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Coming out of the bathroom, she turned and looked at her bushed face in the mirror and gasped a tired answer to her long asked question, Never, you just keep driving in the sunset. She shook her head to wing away those rebellious butterflies in her mind. She knew she couldnt join them so she didnt want them to hang around her either. She entered the kitchen hearing Mike, yelling in his drowsy voice for the absence of his towel in the bathroom. Her youngest daughter Karen started crying for she didnt want to go to school that day. Nicole, the eldest, couldnt help herself but to blame Daniel for the overnight fragmentation of her dollhouse. While Randal registered his protest from his bed that he was not going to drink milk in breakfast like every day. While in the kitchen, sugar had run out and the laundry seemed to have been breeding itself. And she was still looking for that magic wand. She never got to know when morning ran into noon; even the clock failed to tell her that. Mike left for office still screaming and shouting for his towel and the school bus only arrived after the kids had put all their stunts on the dining table. Their absence couldnt cease her work for they left their incarnations on her day. She was comparing the pile of her courage to that of the laundry when the doorbell rang. It had been so long anybody coming to their home that she had forgotten what their doorbell sounded like. She tried to guess who could it be but not a single name intervened her thoughts. She opened the door with an uncertain hope for a surprise from the blue but only found the postman standing in the door to vanish that uncertainty. Hi David! Since when did you start ringing the doorbell? words flew out of her mouth with their own consent. Ever since I was a kid. Only that in my childhood I would ring the bell and run away. David was one hell of a cheerful postman. But you dont need to run away now. No, not until you have signed and received you letter. My letter! Who could send that? I am not sure, its someone named L.H.M. Sounds like a postgraduate degree to me. Never mind, Ill sign it. Tanya received the letter. It was a registered letter from within the town. She wondered who could that L.H.M be. She opened the envelope and the mystery that enfolded it. The handwriting sparked a memory but she felt too overwhelmed to scrape her past. Her heartbeat started flying on butterfly wings. It wasnt just a letter with ordinary words written on a piece of paper. She could feel those words fluttering over her heart. They were telling her stories of her long lost love. "My flowered wish Tanya! I once saw my home in the streets of your palm, my destiny in the smiles of your promises, and my shelter in the shadows of your eyes. I treasured all your whispers under my pillow, your fragrance in my breaths, and your name in my ears. Your face still lightens up the sky in the night, your voice still rhymes the rainfall, and your hair still soften the wind. The sun always rose from the casement of your eyes. And then, time flew you away into someone elses world. That sun vanished and ever since I havent seen a sunrise. Life is spending me and I am aging into it. Days keep climbing the mountain of years. Moon drapes its face in the clouds and the night refuses to bring sleep onto my pillow. I fight your memories and defeat myself. The pain-waves of your absence storm through my stale heart and leave it in a vortex. Life runs like a wheel. The circle starts every morning and ends up late in the night, and then morning appears again. There is no pause, no rest, not even a slight curve to turn into a change. My face has lived with me for ten cold winters, now I want to feel the warmth of you face. Bring the sunshine of your eyes to me. Meet me while the sun sets this Sunday at the river bridge where days use to meet nights. My eyes will be measuring the passage until you come." Larry The letter ended and left her standing at the door of her time-faded memories. Larry was her classmate in college days. He lived her heart and she dreamed his eyes. They had planned to get married after graduation as soon as Larry found a good job. It took him a year to find one and this expansion of time let Mike surface. Mike was an elegant and handsome man with already a good job. He proposed Tanya and she, tired of waiting for fresh air, stepped into the clouds with Mike. Larry got a first-rate job the day Tanya got married. In next six months, Larry left the country and Tanya moved to Wisconsin. Life got busy in its details and Larry lived in her memory too much that she forgot to remember him. Mikes love scattered into his job, kids and Tanya. She did the same to him, except for the job thing. Her job was to take care of the kids and the home. Easier said than done she liked this phrase ever since. Her job imprisoned her wishes and she couldnt even wish for her freedom. And today, after more than ten years, a letter came into her life like a butterfly carrying on its wings words written in rainbow colors. It was Wednesday and she wished to jump over those three days into the Sunday sunset. She never got to know when the kids came back from the school and how she spent the rest of the day. The days had started flying with her. In the night she would read that letter to the moon, the stars and the breeze. She would tell them stories of her love; the first time she met Larry, her first words and her first kiss. Every inch of her memory had a bond to a whole new memory itself. Now she remembered everything; every ray the sun ever decanted on her love. Life had taken a right turn on a straight highway of routines. The orbit had finally broken. She could feel a powerful freedom that was removing those monotonous thoughts from her mind and injecting life into her veins. Life was wearing hope now. The time from Sunday morning to evening was hard to spend. Time clock was snailing out of the day and the sun got hung up in mid air. Wind stopped on the surface of water and the shadows declined to shrink. She wished time was a horse with a tail on the forehead and she would pull it from its tail. She wished time was a dry leaf and she would through it in the windstorm of her heart. She