A friend of mine did websites for internal use in a major (and now bankrupt) telecommunications company. She was home everyday when her children came home from school, made a nice income, and only had to go into the office to mail packages or put training manuals together (so about once a month).
As a woman, I hope you will find my advice more useful than just "Buy a diamond, dude."
Why don't you ask her?
Most women would be thrilled with just a beautiful ring - new, old, diamonds, rubies - whatever. I take it she is the epitome of selflessness and would love anything you gave her.
As an alternative, ask her mother, her sisters, and her friends. Most women discuss what their ideal engagement rings would be with each other; this is also a good way to find out her ring size, metal preferences, etc. You may even get hints on *how* to propose to her.
Would she be able to use a light switch panel that has the large, flat switch (as opposed to a regular light switch)?
Also, a sensitive motion detector? It might be able to pick up blinking or other movements she could make moving an object like a pencil.
How about a handicapped-helper dog?
Another idea is a button she could bite on that triggers a noisemaker.
Advice: I hope you find something. Be creative. Use functions of her body which are not affected by ALS, i.e. respiration or heart rate. If either vital signs drop or accelerate to a certain point, a simple breathing monitor or heart monitor would make noise.
As a female, I can assure you that we, too, tire of the feminine hygiene commercials and would love to see them off the air. I think we all know what happens when they pour that mysterious blue liquid onto a scaled-down diaper.
It's an alternate way of obtaining accurate info without the telemarketers, too.
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A friend of mine did websites for internal use in a major (and now bankrupt) telecommunications company. She was home everyday when her children came home from school, made a nice income, and only had to go into the office to mail packages or put training manuals together (so about once a month).
As a woman, I hope you will find my advice more useful than just "Buy a diamond, dude."
Why don't you ask her?
Most women would be thrilled with just a beautiful ring - new, old, diamonds, rubies - whatever. I take it she is the epitome of selflessness and would love anything you gave her.
As an alternative, ask her mother, her sisters, and her friends. Most women discuss what their ideal engagement rings would be with each other; this is also a good way to find out her ring size, metal preferences, etc. You may even get hints on *how* to propose to her.
Good luck and congrats!
Would she be able to use a light switch panel that has the large, flat switch (as opposed to a regular light switch)?
Also, a sensitive motion detector? It might be able to pick up blinking or other movements she could make moving an object like a pencil.
How about a handicapped-helper dog?
Another idea is a button she could bite on that triggers a noisemaker.
Advice: I hope you find something. Be creative. Use functions of her body which are not affected by ALS, i.e. respiration or heart rate. If either vital signs drop or accelerate to a certain point, a simple breathing monitor or heart monitor would make noise.
As a female, I can assure you that we, too, tire of the feminine hygiene commercials and would love to see them off the air. I think we all know what happens when they pour that mysterious blue liquid onto a scaled-down diaper.
It's an alternate way of obtaining accurate info without the telemarketers, too.