[ale] [ALE] Stroke and Home Assistant

[Chuck Payne]

On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM Bob Toxen via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> Keep working at recovery!  A good friend of mine had a pretty major
> stroke but made a full recovery.
>
> Social Security may offer some help as you now have that ugly
> tag disabled.  Your health or other insurance may help.  Your U.S.
> Congressman and your state representative can help you navigate the
> government bureaucrach.
>
> For remote control I recommend X-10.  The units last decades.
>
> Stay strong!
>
> Bob Toxen
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 03:52:47PM -0400, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:
> > Greeting,
> >
> > Well,  I might be down right now for the next few months, as I try to
> learn
> > to walk again. I am not out. This is one old tuff cranky dog,
> >
> > Feb. 28th, I had a small stroke. I am lucky compared to some of the
> folks I
> > was with in the PT center. I learn to the right, this is affecting my
> > walking and balance. I can't see straight unless I wear a patch over one
> > eye.
> >
> > I am refusing to go quiet into the night. I am still trying to do tech.
> > Which brings me to this email to the group. I asked Ameridroid for a kit
> > that would get me started with a home assistant. I have a few smart plugs
> > which work with my google assistant, I can hear the moaning already
> because
> > I stated that, but I am looking for things to help me, which I am again
> > re-learning to walk.
> >
> > I like to ask, as anyone on the mailing list down anything with home
> > assistant kits, I got Odroid M1S that came with connect zbt-1, I am
> > stilling a ton of things I can hook up. I like to replace light switches
> in
> > places like the bathroom and kitchen, maybe plugs for devices, but I am
> > open to anything that might help me.
> >
> > Beside the easy stuff is anything one does anything like this.
> >
> > Using a walker helps, but I could ask, "Computer, bathroom on" at 3am in
> > the morning, instead of trying to walk straight feeling like I am in the
> > house of funs because my brain doesn't want to walk with me, would be a
> > major help.
> >
> > I am a bit lucky that my 20 year old son is living with me, but unless I
> am
> > about to fall on my ass or screaming for him to help me, I am pretty much
> > on my own.
> >
> >
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Thanks guys. I am working hard to come back.  I refuse to let it take
down his old dog. The hardest part is learning to right and my vision. If I
can get past it, I will be ok.

The Odroid I have comes with the usb device and home assistant installed on
it. Now I just need to buy sensors to work with it.

X10 still a thing? I thought it was replace. Anywat, thanks guys. I gonnaa
stuff working.  .


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