wished time was a boat and she would sail it in the river of her eyes. But today, time that had always been a teacher to her, had turn into a teaser. It wasnt breathing at all, just holding its breath and teasing her more. She wanted the time to fly and it was crawling. She tried to make herself busy in house chores but her eyes quit supporting her hands as they were still looking at the sun. And the sun also kept glaring at her, all day. Finally the sun lost the battle and started going down. From the ventilator, it had skid to the window. No one in the family felt any change in her. Mike had to go to meet a client and was quite busy looking at himself and the kids were too involved looking at the TV. It was an hour to sunset and she was ready, wearing her best dress and wrapped in her favourite fragrance. She surrendered a couple of years from her face and brought back a few young smiles onto her lips. Where are you going dear? her preparation couldnt wage enough resistance against Mikes curiosity. Aa, well, actually I thought I would go for some shopping she hardly uttered. Mom! I would go with you. Nicole yelled as the idea of going out had removed her attention from the TV. The rest were too absorbed they didnt even listen the conversation. Yeah dear, why dont you take Nicole with you, she could be help. T anya didnt feel comfortable having a company at that time but she didnt want to change Mikes curiosity in to suspicion so she said OK. All the way to the city center, Nicole kept telling her of all the stuff her friends had and what she wanted to buy in response. Tanya wasnt listening. She was just shaking her head in approval of whatever Nicole said. She couldnt possibly have said a word. Her heart was rumbling like a volcano, hitting the rib cage trying to get out to take a look at its long lost love. The sun was hurrying down now. She was afraid of getting late so she speeded up a little. Mom! Arent we suppose to go to City Center? Nicole asked seeing her turning to a different street. Yes dear but I have to take care of something important before we go shopping, all right? she said. All right. It was OK for Nicole as long as it didnt alter their shopping plan. The bridge was getting closer and so was logic. Sanity had started penetrating her enthusiasm. The question of how should I do it? turned into why should I do it? The eclipse of her memories had started declining. She could see the bridge now. She stopped the car a hundred yards away from the bridge. Honey! You stay in the car, Ill be back in a few minutes. She said to Nicole without a slight touch of emotions. She didnt wait for her answer, stepped out of the car in a mechanical way and started walking towards the bridge. Larry was standing on the corner of the bridge, with his back to her. He was looking down the bridge into the running water. She walked for a few yards and then stopped. Larry turned his face towards her. Age seemed to have worn him out. He looked tired as if he had traveled a huge mileage of years. His presence sent no waves of fresh air to clean her heart from the mist of dissatisfaction. He disappointed her again. She hoped to find a ray of hope and he disappointed her hope. She looked back towards the car at her daughter. I have too much to lose, I dont want to lose my ten years. she decided and turned back. Larry ran after her but she had reached her car. Larry called her with a passionate cry, Tanya! She opened the door and sat in. Larry stopped abruptly with shock struck eyes. Tanya turned the car back. You are my wish Tanya! Larry murmured. She stepped on the car. Larry saw her going into the sunset. Who was he mommy? Nicole couldnt catch any idea out of it. He was a nobody my dear. Tanya kept driving into the sunset. |
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Marjorie Ruth Dennis, 87, Overland Park, died Thursday, March 22, 2012.
Graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Chanute on Saturday, April 14 at 11 a.m.
Marjorie was born on Dec. 6, 1924, in Chanute, to Ralph and Genevieve Elliott Filson. She married William R. Dennis in 1943 who preceded her in death in 2007. She had been a resident of the Kansas City area since 1949. While living in Wyandotte County, she was an active member of the Wyandotte United Methodist Church and she also enjoyed helping with elections in Wyandotte County.
She was an accomplished quilt maker, seamstress and loved arts and crafts. Many say that her work was art. She was active in her support of her two sons' education. She delighted in relating her connection to cousin, Ralph Miller, who is inducted into National Basketball Hall of Fame, coaching at Wichita State, Iowa and Oregon State.
She is survived by her sister, Martha Tredway; her two sons, Raymond E. Dennis, and Robert K. Dennis; granddaughter; Lauren Dennis; stepgranddaughters Melinda Overstreet, Alyssa Randall, four stepgreat-grandchildren; three nephews, Charles A. Tredway, Nicholas A. Tredway, Thomas L. Tredway, and two nieces, Shirley Froebe and Susan Stover.

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Blood pressure is a measure of how hard your blood pushes against the walls of your arteries. If the force is too hard, you have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). When high blood pressure starts after 20 weeks of pregnancy, it may be a sign of a very serious problem called preeclampsia.
Blood pressure is shown as two numbers. The top number (systolic) is the pressure when the heart pumps blood. The bottom number (diastolic) is the pressure when the heart relaxes and fills with blood. Blood pressure is high if the top number is more than 140 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), or if the bottom number is more than 90 mm Hg. For example, blood pressure of 150/85 (say "150 over 85") or 140/95 is high. Or both numbers can be high, such as 150/95.
A woman may have high blood pressure before she gets pregnant. Or her blood pressure may start to go up during pregnancy.
If you have high blood pressure during pregnancy, you need to have checkups more often than women who do not have this problem. There is no way to know if you will get preeclampsia. This is one of the reasons that you are watched closely during your pregnancy.
