“Over a period of years I realise how dependent I am on my computer. It has opened up doors I could not imagine before without my PC. Sending e-mails to friends have not seen for 50 years scattered all over the world. We have formed a network exchanging e-mail addresses with other school friends. More recently Len and Mavis has got me interested in tracing my ancestry in England, it is very exciting all made possible via the internet! It is educational as well as learning where and how our great, great grandparents lived. Searching and finding long lost relatives is all consuming! Being housebound most of time I listen to the radio and watch television avidly, I love current affairs and documentaries. I get on to the internet after watching a program and go into chat rooms or find out more about a subject showing, e.g. abc.net.au/catalyst, as am interested in science subjects amongst a few. Also have always been interested in photography and cameras, now with my digital camera, scanner and printer can indulge in my favourite hobby to my heart's content, emailing prints to my friends overseas surprising them with our teenage years of the 1940's and 50's!! Yes, I must say my BDI computer has completely changed my life in fun way and recently as with my progressive motor neurone disease having lost my speaking voice the computer is a necessity to communicate with people by emailing them or using a website tool for synthesized speech i.e. when I type in a sentence it is activated by an actual talking voice (loud and clear)! I could go on and on in praise of my computer which goes on changing my life for the better. Thank you, thank you BDI... P.S. Previously enjoying social occasions, being with BDI have been able to meet such delightful people when attending morning teas with Dame Elisabeth Murdoch at Cruden Farm, launching books Tricia was instrumental in publishing at Hastings Library and attending the Offices of Greg Hunt with BDI when Richard was presented with the Flinders Award for Excellence, to name but a few events we as a BDI group attend. From Mavis Hobbs (2008) (Mavis is now unable to use her computer) A most remarkable lady.....