 105 pages haven't quite sunk in yet.
[EDIT: in case it wasn't clear: it's 5:30 AM and I haven't slept yet. I didn't just get up.]
[EDIT:P.S. "discomfort" is a euphemism for ludicrously awful agony, in case you weren't sure]
Please take care of yourself, Rose. I know that medical problems (hospital stays) take a toll on the support network too.
Many warm thoughts your way...
Terri, this may seem silly yet can not stop my eyes from watering as am so thankful that you are doing so well. Please take all the time you need to recuperate as just want you back healthy and whole. Please also take the advice given by your medical team and the amazing comments from the brilliant, thoughtful and informative fellow fans. Remember previously sent some hugs for Krissy to keep in store for you!
My heartfelt prayers are for and to you and yours.
EyeQuestOn, from across the pond (Ian in Brighton, Sussex, UK)