High blood pressure and preeclampsia are related, but they have some differences.
Normally, a woman's blood pressure drops during her second trimester. Then it returns to normal by the end of the pregnancy. But in some women, blood pressure goes up very high in the second or third trimester. This is sometimes called gestational hypertension and can lead to preeclampsia. You will need to have your blood pressure checked often and you may need treatment. Usually, the problem goes away after the baby is born.
High blood pressure that started before pregnancy usually doesn't go away after the baby is born.
A small rise in blood pressure may not be a problem. But your doctor will watch your pressure to make sure it does not get too high. The doctor also will check you for preeclampsia.
Very high blood pressure keeps your baby from getting enough blood and oxygen. This could limit your baby's growth or cause the placenta to pull away too soon from the uterus. High blood pressure also could lead to stillbirth.
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related problem. The symptoms of preeclampsia include new high blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy along with other problems, such as protein in your urine. Preeclampsia usually goes away after you give birth. In rare cases, blood pressure can stay high for up to 6 weeks after the birth.
Preeclampsia can be deadly for the mother and baby. It can keep the baby from getting enough blood and oxygen. It also can harm the mother's liver, kidneys, and brain. Women with very bad preeclampsia can have dangerous seizures. This is called eclampsia.
Experts don't know the exact cause of preeclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy. But they have some ideas about preeclampsia:
High blood pressure usually doesn't cause symptoms. But very high blood pressure sometimes causes headaches and shortness of breath or changes in vision.
Mild preeclampsia usually doesn't cause symptoms, either. But preeclampsia can cause rapid weight gain and sudden swelling of the hands and face. Severe preeclampsia causes symptoms of organ trouble, such as a very bad headache and trouble seeing and breathing. It also can cause belly pain and decreased urination.
High blood pressure and preeclampsia are usually found during a prenatal visit. This is one reason why it's so important to go to all of your prenatal visits. You need to have your blood pressure checked often. During these visits, your blood pressure is measured with a blood pressure cuff. A sudden increase in blood pressure often is the first sign of a problem.
You also will have a urine test to look for protein, another sign of preeclampsia.
If you have high blood pressure, tell your doctor right away if you have a headache or belly pain. These signs of preeclampsia can occur before protein shows up in your urine.
Your doctor may have you take medicine if he or she thinks your blood pressure is too high.
The only cure for preeclampsia is having the baby. You may get medicines to lower your blood pressure and to prevent seizures. You also may get medicine to help your baby's lungs get ready for birth. Your doctor will try to deliver your baby when the baby has grown enough to be ready for birth. But sometimes a baby has to be delivered early to protect the health of the mother or the baby. If this happens, your baby will get special care for premature babies.
If you have high blood pressure during pregnancy but had normal blood pressure before pregnancy, your pressure is likely to go back to normal after you have the baby. But if you had high blood pressure before pregnancy, you probably will still have it after you give birth.
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The causes of preeclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy are poorly understood. In fact, preeclampsia is sometimes called the "disease of theories," and its cause is the subject of active research.1
Preeclampsia may start with a poorly developed placenta that doesn't circulate blood normally. But the cause of the placenta disorder isn't yet clear. Nor is it known why the mother's body then develops high blood pressure. So far, a number of possible factors are thought to play a part in preeclampsia, including:
If you have developed high blood pressure, you will probably not have any symptoms. It usually requires a blood pressure check with a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope to detect elevated blood pressure.
Blood pressure measured at 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher is classified as high (hypertensive) and 160/110 mm Hg or higher is classified as severe.
Symptoms of preeclampsia can develop gradually or suddenly. Symptoms include:
Although you may have other symptoms, you will not be diagnosed with preeclampsia unless you also have high blood pressure or high protein in your urine. Other symptoms of mild preeclampsia may include:
In severe preeclampsia, systolic blood pressure is over 160 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure is over 110 mm Hg, or both.
As blood circulation to the organs decreases, more severe symptoms can develop, including:
HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening liver disorder. It is usually related to preeclampsia. Get emergency medical treatment if you have several symptoms of HELLP syndrome. Symptoms include:
HELLP is short for Hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), Elevated Liver enzymes (which indicate liver damage), and Low Platelet count.
Severe preeclampsia increases the risk of seizures (eclampsia).
When preeclampsia leads to seizures that are not from any other cause, it is called eclampsia. Eclampsia is life-threatening for both a mother and her fetus. During a seizure, the oxygen supply to the fetus is drastically reduced. Call 911 anytime a pregnant woman has a seizure.
At the first sign of high blood pressure during pregnancy, your health professional cannot predict whether it will remain mild, become severe, or turn out to be an early sign of preeclampsia. If you are developing preeclampsia, your urine test (urine screen) will probably show increased protein levels before long. This sign that your kidneys are being affected by the condition doesn't develop right away.
If you aren't certain that you had normal blood pressure before pregnancy, it is possible that you have preexisting chronic high blood pressure. If so, your blood pressure may remain high after your pregnancy.
High blood pressure that develops before the 20th week of pregnancy is usually a sign of ongoing (chronic) high blood pressure or short-term, mild high blood pressure. In rare cases, it is an early sign of preeclampsia.
