Here in South Everett, many of the roads are completely covered in compacted snow and ice. It's been that way for several days now. I drove home around midnight from work and I had to watch out for piled up snow on the roads because I didn't do a good job controlling my SUV. I got home okay but it took concentrated efforts and a lot of stifled nervous laughter to arrive home safely. I couldn't believe the amount of ice literally glued onto the windows of my vehicle while I was scraping it off after work. I haven't seen anything like that in a very long time.
Excellent and sound advice. First time I lost 25 pounds, a few years ago, I used mainly a 'diet-change' only approach. The results did not last. Second time I lost 25 pounds (really, re-lost the original shedded 25 pounds), I incorporated a consistent fitness routine. The results lasted and I'm continuing to shed pounds, slowly but surely. This time, I'm pacing myself. No rushing. I'm in general good health. I can't wear a bathing suit with confidence but nonetheless, I do feel a lot better now compared to months ago. Exercising helps with easing day-to-day stress. I'm currently using one of Jillian Michael's workout DVDs. I can run now. I couldn't before. Diet fads don't work. Choosing healthy foods and exercising do. Course, I have my sweets....every day.
Good for him to want to make things right again. That alone puts him zillions levels above his own mother, who doesn't even deserve that title. And what's worse, he still loves his mom. Some of the things she did to him, my mom did to my sister. So I know what I'm talking about here. That's some real trash right there. Why doesn't she pay for what she did? She should follow her son's example.
My heart is aching for this family right now. As a parent of two children, and especially as a deaf parent who co-slept with both kids for several years before they graduated to their own beds, I feel deeply for the parents.
In response to some of the posters' concerns about co-sleeping, I have to add that I have a friend who lost her infant to SIDS, in a crib. Cribs don't appeal to me for numerous of reasons, one of which is the CIO method that control-freak parents use. I witnessed that growing up. It was ugly stuff. Produced zero positive results.
I also want to add that while I support co-sleeping, there are varying degress of safe co-sleeping situations. Futons and sleeping mats are safer for co-sleeping. I don't like those headboards and side frames. Especially those on waterbeds. They are some of the most dangerous kinds of beds to co-sleep in for small children. Plus, it's smart for parents to not be taking sleep-aid medication or drink alcohol before bedtime. Being able to wake up quickly is a requirement in co-sleeping, period. If a parent has a hard time waking up, then yes I do advise placing the small child in a separate sleeping space.
This patient was screaming in agony?
Reminds me of the many male infants who also scream in agony when undergoing forcible circumcision without their permission.
At least this lady was given more anesthetics.
Can't believe that this doctor gets disciplined while the doctors performing forcible neonatal circumcisions don't.
You are correct, in that this was a preventable tragedy. However, it's pointless at this time to rub it in their faces. They know it now more than ever. So, keep that part to yourself. Almost every parent, especially myself, have made similar judgment errors. I was just lucky that my children survived. Jacob's parents had the right intention, to provide joy to their son. No one's perfect, AgentSTS. Right now, make it a point to open your heart to Jacob's family. They need that, okay?
Oh.....my heart breaks for Jacob's family. I am so sorry they are going through this. My prayers go out to them. I do feel, however, that Jacob is okay. I think he's going to make sure his family will get through. It's just a feeling I have. May God watch over all of them during this sad time.
And for your information, I support the morning-after-pill. I don't support abstinence-only based education. I support abortion in cases of rape, incest, and when the woman/girl's life is in danger. I once considered myself pro-life, but after having grown up and experienced life as a parent and having seen others go through hard times and learning about the thriving slave trade that is rapidly growing across the world, the term 'pro-life' no longer fits me. I'm perhaps more of a 'pro-fetus' person. I believe fetuses deserve pain-reducing medication for abortions in mid- and late-term abortions. I believe children should have the best beginning in life they can possibly get. This isn't an issue that is as straightforward as 'black and white', to me. There's so many gray shades in there. As I grow older and more experienced, my perspective grows deeper and covers more gray shades than before.
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So as you can see, I ain't talking about some "mild" depression being one of the driving forces behind why new mothers are more likely to seek mental help. Lack of sleep, the sudden drop of pregnancy hormones that occur after a birth, the severe uncertainty of the future, the marital discord that usually materializes after the birth of a child, the lack of sufficient nutrients, and much much more only serves to tear down the protective wall between the woman and the demons of her mind that manifests as mental illnesses. I sensed darkness that was threatening to dominate and even destroy my new life as a mother, right after the birth of my first. I knew I had to do something, and I did. I wasn't gonna take a chance. Because I was pro-active in seeking help, my first and now also my second are healthy kids who know they are loved and live in a drug-free, alcohol-free, and secure home, along with my husband. We're not perfect, I'm definitely not perfect! But I stay on my guard, because of my families' history.
I think you're interpreting my simplistic approach in error. So I'll employ more sophisticated terms in an attempt to counter your deep thirst to invalidate others. Now, both sides of my biological parents' families have a long history of psychiatric issues, including severe depression, schizophrenia, etc. One family member, that I know of, was involunteerly commited to a psychiatric institution during a time when they commonly inflicted violent eletrical shock treatment-you know, the kind that induced miscarriages on pregnant patients/inmates, and killed children patients. It destroyed that family member's ability to care for themselves up until death. I saw the effects of all these things that had happened before I was born, as it resonated through my mom's behavior and her description of my biological father's behavior and especially his father's violent outbursts that ultimately killed my biological father's three unborn siblings, two of which were twins and near-term. This is my family legacy. This is what I have to show for it.
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