My computer had a stroke. At first, I feared the stroke was a fatal one, a very sad loss. Because if the thing can’t be repaired, it must be replaced. That isn’t something I want to do right now.

But before any type of treatment could begin, it was necessary to have diagnostics done so I could know whether the end was near. Was the stroke fatal? Could my lost files be found and restored? Would the hard drive have to be replaced? If it was repaired, would it be any faster?

This particular computer isn’t a spring chicken, and death comes to us all.

If the heart and brain go, there’s not much to be done unless a transplant can be carried out.

And it apparently was my lucky day.

We went together to the computer repair shop, the

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