Haha 😂

[Nursey2Shoes]

I legit come on this forum like 10+ times a week for info and guidance for my iMac, MacBook and iPhone… but I have 2 iPads (the iPad started the viral infection of the “I”) I won one from a friend/family photographer in 2010/2011… and shortly after was Apple all the way… swapping my phone to iPhone, getting a MacBook for school and an iMac for him (oh yes, the days of having a steady predictable income and being the one in charge of it…)

Now… I have the same iMac, original MacBook, an upgraded one also from nursing school (I need a battery for the old one I had purchased one but can’t find it and can’t buy another)

The first iPad, I loved so much involving my kids with learning and music games (my 5 month old playing piano app at 2 am while I worked on nursing school pre-requisites… who is now 11 YEARS OLD! And incredibly intelligent, and also a diabetic now; so I am constantly looking for updates to iOS for independent (without a phone!) glucose monitoring…

Life has changed in so many ways since then… no steady finances, not married after finding out several infidelities…

3 amazing, wonderful and incredible children! Officially a nurse, an ICU nurse who traveled and fought on frontlines with Covid for over a year…

Now; after my coma from Covid, in a wheelchair with several complications and trying to get back to “normal”

Updating the iPads we rarely used - they had kindles but now I don’t have much to offer them in terms of adventure and going out of the house…

I realized the iPad I found and am updating is ONLY capable of updating to iOS 5.0.1… and I can’t help but LAUGH

It was only 4 months ago I was having a little breakdown over my iPhone 11 updating iOS and I couldn’t make calls or receive them for like a week… wheelchair bound and in my house alone… looking back it may have had to do with some of the encephalopathy but still… I find this humorous

Last year on my birthday was in a coma; so I am just hoping this thing can hold some games and maybe have the Xbox app and some of the other connected / learning apps they have…

Life is crazy

 

[TouchedByAl]

Welcome to the forums! It’s interesting the reasons many join whether it’s for help, an interest in apple or to just to generally learn. The way you ended your post I can’t imagine a more appropriate use of the phrase life is crazy. I can only hope that you’ve gained some help and valuable insights in your time here. As a nurse I can’t imagine what you’ve been through these last few years but if there’s any way to express a deep, genuine appreciation and thank you for what you and countless others in the medical industry have done you’ve got it from me. I hope each day gets better .

 

[Nursey2Shoes]

Welcome to the forums! It’s interesting the reasons many join whether it’s for help, an interest in apple or to just to generally learn. The way you ended your post I can’t imagine a more appropriate use of the phrase life is crazy. I can only hope that you’ve gained some help and valuable insights in your time here. As a nurse I can’t imagine what you’ve been through these last few years but if there’s any way to express a deep, genuine appreciation and thank you for what you and countless others in the medical industry have done you’ve got it from me. I hope each day gets better .

You got that right! I had spent the week hyperfocused on “how to upgrade my iMac so 10.13.6” from beginning to end with graphics cards and upgrades etc things out of reach to make it more useable for everyday for the kids and myself … and when I plugged that sucker in I couldn’t help but laugh

 

[Nursey2Shoes]

This is killin me! I have to verify (duh 2-step verification) but the iPad iOS won’t move on from sign in screen! Idk if I should shut off and re-start setup?!? This is all we have so it will seriously be a basic setup

 

[Nursey2Shoes]

I don’t suppose there’s a version of the Xbox, Minecraft or Roblox apps I can add for them on this iOS ?

 

[Nursey2Shoes]

Fortnight? They’d be THRILLED… I used to be with them 100% of the time before I was in a coma - now I just make the most of our time until I recover and we DONT focus on games / apps but they are thankful for my technical knowledge and show continued appreciation for it… so I kinda like to show off once in awhile since I don’t have much else to show mom-powers with right now lol

 

[Nursey2Shoes]

I need to see if anyone has links to download the apps for iOS 5.0.1 that they can use on this brick lol or a clock so I can just put it up on the wall… I’ve got to get some sort of use for it!