High blood pressure that occurs after midpregnancy could be a sign that you are developing preeclampsia. This can be anytime after the 20th week.
Women with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) who become pregnant normally have a drop in blood pressure during the first two trimesters. During the late second or in the third trimester, however, blood pressure returns to higher-than-normal levels. Following delivery, their blood pressure remains high. For more information, see the topic High Blood Pressure.
Chronic high blood pressure increases your risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy.
Most women with chronic high blood pressure who are otherwise healthy have a low risk for other cardiovascular problems during pregnancy.
Women with chronic high blood pressure have an increased risk of the premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall (placenta abruptio). This risk may increase when:
Preeclampsia affects your blood pressure, placenta, liver, blood, kidneys, and brain. Preeclampsia can be mild or severe, and it may get worse gradually or rapidly. Both you and your fetus can potentially suffer life-threatening problems involving the following:
Delivery of the baby and placenta is the only "cure" for preeclampsia. If your condition becomes dangerous enough that delivery is necessary but you don't go into labor, your doctor will induce labor or surgically deliver the baby (cesarean section). Unless you have chronic high blood pressure, your blood pressure should return to normal in a few days. In severe cases, this can take 6 or more weeks.
The earlier in the pregnancy that preeclampsia begins and/or the more severe the condition becomes, the greater the risk of preterm birth, which can cause newborn problems.
An infant born before 37 weeks may have difficulty breathing because of immature lungs (respiratory distress syndrome). A newborn affected by preeclampsia may also be smaller than normal (intrauterine growth restriction). This is because of inadequate nutrition from poor blood flow through the placenta.
Risk factors for developing preeclampsia during pregnancy include:
If you have preeclampsia, it is possible that you will have an unexpected seizure (eclampsia). Eclampsia can lead to a coma and is life-threatening to both you and your fetus.
Someone must call 911 or other emergency services immediately if you are having an eclamptic seizure.
If you are pregnant and have preeclampsia, your family and friends should know how to help during a seizure.
Seek medical care immediately if you are pregnant and begin to have symptoms of preeclampsia, such as:
If you have mild high blood pressure or mild preeclampsia, you may not have any symptoms. It is important to see a health professional regularly throughout your pregnancy. Your blood pressure will be checked and your urine will be tested at every visit so that any abnormal rise in blood pressure or urinary protein can be easily detected.
Symptoms such as heartburn or swelling in the legs and feet are normal during pregnancy and are not usually symptoms of preeclampsia. You can discuss these symptoms with your doctor or nurse-midwife at your next scheduled prenatal visit. But if swelling occurs along with other symptoms of preeclampsia, contact your doctor immediately.
If you have developed high blood pressure and preeclampsia during pregnancy, you can be treated by:
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
High blood pressure (hypertension) and preeclampsia are typically found during regular prenatal checkups. Because these conditions can get worse rapidly and can be life-threatening to you and your fetus, it's important that you have regular checkups during your pregnancy.
Certain tests are given at each prenatal visit to monitor for high blood pressure and preeclampsia. These include a:
Other tests may also be used to monitor for signs of preeclampsia, including:
If results from one or more of the above tests suggest that you have preeclampsia, you and your fetus will be closely monitored throughout the remainder of your pregnancy. The type and frequency of testing depend on the severity of the preeclampsia and the time remaining until your pregnancy reaches full term (37 to 42 completed weeks). Testing is more frequent and extensive when preeclampsia is severe and the pregnancy is far from full-term (less than 36 weeks).
Tests that may be given to assess your health if you have preeclampsia include:
If you have a seizure (eclampsia), one or more of the following tests may be done after delivery to assess your brain function and condition:
If you develop high blood pressure, preeclampsia, or both, your fetus's health also will be closely monitored. The more severe your condition, the more frequent the fetal testing, ranging from once a week to daily.
Tests commonly used to monitor fetal health include:
Less commonly, amniocentesis is used to check fetal well-being if preterm delivery is being considered as a treatment option. For this procedure, a needle is inserted into your abdomen to collect amniotic fluid from inside the uterus. The fluid is then checked for chemical signs that the fetus's lungs are mature.
If your blood pressure begins to rise during pregnancy, you will need close monitoring until after your baby is born. Your blood pressure may remain mildly elevated, which is not considered dangerous for you or your fetus. But it can become dangerous if it turns out to be a sign of preeclampsia or if it progresses to more severe high blood pressure (hypertension).
If you have high blood pressure during your pregnancy, your treatment may include:
Mild high blood pressure in pregnancy usually only requires close monitoring. If you have high blood pressure that is rapidly increasing or has reached moderately high levels, you may be treated with blood pressure medicine.
Severe high blood pressure (higher than 160 mm Hg systolic or 110 mm Hg diastolic) can result in poor fetal growth (intrauterine growth restriction) and is likely to be treated with an antihypertensive medicine.
Some high blood pressure medicines are dangerous during pregnancy.6 If you take high blood pressure medicines, talk to your doctor about the safety of your medicine before you become pregnant or as soon as you learn you are pregnant. Make sure that your doctor has a complete list of all medicines that you are taking.
