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imstillalive says...

Hey. Bradley here, inside Young and Jackson, which is located at the corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street.

If there are more of you, survivors, out there. Please contact me via imstillalivehelpme@gmail.com

Its been 5 days since the first attack happened in Melbourne. I spent the last few days trying to stay alive in this madness, I fortunately managed to go from my apartment all the way to the pub where I met a few more other survivors. Thank god, we had little to none drama and trouble from those things. I think, we need put a label on those things. We can't keep calling them 'things' all the time. Samuel, the little boy, he is about 5, suggested we call them : Brodies. Thats BROken boDIES. Man, how smart is that boy?.. I feel a need to help him and his sister out of this. Their parents got attacked and they managed to get away from all that. Smaller kids, smaller body, faster stamina. His sister, Danielle is 10.I can see the amount of strength and maturity in her in handling this situation. Helping her brother understand everything when she , herself doesn't even understand anything. None of us understands what is going on...

There's Erik Vasya, 30 . Outside here, he probably could snap your head in two. Not that he has huge ass muscles although he does have a decent arm. He just has that look , like you know, he has been through tough times. If this was a movie, He'd be the hero. But here, in the pub, though strong and tough, he looks broken. I feel like like he wants to talk to me but I don't know... Maybe not yet. We're all to busy being attentive to have talks.

Roy Reid and Jaime Stone are the loving gay couple. From what I know, they've been together since they were 15. They came to Melbourne a week ago to celebrate their 10 year anniversary but then this happened. I'm sure 10 years together hasn't been easy but you know that they always stick it through( no pun intended ) . Even in this calamity, they still have the hope to carry on. It just brings in so much more hope and joy to all of us in the pub. Knowing no matter what the ordeal is, we all can get through it together.

Then , there's Kate, Joan and Lucas. The two sisters and her beard. Joke. But he doesn't do anything to contribute in anything. Even when we need everyone to be on their toes when we feel a sudden scare. He is there, just blank. His body is present but I have no clue where is mind is. Pisses me off. I would gladly vote him out of this pub if ever there was a need to sacrifice one of us. Kate is the younger sister . She's very quiet. I tried smiling and all she did was look straight at me. I thought she was blind at first... Joan is the one dating the block of wood. I mean, Lucas. She's very bubbly despite the environment we're in. She, like Roy and Jaime seems to understand that life goes on and we need to keep our spirits up.

And then , there's me. You all know me. I'm Bradley. One day I was happily walking home, then I'm here , munching on a pear . Looking at the people in front of me. In another place and another time, I don't think I would have looked at them twice. Well maybe, Kate but .. Never mind.

All I'm saying is I guess there must be a reason why things happen. As bad as it all may seem, we are still all very much alive.

Ps. I did mention there was 8 of us including me. I forgot, the block of w.. Lucas , breathes.

 

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imstillalive says...

Hey. Its Day 4. I didn't update yesterday cause I had a little problem with 'them'. You'd know that food is running low in my apartment. So I decided I had choices to make. I could either, A) Try to put off eating until I really really am hungry.

                                                         B) Eat and worry about the food problem another day

                                                         C) Go out and get food

Ultimately, I decided to eat what I had left and then go out. I chose B and C. I didn't know how many of those things were out there, and if I put off going out, Their number could be increasing by the minute. I decided that with my trusty hockey stick , Id go and get food.. or if luck would have it, I'd find other survivors.Well, I'd love to tell you I'm back at home, safe and full...But I'm not. I am sadly, not at home. I don't think I'm any safer than I was at home but I am full. Good news. There are other survivors.Better news, Im with them. We are hiding out in Young and Jackson. If you didn't know whats that well, its a pub. Now you're thinking  : 'ohh it shaun of the dead all over again'. It isn't .

