Rain water, snow melt, distilled water, as well as air conditioner or dehumidifier condensate are pretty much free of dissolved solids, but bottled water can be very high in dissolved solids, so it isn't reliable as an effective hindrance to necrosis of leaf tips and/or margins. When plants wilt while the soil is still moist, it's a very good bet the soil is too wet, and starved of enough oxygen for roots to function normally, which, since water uptake is an energy driven process, causes loss of turgor and wilting. Unless root function is severely compromised, affected plants normally regain turgor and stand up again as they close stomata in preparation for the dark cycle. If a plant wilts during the day & recovers turgidity at night while the soil is still damp or wet, it needs less water in the rhizosphere or a soil that has better aeration/holds less water at container capacity (when saturated). Al

Hard to give much specific advice without being there to look at it with you. A few thoughts... think "waves"... curved shapes like eyebrows and teardrops, waves of a single color flowing into a different color or variegated or different leaf shape. waves go best with waves rather than individual specimen plants - unless the individual specimens are significantly larger than the mass near them. I used to have a series of mass plantings... lancifolias (green), August Moon (yellow), Krossa Regal (tall, blue), and Golden Tiara (green with yellow margin). In general, waves look best with complementary waves... remember that hostas are round. I know that sounds obvious, but it does determine how you plant a mass. Three hostas of the same type form an equilateral triangle. Four make an equal-sided parallelogram. 7 make a hexagon. In chemistry, it is called "hexogonal closest packing. dump some marbles in a box and let them find their natural arrangement and you will see the series of interlocking equilateral triangles and hexagons. I wouldn't want to dominate too much of my landscape with lancifolia - the most likely candidate for the plain green shiny one. It is prone to show damage later in the year and is... well... kind of boring if the mass is too large. On the other hand, you can plant with the idea of removing them later as you amass other landscaping ideas (and hostas!)

Well, Robert put me through to George who again said I couldn't cancel 'special order'. When I asked him to show me where it said 'special order' he put me on hold for about 10 minutes, then came back on and said he called Tradewinds and argued my point with them (they earlier said they had nothing to do with this whole thing) and he would be able to cancel the order. So now I have 2 separate emails saying both orders are cancelled. Whew. FWIW George was much nicer the second time around. No I have no range hood ordered and I don't care. DH and I have decided to run away for a few days. We're going camping, Me, him and a bottle of whiskey. Kitchen remodel be d$%#ed.

My experience is that in most states you have to be seizure free for a certain amount of time before you can drive, but that is usually with epilepsy...I'm not sure if the same rule applies if the seizure has other causes (like a TBI). People who have seizures due to TBI, like those who have epilepsy, cannot drive until they are seizure free for a certain period of time. Cardamom, I wouldn't worry about that right now if I were you. Many, many people are able to take seizure medication and drive. Right now you don't know if he will continue to have seizures or not. And if he does have seizures, you don't know if they can be effectively prevented by medication. Try not to worry about that part of it right now. I know very well how frightened you must be. Take care of yourself as best you can. Remember that you will have a lot to do as he recovers, so take care of yourself while he's in the hospital. And remember that whatever happens, you will be fine and you will be able to do what you need to do. You will get a lot of advice from different people, and you will have to sift through it and find what works for you and your family. My advice would be different from marie-ndcal's. I did ask a lot of questions about things pertaining to rehab, etc. But I didn't ask a lot of questions from everyone I dealt with. For me, I found it was best to narrow my information pipeline. I got so much conflicting information from people, including health care professionals, that after awhile it was more practical to streamline the information flow. And also (and this is different for each individual), there were certain details about his injuries that I just couldn't handle. I could only cope with so much at a time. I never asked about his Glasgow Scale score at all, and I thank God I didn't know or find out until way later down the road. I would have crumpled to the floor like a little baby. Fortunately, my husband's parents are very intelligent and capable health care professionals and looked over his meds, statistics, etc. I noticed that they didn't ask a lot of questions, either, about his medications, etc. That's probably because they knew what should be done and knew he was getting the right care for the situation. If, like marie-ndcal's daughter, you want to or need to ask a lot of questions, don't hesitate to do it. I will say that from the time my husband entered neuro intensive care onward, the doctors, nurses, therapists and social workers were very good about keeping me informed about everything I needed to know. If you feel that you aren't being given enough information, don't hesitate to ask. You will need to be your husband's best advocate, so be as informed as you need to be. Although I didn't ask a lot of questions about my husband's meds, etc., I was very proactive with anything to do with rehab, including making sure he got all of his testing lined up as quick as was reasonable, so that he could be transferred to a rehab hospital as soon as possible. I tried to observe as much as I could there and ask a lot of questions. We were able to support him and help him much better once he came home because of that. Ravencajun is right, every brain case is different. The doctors and nurses will tell you that. You will find what works best for your husband's situation. Take care of yourself and make sure you eat something every day. Whatever you do, remember that you will be fine, and that you will be able to do everything you need to do. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.