If you show any signs of preeclampsia, you will be closely monitored, either with frequent office visits or in the hospital. The goal of treatment is to prevent preeclampsia from becoming life-threatening to you and your fetus while prolonging the pregnancy long enough for your fetus to be mature and healthy at birth.
Your treatment will last for the rest of your pregnancy, your delivery, and your first postpartum weeks and will depend on how severe your condition is. Treatment options include an anticonvulsant medicine; blood pressure medicine if your blood pressure is dangerously high; and delivery, which is the only known "cure" for preeclampsia.
If you have moderate to severe preeclampsia, your risk of seizures (eclampsia) continues for the first 24 to 48 hours after childbirth (in very rare cases, seizures are reported later in the postpartum period). So you may continue magnesium sulfate for 24 hours after delivery.4
Unless you have chronic high blood pressure, your blood pressure is likely to return to normal a few days after delivery. In rare cases, it can take 6 weeks or more. Some women still have high blood pressure 6 weeks after childbirth yet return to normal levels over the long term. If your blood pressure is still high after delivery, you may be given a blood pressure medicine. You will then have regular checkups with your doctor to monitor your recovery.
To prepare for a talk with your doctor or nurse-midwife about your condition, see questions to ask your doctor about high blood pressure and pregnancy.
Lowering blood pressure with medicine:
A vaginal delivery is usually safest for the mother and is attempted first if she and the baby are both stable. If preeclampsia is rapidly getting worse or fetal monitoring suggests that the baby cannot safely handle labor contractions, a cesarean section (C-section) delivery is needed.
Preeclampsia usually does not cause long-term problems. Healthy habits, such as regular exercise and eating a healthy diet, may help prevent future health problems. If you have had preeclampsia, talk to your doctor about what you can do to stay healthy.
If you have chronic high blood pressure (hypertension), you can lower your blood pressure before pregnancy by exercising, eating a diet low in sodium and rich in fruits and vegetables, and staying at a healthy weight. Lowering your blood pressure reduces your risk of preeclampsia.
When you are pregnant, regular checkups are key to early detection and treatment. Prompt treatment is vital to preventing the development of severe and possibly life-threatening preeclampsia.
Some preeclampsia research suggests that calcium supplements and low-dose aspirin may offer a preventive benefit, especially for high-risk women.
Calcium supplements may reduce the risk of developing preeclampsia and the risk of having a low-birth-weight baby, particularly among high-risk women who normally don't get enough calcium.7 Taking a calcium supplement may also lower the risk of moving from mild to severe preeclampsia.8 Other experts have found that there is no benefit from taking calcium.4
But all pregnant women can generally benefit from taking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommended daily allowance of 1200 mg of calcium each day to keep their bones healthy.
Low-dose aspirin (antiplatelet) therapy may be a moderately effective preventive treatment for women at risk of developing preeclampsia. Although some experts question how effective low-dose aspirin is, others assert that high-risk women who take it regularly as directed do significantly lower their preeclampsia risk.9 Talk to your doctor or nurse-midwife about whether this treatment is right for you.
Research shows that taking vitamin C or vitamin E supplements does not help prevent preeclampsia.10, 11
If you have ongoing (chronic) high blood pressure and are taking blood pressure medicine, talk to your doctor before becoming pregnant (or as soon as you learn you are pregnant). Some high blood pressure medicines are dangerous to your fetus.
If you have high blood pressure during pregnancy, take steps that will help control your blood pressure:
By following general guidelines for a healthy pregnancy, you can help optimize your own and your baby's overall health and make sure that you are both in the best possible shape for handling the challenges of pregnancy, delivery, and recovery.
For more tips on how to have a healthy pregnancy, see the topic Quick Tips: Healthy Pregnancy Habits.
If you develop signs of preeclampsia early in pregnancy, your doctor or nurse-midwife may prescribe something called expectant management at home, possibly for many weeks. This may mean you are advised to stop working, reduce your activity level, or possibly spend a lot of time resting (partial bed rest). Although partial bed rest is considered reasonable treatment for preeclampsia, its effectiveness is not proved for treating mild preeclampsia.12 It is known that strict bed rest may increase your risk of developing a blood clot in the legs or lungs.
Whether you are required to reduce your activity or have partial bed rest, expectant management severely limits your ability to work, remain active, take care of children, and fulfill other responsibilities. It may be helpful to follow some tips for dealing with bed rest.
You may be required to monitor your own condition on a daily basis. If so, you or another person (such as a trained family member or a visiting nurse) will:
Keep a written record of your results, including the dates and times you checked. Take this record with you when you visit your doctor or nurse-midwife.
Medicine for preeclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy may be used to:
Blood pressure medicines commonly used during pregnancy include:
Magnesium sulfate is the most common medicine used for preventing eclampsia (seizures) during pregnancy.
Steroid medicines such as betamethasone and dexamethasone may be used to help the fetus's lungs mature faster. These medicines are often given if preterm delivery is needed.
There is not enough medical evidence to show which blood pressure medicine is most effective for use during pregnancy.