Story

I was getting ready to go out , hockey stick in my right hand. My backpack filled with my laptop and other necesary heavy stuff. I peep through my door, checking if any of them were outside. They were. About 4 of them. Thank god I had a pretty decent swing at them. Knocked them right off . I was glad for a moment , but then they got up again. I didnt have much swing space down at the stairs so all I could do was to stab them with the stick. Right through their faces. Bam... They never got up. Lesson learned. Hit them in the face/head. Apparently thats how you 'kill' them. I digress, I was walking as quietly as I could but made my steps quick looking into the shops. Unfortunately for me, most of the shops were either, candy shops, clothing stores or simply electronics. Ergh. At that point, I quickly regretted going out but I was out. And If I went back up, I'd have to starve and perhaps plan another outing to get food . And I wasn't planning on doing this again. So I continued my journey. I cam across a group of them, walking aimlessly . I started running .. but they didn't seem to grasp the notion that they thmeselves could run. So they fumbled along the pathway while I sped off track from my planned route. Which is where, I stumbled upon the pub. I noticed that its doors were covered with chairs and tables. I tried peering into any tiny holes but I couldn't see anything. I knew at that moment that If I didn't find a safe place to hide or keep moving, those things following me back there would eventually find me. Panicking, that was when I noticed a note at the side of the door, It said ' Enter through back. We are inside' .. I figured if those things couldn't run , they might not write either. So this might be other survivors.

And I was right. Here, theres tons of food and beer but there's also a lot more people . More people, less food to go around. And me being the newcomer, I felt like I was intruding their small party. But hey, I'd rather be here than outside or at home , starving. There's about 8 of us here including me. There's a little boy and his sister. There's this ruggedly looking guy, whose name I can't really pronouce, so I just call him Erik. There's a gay couple. There's a pair of sisters and one guy who is dating one of the sisters. Including me, we are a tough bunch . Not really.

Well, another day I am still alive. I'm very thankful.. I'm glad I decided to get out of my house, the least I have food, new people to talk to other than myself and im in a pub in the middle of a warzone with those things. Tomorrow is a brand new day. Today, Im just gonna enjoy the pub . Till the food runs out or there's danger.

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mike! says...

Just received an update from Ayden's mother:


Hello all. We just wanted to give you an update on Ayden's progress.

So far today they have allowed him to warm up to a normal temperature and taken him off of his muscle relaxing drug. He was being kept cold to help preserve his body/brain and he was on the muscle relaxing drug because him being so cold would cause him to shiver and that could have caused increased brain pressure and they just wanted him to be a calm/peaceful as possible. 

Ayden also went in for a CT Scan on his airways to see for sure what was going on with his trachea. It turns out their first prediction was incorrect and he was born with 3 different abnormalities related to his respiratory system. They are as follows:


1. Sling - This is was caused him to choke so easily. Ayden has a large blood vessel wrapped around his trachea and as a result his trachea is less than half of the size it should be. On a normal person the food that he choked on would have just fallen into his lungs and it may have caused some pneumonia but since he has a reduced diameter the food particle got lodged in his trachea and caused him to lose breathing function.

2. Pulmonary veins - There are 4 veins that run from the lungs to the upper left chamber of the heart. These blood vessels carry oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. In Ayden's case one of the four blood vessels runs to the incorrect chamber of his heart and the blood from that vessel is returned to his lungs to be re-oxygenated and not pumped to the rest of his body. According to the doctor this is not a concern at this point.

3. Bronchial Malacia - This is a weakened bronchial tube. When a person inhales the bronchial tube increases in diameter and upon exhalation the bronchial tube decreases in diameter. In Ayden's case his weakened bronchial tube reduces in size so much on exhalation that he can not fully release all of the air in his lungs. As a result the volume of air left in his lungs keeps increasing until he can no longer breathe efficiently.

With that - There will be a group of doctors that are going to discuss this and make a decision on which route to go to fix these issues. We will keep you updated on what the next route pertaining to these is. 

As far as any brain injury goes - that is still a waiting game. They are hopefully going to do a MRI soon to get more of an idea.

Ayden is also still sedated. He will be so until he starts breathing on his own. That too is a waiting game.

I hope you all are doing well and that you are looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving. Eat some turkey for Ayden (or whatever you prefer to eat, lol)! Oh and we received about 50 cards today!! Again, please keep praying for Ayden. He's a very strong boy and with God behind him we believe miracles can happen.

All our Love,

Catherine, Kenji, & Ayden

xxoo

Again, thanks to all who have been sharing this story and sending cards, prayer, love, and support.  <3

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mike! says...

This past Sunday, Tara and I received grave news about the son of one of her closest friends.  Please read and share the story below and keep Ayden in your thoughts and prayers.  Also, if you have the gumption and a moment of time to create an e-card showing your support, I know the family will be incredibly appreciative.  Many thanks, and I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.

