Delivering more and more CPAP supplies

Many of you know that my full-time day job is working as a delivery person for a certain company that has a lot of the color brown associated with it. Due to corporate rules and regulations, I'm not really permitted to indicate in a non-sanctioned web site the name of the company. I trust you understand.

photo credit: Andrei!

Anyway, recently in my daily deliveries I've seen an increasing number of packages having to do with CPAP supplies. Ordinarily, I really don't pay much attention to what I deliver, however, since I've been picking up extra shifts, in different delivery areas, I get more opportunity to see delivery trends.

One package was heavily damaged, and as such, I was able to actually see the contents inside the box. It was apparently a CPAP machine that would now have to be re-ordered.

After learning more about what these devices do at a website about sleep apnea I really began to feel distress for the patients who would have to wait even longer for their delivery.

What was even more interesting to me, however, was why there seemed to be an increasing number of these devices and supplies in our general region. Was there something going on that we should be aware of?

Keeping My Mobility After the Accident

Just a year ago tomorrow, I was in a terrible car accident that impaired my mobility. It was the worst experience of my life and my life was forever changed because of that moment. I spent a lot of time in the hospital and that gave me a lot of time to think.

But, I am not a quitter, and I decided that I wanted to try to live a normal life if I could. I knew that there were going to be certain limitations for me (for example I walk around with a walker now), but I thought that I could try to have the same standard of living as I used to.

I needed to make some changes around my home to better accommodate my needs. For example, I changed my recliners in my living room for pride lift chairs which helped me to get seated on my own. I was also able to get a walk-in bath installed so I didn’t need to depend on anyone to help me wash myself.

Needless to say, on the eve of the year anniversary of the accident, I am doing okay. I can still take care of myself and have a somewhat normal life despite my physical condition. And that is something that I am proud of.

The Best Way to Read eBooks

In my line of work, I deal a lot with ebooks. I write them, I use them to research articles, and of course I read them too. As a result, I need to find a good way to store and view them.

Currently my mom is trying out the Kindle, Amazon's answer to the need for an ebook reader. The Kindle is a slim, handheld ebook reader that resembles a small pad of paper, except that it is electronic: It can store, display, and even download (for a price) ebooks from Amazon.com.

The Kindle has a lot of advantages: For one thing, the battery lasts a long time, since the screen doesn't require a lot of power. Also, the Kindle is pretty easy to read and use.

However, the Kindle also has some drawbacks. The ebooks you purchase from Amazon.com can only be read on the Kindle, because of the unique software and digital rights management (DRM) Amazon uses.

And of course, for most people carrying a laptop around to read an ebook is just not a viable alternative. Most laptops are heavy and cumbersome, and while netbooks offer greater portability, they are still awkward to pull out on, say, the bus so that you can read an ebook.

One idea I've had lately is to use my husband's iPhone as an ebook reader. There are a number of ebook reader apps for the iPhone. The iPhone and accessories that you can buy for it result in a product that can do almost anything you need — phone calls, email, organizer, music, and even ebook reader.



So I am curious — what device do you use to read ebooks, and why did you choose it over the other options available?