So, I moved from feeling like screaming &/or crying to just feeling like I'm going to throw up.
It's all gone. Yep, everything. I have some pictures on my iPhone and my iPod, but not the thousands I had on my Mac. And now I don't have all of the mailboxes with every picture sent to me, every recipe, tax info, e-mails that were sent when Jim died, insurance e-mails, passwords, our vacation pictures, the pictures of Jim that were scanned --- you name it, it's gone.
Well, I'm sure the FBI could retrieve everything .... and maybe this company in California (per the guy at the Apple store) but they'd charge me around $2000.00.
(MB --- is your son KB coming home for spring break? I've been told that he's a genius and maybe he could restore it. Just a thought.)
But, Son #1 is still alive and I've been surprisingly calm. Crap happens. What can you do? If I've learned anything in the "after" I've learned this: it really is all in your perspective.
In other news, M and I won our tennis match this morning in the freezing cold wind.
And I was validated by a therapist today --- %150. After one visit.
It's one thing to be validated by my friends (for a huge decision) -- it's another to be validated by a professional who has no ties me. She just listened -- to the person who talked and to the person who refused to talk.
So, in spite of losing my tech life and vowing to go back to a paper calendar, I'm not heaving.
And I have 4 wonderful friends are came over with a movie, wine and dessert. We ordered Chinese and we keep having to rewind the movie to keep up (much to Son #1's annoyance).
So there we are.
Perspective.
6 comments:
Yikes! on the lost data. There has got to be a way to retrieve it. It may be worth giving Brian Woltemath a call too.
DT
Hi Sis.
My computer broke last week too. I can't access anything. I'm sending it off to the company and PRAYING that they wont wipe my hard drive.
In the even that they don't, if it's helpful at all, I have a little folder of pictures that I saved of Jim from your websites and I can e-mail them to you. (You can also go into your sites and copy ALL of your vacation pictures that you had posted!)
Right now, I'm using Tosh's computer and Cheyenne's computer until mine goes and comes back from its repair job.
I'm so sorry to hear that the meds are making you sick. Is it Pred? I HATE that stuff. The doc tells me, "Better Pred than dead.", but I'm not so sure that I believe him.
It also makes me ravenous and I gain way too much weight. Blechhhh.
Good going on the tennis match! You're such a stud;)
J, I love you. I really, really love you. I sure hope you can get your computer restored. It might be worth the $2K.
Big hugs,
Lis
Macs are above me in troubleshooting or I would offer to help out.
Hey chick! We lost all of ours too. It does kinda make ya sick to your stomach. Oh and I almost forgot...I'M GOING TO BE THERE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not excited or anything if you were wondering. I can't wait to see you and the whole gang! Let the parties begin! Love you! See you around noonish!
Hey chick! We lost all of ours too. It does kinda make ya sick to your stomach. Oh and I almost forgot...I'M GOING TO BE THERE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not excited or anything if you were wondering. I can't wait to see you and the whole gang! Let the parties begin! Love you! See you around noonish!
I'm just brainstorming . . . Call back the MAC support and get a second opinion . . . or purchase a MAC recovery system. ($139) I think you could download a free trial to see if it could find anything before actually purchasing the product. http://www.recoveryourdata.com/mac-data-recovery.html - hmm, it is worth a shot you have nothing to lose. I noticed KB already posted a reply. I'll keep my ears open to see if anyone else has any ideas.
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