I am currently in India, in a hospital, with my father who is pretty ill.
Its quite hard work, as I am here pretty much all day and then alternative nights (as my sister takes the other night).
The difficult part is being away from my family and I find it so weird that thanks to the net, i can share pictures of where I am and what is going on so easily. In the old days when I was younger, to get a message quickly you had to use a telegraph system (I grew up in Africa).
Also the net, allows me to retain my sanity as in the periods when he is sleeping etc, I can read blogs, forums etc which help me retain some sanity and a connection to the outside world. It would be very easy to sink into a trance like state where my whole world revolves around the hospital.
Anyway, just wanted to share how grateful I am for the internet and indeed, wireless modems and pcs.