Some high blood pressure medicines are dangerous during pregnancy.6 If you take high blood pressure medicines, talk to your doctor about the safety of your medicine before you become pregnant or as soon as you learn you are pregnant. Make sure that your doctor has a complete list of all medicines that you are taking.
Lowering blood pressure too much or too fast can reduce blood flow to the placenta, causing problems for the fetus. So medicine is reserved for preventing severely high blood pressure levels that may be life-threatening to you or your fetus.
There is no surgical treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy or for preeclampsia.
Surgical cesarean section delivery is used when:
For more information, see the topic Cesarean Section.
The main treatment for severe preeclampsia is stabilizing the condition (preventing seizures with the anticonvulsant medicine magnesium sulfate and controlling high blood pressure) and delivering the baby. If you have severe preeclampsia or you have mild to moderate preeclampsia and are close to your due date, your baby will be delivered. Vaginal delivery is preferred to cesarean delivery.
Your condition may be treated with expectant management (bed rest) either at home or in the hospital. The purpose of expectant management is to allow more time for fetal development, for the cervix to become ready for a vaginal delivery, or both.
Reduced activity and worry are difficult parts of having preeclampsia. It often helps to talk with women who are or have been in the same situation.
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The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) information center offers information and publications about preventing and treating:
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- Cooper WO, et al. (2006). Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure to ACE inhibitors. New England Journal of Medicine, 354(23): 2443–2451.
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The company's name comes from Jamie Kennedy and Stu Stone's song, which comes from a children's tune that, just by hearing it, will immunize you from cooties. In a way, the company does the same for non-traditional pursuits.
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The second one-act, Melissa Coleman-Reed's "FAIM & grunt," makes best use of the set. It's a flashlit journey through an eerie Underworld, as a young tagger introduces her friend to a haven of street art beneath I-15. The piece has a young, yet somehow ancient feel. But what starts out almost like Virgil leading Dante trails off into the predictable.
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Choreography, often satirical, runs throughout the evening. Michael Mizerany's dance-touches can't save "Glow," which commits one of writing's major bugaboos: when in doubt, tell your life story.
Wind Dell Woods' "Big Block Letters," with rap and rhythmic accompaniment on "found" objects, would improve instantly if the sounds didn't drown out the words, and the actors enunciated more clearly (of the five one-acts, this one offers the most insights into the why's and how's of Graffiti crews).
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LUMBERTON — The procedure used by the county Board of Commissioners on Monday to create a new position was not illegal, but it was not done in the usual manner, according to a professor with the University of North Carolina's School of Government in Chapel Hill.
"It certainly was not the standard," Robert Joyce, a professor of law and government, told The Robesonian.
On Monday, Commissioner David Edge garnered enough votes to create the new position of "compliance, safety, loss prevention and risk management officer." The commissioners also agreed to hire Shelton Hill, who already works for the county's South East Area Transit System, to fill the position.
The new position, whose creation was opposed by Commissioners Noah Woods, Raymond Cummings and Roger Oxendine, is included in the county's budget proposal for fiscal year 2012-13. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for June 18.
Joyce said that although the position can be created and filled without it being advertised, he questioned the authority of the commissioners to hire a specific individual.
"Usually the county manager does the hiring and firing of county employees," Joyce said. "That responsibility is given to the manager by state statute."
Joyce went on to say that the commissioners should not step in and decide who should be hired for the position without the "manager being on board."
"I think the commissioners need to coordinate (this kind of action) with the manager," he said.
Ricky Harris, the interim county manager, sidestepped the fray.
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County Attorney Hal Kinlaw on Monday reminded the board that the county has not put together a job description for the new position.
"Usually a position is created based on an existing job description, not the other way around," Kinlaw said.
Edge, a businessman who campaigned as a fiscal conservative, said that he believes Hill is the perfect person to handle the responsibilities of the new position and save the county money. Part of Hill's responsibilities, the commissioner said, is to get county employees collecting workman's compensation back to work. Edge said Monday night that he would pay Hill's salary if Hill did not save the county money at least $500,000 a year.
Edge said that he brought the issue to a vote at Monday's regular meeting because attempts to go through the county's Personnel Committee — which is the usual policy — were unsuccessful.
"This is the only way anything could get done," Edge said "It couldn't get through the Personnel Committee, but I knew I had the votes of five commissioners to get this done." Edge was joined by Commissioners Tom Taylor, Lance Herndon, Jerry Stephens and Hubert Sealey in creating the position.
Cummings said that his negative vote was due to the issue not being addressed by the Personnel Committee, of which he is a member.
"I thought it would be better if it went to the Personnel Committee to be worked out," he said. "We have a process there for creating positions."
Noah Woods, the board's chairman, agrees with Cummings.
"I'm not saying that the position isn't needed," Woods said. "But I don't like to change the process. This was not discussed before it came up for a vote."
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For my project, I am using an 8-bit device that is optimized in performance and ...
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However, as vendors continue to expand their portfolios, 16-bit options seem to be used less and less. Given that trend, it's important to outline several clear distinctions and application uses for designers when choosing between 8- bit vs. a 32-bit, as well as outlining how advances in both portfolios have eliminated the need for the 16-bit MCU.
