Comments on: What happens when a ProBlogger gets sick

By: Great Tips & How To Information

Great Tips & How To Information — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:59:12 +0000

Ouch. That is like a singer losing their voice. Eye strain can be painful & I hope there is no permanent, long-term damage Darren!

By: Amanda Rush

Amanda Rush — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:30:47 +0000

Being a blind blogger, I can say it's actually not that scary. You'd have to learn to use a screen reader, but the commercial ones work pretty well. You'd have to probably spend about a month training with it. If you or anyone else wants to play with one, you can get a demo from here.

By: Peter Mount

Peter Mount — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:46:34 +0000

I certainly hope and pray you get well soon Darren.

I’m looking forward to any comments you’d like to make about sex and chocolate cake

Seriously, listen to your doctor and have faith

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:40:31 +0000

I hope you’re back on your game and feeling like yourself again soon, Darren. I’ll keep you in my prayers.

By: Laptopical

Laptopical — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:06:06 +0000

Wishing you a speedy recovery Darren….If you were not able to update your blog frequently due to ill health, your internet insights and reflections would be sorely missed.

By: pcunix

pcunix — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:49:30 +0000

Indeed. Problogger has become one of the first sites I visit every day.

I hope Darren recovers fully and quickly.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:10:55 +0000

Get better soon old bean, we’re all missing ya posts……

By: Jamsi

Jamsi — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:48:48 +0000

I’m a bit hesitant to believe “Tim’s” comment as we have no way of its authenticity.

Either way, Get well soon Darren – we miss ya already !

By: ChrisH

ChrisH — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:48:44 +0000

Darren, praying for a rapid and full recovery. Remember too, Paul went through a bit of this on the road to Damscus and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history. All the best.

By: James

James — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:24:20 +0000

Somethings flying around Melb at the mo… I had it last week… hope ya feel better soon Darren!

By: Roseanne van Langenberg

Roseanne van Langenberg — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 01:55:28 +0000

Part of my contingency plan is to pool in with my partner John (who is not self employed like me), and through deductions from his salary we both have insurance cover against “permanent disability” – I am certain there are Insurers out there who offer the self employed (only) cover for permanent disability.

You ease up a little bit please, your body is talking to you, and I second the view to seek a specialist opinion.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:36:23 +0000

Feel better man – I really enjoy the tips and content of your blog, keep them coming!

By: Chris @ Deliberate Chaos

Chris @ Deliberate Chaos — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:28:27 +0000

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

The same thing happens in the business world. If you get sick, how long will a company let you stay on the job before they find some way to get rid of you. (Even with anti-discrimination laws, they can keep a file of every mistake, late check in, etc. until they had enough to justify firing an employee).

If there is a will to prevail, there is a way to make it happen.

Being the owner of a blog puts you in a better position since you can always hire someone to help out. (Maybe a clerk/transcriptionist to input your ideas into the blog).

It’s an interesting question and something to think about.

By: Chris @ Deliberate Chaos

Chris @ Deliberate Chaos — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:27:43 +0000

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

The same thing happens in the business world. If you get sick, how long with a company let you stay on the job before they find some way to get rid of you. (Even with anti-discrimination laws, they can keep a file of every mistake, late check in, etc. until they had enough to justify firing an employee).

If there is a will to prevail, there is a way to make it happen.

Being the owner of a blog puts you in a better position since you can always hire someone to help out. (Maybe a clerk/transcriptionist to input your ideas into the blog).

It’s an interesting question and something to think about.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:36:32 +0000

Being healthy is a blessing.

By: Capetown

Capetown — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:11:23 +0000

Hope you feel better. This morning (SA time) your site was having problems loading. Maybe it got sick too ;-) Thanx for still keeping the fire burning…

By: Arieanna

Arieanna — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:31:09 +0000

Our thoughts are with you Darren. We all know how hard you work, and a few days off is not such a bad thing!

And I agree w/ Jeremy… no debt, no financing, and a dedicated bank account w/ some ‘what if’ money. For us, we use ING. Not the best investment, but higher than most in “ready cash.”

By: Jeremy Wright

Jeremy Wright — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:29:05 +0000

Working for myself, my goal is to always keep 3 months worth of maximum expenses in the bank, as well as keeping my debt as close to 0 as possible (and no credit card debt).

So far this has held fairly close to true. In an extreme situation it wouldn’t be ideal, but if I had to change jobs or something it would provide a cushion.

Get well Darren, we’re all pulling for you.

By: Yzabel

Yzabel — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:10:20 +0000

It’s hard to imagine what it’d be to lose one’s sight and not be able to access websites and blogs the way we know them… actually, trying to do so gives me the creeps.

Right now, though, I’ve just read Tim’s comment, and I seriously hope that you’ll be getting well again very soon.

By: SYNTAGMA 2.0 » Blog Archive » Darren Rowse

SYNTAGMA 2.0 » Blog Archive » Darren Rowse — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:23:31 +0000

[...] One comment on the post, from his friend Tim reads thus : I’m a friend of Darren’s and just wanted to let people know that he’s actualy quite sick. His wife took him to hospital today after he took a turn for the worse. I’ve heard he’s actually lost sight in one eye, has been having blackouts and is in a bad way. He’s been admitted and they are doing tests. I’m sure his family would appreciate your thoughts and prayers at this time. [...]