Hey guys. Some of you have heard about Ayden - some of you haven't. For those who haven't - long story short - he is currently in the Pediatric ICU at Children's Hospital in Columbus. He went into Cardiac arrest yesterday from choking  and wasn't able to breathe for 1 hour. Some tests were done and we have found out that he tracheae is about 1/4 of the size that is should be which caused him to choke rather easy. He is in a medically induced sedation and will be that way for a couple of days and hopefully this will give his brain time to heal so we can see what kind of brain damage is done. Please keep in him your prayers - It is up to God now.

If you guys would like you can make him an e-card and send it to him - I would like to put them around his room for him. Just go to the following link

He is in the PICU Room/Bed #32 - Ayden Matsuura

Love,
Catherine
xxoo

UPDATE 5:40 PM EST:  http://www.mikeisonthenets.com/update-on-ayden 

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imstillalive says...

Hello . As much as I would like to say everything that has happened was just a bad dream, Its not. Now till I wake up from this hellish reality, I need to survive this chaos. Im still at home. Trapped in my own four walls. I looked out today, only to see the result of the aftermath. Those things were still there, i didn't see any form of human walking around. This morning, I had a huge scare . I was awoken by a loud bang . As hopeful as I was that it might be another survivor, I never trusted fully on my hope. I knew it was one of them. They must have known I was inside. I stood behind the door , peering into the peephole. It looked like it could smell my presence but It didn't look like it could do anything to get in. I guessed whatever they are, they are a lil dumb and very very slow. One wasn't as harmless but when in large numbers, never underestimate their ability to attack as a group.

I wished I hadn't put off shopping for my groceries a week ago. Now, my food supply is running low. If I do get out of here safe and alive, I'll remember never to procastinate . Ever. I also wished I had a gun or something other than my hockey stick. Right now, Im just wishing for everything. Wishing for new shoes so I can run better, wishing for invisibility powers so I can walk right beside them.. As you can clearly see, even though its been just 2 days, Im slowly losing my sanity.

Here's hoping to a better day tomorrow.

TO ANY SURVIVORS OUT THERE, I AM STILL ALIVE.

CONTACT ME VIA

imstillalivehelpme@gmail.com

 

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imstillalive says...

Hey, Its about 12.30 here and I am hiding out in my apartment still. I still cannot believe what has happened and it is probably still happening as I type. Thank god there's still internet. Weird. I am not sure if you know whats going on but Im positive you now know. A few hours ago, something happened in the middle of the Fed Square. Walking across the Fed was a walk I've done a million times to get from school back to my apartment.Today it wasn't that unmemorable. Someone attacked me. I think, no, I am, quite sure he was trying to bite me.I pushed him down when he wouldn't stop. Thank god I pushed him cause soon after he fell, someone tried to help him up,courteous and kind but unfortunate. He got bitten , gnawed on without mercy to be precise. I stood in shock , Honestly, I thought it was some prank of sort. I feel like an idiot knowing what I know now. I never realized 'he' was eating that poor, helpless guy till the person next to me mentioned it to me. The fiasco grew a small crowd . None of us knew what was happening. Noone of us tried to help. But everything turned from calm to chaos in a blink of an eye. 'He' stopped eating and looked at us, I couldn't see a soul in his eyes. Those eyes never showed emotion . It just stared. But somehow I knew, 'he' wasn't done eating. I was right. As fast he leaped on to the woman near him, I fled the scene. People screaming , shouting and running for dear life. I didn't once, looked back to see what was going on. All I heard was that panicky screams and even more cries of help..

I never stopped running all the way to my apartment. I am safe for now. It has been 7 hours since I went outside to check everything. Remind me to check my peephole before opening the door. I can't believe there was one of them walking aimlessly outside my door. He probably knew I was inside.  Shit! Well, I should be safe now with the door sealed shut with every heavy object I placed behind it. That should hold it. Man, I can't believe this is happening. This can't be happening! .. I am too afraid to sleep. Everytime I close my eyes, the image of everything plays back in my mind. I try to find a reasonable answer to all this but I can't .

TO ANY SURVIVORS OUT THERE, I AM STILL ALIVE.

CONTACT ME VIA

imstillalivehelpme@gmail.com.

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