As referenced above, vendors such as Atmel continue to develop broad 8-bit AVR MCU portfolios that deliver 16-bit performance. These 8-bit AVR products include industry-leading low-power features with smart peripherals, security blocks and high-speed features that push the boundaries of 8-bit MCUs.
Many engineers choose to use 8-bit AVR MCUs where they would have previously relied on a 16-bit MCU because the specific applications require an MCU that has scalable system performance with reduced cost, smaller size, greater flash memory and lower power. In fact, many companies today deliver microcontrollers that fulfill historic 16-bit application requirements—standby, sleep for lower power consumption, powerful and efficient peripherals, and smaller footprint – but with an 8-bit microcontroller.
Speaking more broadly, one of the key trends for the 8-bit market has been the integration of a rich peripheral set on the MCU. Previously, these blocks—including USB, LCD control, 12-bit ADC and DAC and other functions—were often all included in external components. Atmel, for instance, has solved this by developing a variety of 8-bit products that allow customers to support a wide range of applications and maximize code re-use and design efficiency.
When discussing larger scale applications, such as automotive, industrial, biometric, audio, communication and Web servers, designers were previously left with a tough decision, as these applications require extremely robust computing performance, but demand low power consumption—constraining designers to rely on 16-bit MCUs in an attempt to satisfy both needs.
However, with the integrated functionality of a deep sleep mode in the latest 32-bit MCU families, and more efficient 32-bit proprietary and ARM CPUs, designers are now able to select a 32-bit MCU and use the additional performance while still reaping the low-power performance and smaller footprint previously associated with 16-bit varieties.
Where just a few years ago, high development tool cost was a barrier to utilizing 32 bit-MCUs, low-cost 32-bit tools have emerged that allow ease-of-entry into the 32-bit workspace. Additionally, 32-bit MCUs also include more memory and interfaces such as high-speed USB for the system designer—creating fewer design barriers and spurring greater adoption.
For both 8- and 32-bit MCUs, power consumption is a key determinant, and that concern has led to greater innovation. Some vendors address the power consumption issue for both 8- and 32-bit markets using the same technology.
For instance, Atmel offers a proprietary low-power technology to address the issue with its picoPower for all 8- and 32-bit MCUs. This technology enables Atmel products to achieve the industry's lowest power consumption and power-down sleep. These low-power technologies address the concerns of longer battery life and lower power consumption for various applications in ZigBee, power tools, medical, board controllers, networking, metering, optical transceivers, motor control, white goods and any battery-powered products.
Both 8- and 32-bit MCUs have greatly expanded the range of applications they can support—providing designers with greater selection and flexibility. Both markets have grown quickly and encroached into the 16-bit space, but by meeting low power and scalability needs, designers are left with superior choices and clearer delineation of application use.
Andreas Eieland is Senior Product Marketing Manager for Flash Microcontrollers at Atmel. Prior to this position, Mr. Eieland worked as an AVR Product Marketing Manager and Applications Engineer at Atmel's AVR Products Center. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
I want to left my personal opinion here.
I used many MCU from 2000 until now and I participated in many embedded design contest from 2004.
After Zilog Z80 which I learn in my BSc Electronic degree I move to learn AVR 8bit MCU for my final project implementation. At that time in 2002-2003 AVR 8 bit by my opinion was the best MCU to learn for Assembly and C languages. Today many things has changed and the price for MCU is come probably to the first place for me.
Generally in the past I tried to use the 8bit AVR because I was very excited of how quickly I can do something with it. But day by day new ideas were appears and sometimes I need more speed in MCU and for this reason I turn to ARM MCU family.
I think that is no point to stress the 8bit with something which you can do easy in ARM Cortex 32bit. And also remember the ATMEL 8bit MCU are not very cheap you can find 32bit MCU for example from ST in much better offer with much more peripherals, memory size of Flash and SRAM where you can run even many tasks in freeware RTOS such as CooCox.
But also I want to cover the 8bit projects, I think that Cypress PSoC 8bit family is the best place for this solution. Maybe in some cases AVR 8bit can be used if PSoC 8bit are not possible to cover the implementation but again why not choose then directly 32bit ARM? This is how I am thinking and working.
It was the same story as with the popularity of PIC and then the AVR, but finally the ARM will take the cake for something average to advance approach.
Yes ofcause in ARM 32bit MCU there are many players nowadays and probably half of them I have tried already.
But the criteria for selection of suitable MCU is your decision. My 3 most important factors are price, energy consumption and peripherals.
This shortly was my opinion :)
To - electronix79
Price, energy consumption and peripherals - Does that mean that the core is not important? What about the ease of use and a convenient easy to handle low cost toolchain?
For my project, I am using an 8-bit device that is optimized in performance and cost effective for my project. I believe there are options to select between an 8- and 32-bit MCU. But for my specific project, I feel an 8-bit, with 16-bit performance, meet the requirements for my specification and is easier to use. If I used a 32-bit MCU, it would be more complex, though higher in performance, and would definitely consume more power and time. I think an 8-bit is still the smart choice when designing less complex projects that require just the right price-to-performance ratio.


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I won't flatter myself enough to think that anyone's noticed my lack of posting recently, but the reason for the slow-down has been pretty simple; I'm exhausted! Starting a new job is always tiring – there's always so much to learn, and usually at breakneck speed. Thankfully the job is fantastic and I'm really enjoying it, but it's safe to say that most evenings, I've been getting through the door and becoming at one with the sofa
Weekends are when I'd usually blog, but of course, with a huge city like London just waiting to be explored, we haven't felt much like staying indoors. We've been checking out some of the fabulous galleries, pubs, foodie haunts and markets – and I have to say, I'm loving it. I've been dying to share some of our finds.
A couple of weeks back we decided to check out a real London foodie favourite; Borough Market. And boy was I glad we did.
This bustling bazaar is packed to the rafters every weekend with locals, tourists and long-lenses snapping away at the tempting tables. It's not hard to see why; from high-quality cuts of everything from Oxtail to Ostrich, to rich, moudly cheeses strong enough to wake the dead, and from huge, perfect loaves to stacks of pots filled with every condiment, preserve and pickle you could ever wish to lay your hands on – this place has it all.
We went in empty-handed, preparing to save our money to go out for a meal that night. Needless to say, that meal never happened; we pooled our cash into splurging on a host of luxurious treats we'd otherwise never dream of buying. It was endlessly thrilling to be able to waltz over to a stall of decadent delights and walk away clutching some to take home, rather than looking back wistfully.
Favourite buys were some wonderful freshly-made harissa from a Moroccan stall with chefs on-hand cooking up tempting take-away treats, some 'wow wow' mustard to knock your socks off, English muffins big enough for a small child to sleep on, and a gorgeous slice of cake with quite possibly the best frosting I've ever tasted. We also decided to go all out red meat – not something we eat too often – and bought a mixed pack of game; rabbit, venison, and pheasant, with a view to making a gloriously gluttonous pie.
We stumbled across a fantastic pastry recipe purely by the accident of running low on plain flour; by mixing plain flour and bread flour we ended up with a wonderfully crisp, yet still light, golden crust.
Glorious Game Pie
Makes 4 hearty servings fit for a winter's day
For the filling
- 500g mixed game
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- 1 glug of red wine (optional, but highly recommended)
- 1 tbsp harissa
- 1 beef stock cube
- 225ml water
For the pastry
- 150g plain flour
- 150g strong white bread flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 150g unsalted butter
- 70 ml cold water
- 1 egg (to egg wash the pie)
For the filling
- Chop up the onions into medium sized chunks, and add them to a large saucepan with the olive oil. Brown the meat on a medium-high heat for around 2-3 minutes, before turning down the heat, adding the garlic and cooking for another couple of minutes.
- Mix the stock cube with 225ml water (or use fresh stock if you're lucky enough to have it) and add it to the pan with a good glug of red wine and the table spoon of harissa.
- Continue to simmer for at least an hour and a half, preferably two hours, to ensure the meat is really tender and all of the flavours have blended beautifully. Check after an hour, and sprinkle in the corn flour if the mixture needs thickening, or add a little water if it looks dry. While it's cooking, make your pastry.
For the pastry
- Mix together the dry ingredients in a food processor (or a bowl if doing by hand).
- Chop the butter into small pieces and whizz or rub together.
- Add the water a little at a time until the mixture comes together into a ball.
- Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes before using.
- Roll out just over a third of your pastry and line your pie tin (we used a loose-bottomed 20cm cake tin). Roll out another third to make the sides of your pie, and then the final third to make your lid.
For the pie
Season your mixture well and remove from the heat. Gently spoon the mixture into the pastry case, top with the lid (remembering to pop a couple of small holes in the top), and splosh over your egg wash to give a lovely golden bake.
If you like, you can get creative and make a little pie topper, use a fork to seal the edges, or even do some fancy twists or crimping. I just happened to have a reindeer cookie cutter that seemed very apt!
Finally, bake in the oven at 180 degrees/gas mark 4 for 40 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and crisp. Serve with a red wine gravy, mash, and some tasty greens for a luxurious treat that'll warm up even the coldest of winter days.


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If Jesus were alive today, both he and Mary would probably be murdered by a Zio-Nazi soldier or a Zio-Nazi colonist/"settler".
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The statement is based on a 2003 law Obama sponsored when he was an Illinois state senator. His bill expanded income eligibility for KidsCare and FamilyCare, the state health insurance programs low-income families. Both programs saw sizable increases in enrollment after the law was passed.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation looked at the Illinois program and found that the children's enrollment increased by 55,421 between 2003 and 2005, the year Illinois abolished an income requirement. Adult enrollment increased by 100,458 between 2003 and 2006. That comes to a total of 155,879.
Of course, it bears noting that expansion of health insurance was a big goal of the Democratic governor who signed the bill, and Obama's legislation had a co-sponsor, a Republican, in the Illinois House. But the simplicity of his claim is hard to dispute, and being able to work with others to achieve goals is a theme of the ad in which he makes the claim. It all ads up to true.
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