I almost did, when my son was born more than 25 years ago. The nurse looking after me when I finally woke up tore a strip off me for almost dying and leaving my baby without his mother.
Posts by Scully
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44Would YOU Have Died For The Witness Religion?
by minimus inwould you have not taken a blood transfusion or a transplant because the gb said it was bad?.
would you have imitated the jws in concentration camps and died for your beliefs?.
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Let's stop beating around the bush. We all know the REAL REASON for the tensions between Atheists and Believers . . .
by nicolaou inatheists are just waay cooler!
we're funnier, sexier and more beautiful.
deal with it you theist losers!
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Scully
Ah, so that's it! Jealousy! Oh, and don't forget, we make the best food ever!!
I think this is the first time I've been one of the cool kids. LOL
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Anyone with blood pressure problems?
by jam ini stop taking my blood pressure meds.
the other day.
while at the dentist they took my blood pressure, 177 over 101.. i,am taking my pressure pills again.
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Scully
High blood pressure is what is called a "silent killer". Most people don't have symptoms, it just gets picked up randomly by a physician doing a routine examination.
Blood pressure measurements are actually two measurements in one: the top number is called the systolic blood pressure which is the pressure exerted on your blood vessels when the heart is working; the bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure which is the measurement of the pressure in your blood vessels when the heart is at rest. The diastolic number is the one that is most concerning to me - it tells me that your blood vessels are under excessive stress when your heart is at rest.
Are you also diabetic? If you are, then there's even more cause for concern. High blood sugars in concert with high blood pressure are both risk factors for hardening of the arteries, heart disease (including heart attacks) and stroke. If you also have a lipid profile that has your doctor concerned, well, that's a perfect storm waiting to happen.
If you are on medications to control your blood pressure, don't stop taking them without first consulting with your doctor. If there are other health concerns that are contributing to high blood pressure, try working on those too. If you need to exercise, get a good pair of walking shoes and start walking. If 30 minutes a day is too much, try 10 minutes to start, then increase by a couple of minutes each day. A good website is www.mapmywalk.com where you can keep track of your walks and measure your progress over time. If you have a smart phone, they have an app as well that allows you to record your walk as you go, and maps it out via GPS. If you can do this a few times a week, you should notice an improvement in your blood pressure within a month or so.
If you need to modify your diet and lose some weight, start by watching portion sizes. The Dukan Diet, by Dr. Pierre Dukan, is a good place to start - it emphasizes lean protein and plenty of fresh vegetables. It starts with a 7-day "attack" phase consisting of "pure protein", followed by a "cruise" phase that allows proteins plus fresh veggies, then a third "transition" phase, and finally a "stabilization" phase. Dukan claims that his way of eating is the reason why French people are rarely overweight.
If you have diabetes, monitor your blood sugars. Purchase a test kit and have the pharmacist show you how to use it. (Get your doctor to write a prescription for the monitor and test strips so you can be reimbursed by your insurance provider.) You can also purchase a blood pressure cuff for home use. Keep track of your numbers, either manually in a log book or with one of the apps available for smart phones. I like Diabetes App because you can track blood pressure, blood sugars and weight with one application. It also allows you to look at graphs of your numbers over time and you can email your numbers to yourself or to your doctor. As with blood pressure, blood sugar numbers will improve with exercise and improved diet.
Good luck. Let us know how things go.
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Have you ever watched the Angels & Demons Movie?
by Iamallcool ini am thinking about renting it.
would you recommend me to watch it?
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Scully
If you liked The DaVinci Code, you'll probably like Angels & Demons.
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How many Muslim women martyrs do we need before Muslim leaders speak out
by skeeter1 inhow many muslim women martyrs do we need before muslim leaders speak out?by cristina odone world last updated: october 18th, 2012. comment on this.
enough is enough: women pay tribute to malala.
a 20-year-old afghan girl has been beheaded, by her in-laws, for refusing to become a prostitute.
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Scully
These women are killed and disfigured to remind women to keep their place - the place that Muslim men believe is their place. The rules are made and enforced by Muslim men.
What needs to happen is these Muslim men who enforce such terrorist ideologies against women should be arrested, tried, convicted and punished for crimes against humanity.
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Blood Transfusions and Children's Rights
by jwfacts ini am adding a section to my article on blood transfusions and would like the following critiqued and improved upon.. .
rights of children.
parents have a duty of care towards their children and governmental authorities are expected to remove a child from a parent that is mistreating or endangering a child.
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Scully
"'For the sons of Judah have done what is bad in my eyes,' is the utterance of Jehovah. 'They have set up their disgusting things in the house upon which my name has been called, in order to defile it. And they have built the high places of To'pheth, which is in the valley of Hinnom, in order to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, a thing that I had not commanded and that had not come up into my heart.'" ~ Jeremiah 7:30, 31.
"And you must say, 'Hear the word of Jehovah, O you kings of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem. This is what Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, has said: "Here I am bringing a calamity upon this place, of which when anyone hears, his ears will tingle; for the reason that they have left me and have proceeded to make sacrificial smoke in it to other gods whom they had not known, they and their forefathers and the kings of Judah; and they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent ones. And they built the high places of the Ba'al in order to burn their sons in the fire as whole burnt offerings to the Ba'al, something that I had not commanded or spoken of, and that had not come up into my heart."'" ~ Jeremiah 19:3-5.
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City Contributes $150,000 to Jehovahs Witnesses Convention
by TJ Curioso incity contributes $150,000 to jehovahs witnesses convention .
by ariella montioctober 22, 2012 | posted in: city council, news, the latest | 0 responsesduring a closed session a month ago raleigh city councilors approved a $150,000 contribution to the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses convention that will be held next year at the pnc arena.. the city has been contributing money toward the event since it first came to raleigh seven years ago.. this is not new, said city manager russell allen.
he said the event has been built into the citys annual budget for awhile.. the approval came during a closed session after the regular sept. 18 city council meeting.
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Scully
So, let me get this straight:
The WTS / local JWs petition the city to cover a portion of the cost of the use of the facility and then have the audacity to expect JWs to donate toward the use of the facility, without informing them that the City kicked in a pile of cash already?
What I want to know is this:
Do they even factor in the amount of the city's donation? or is that conveniently omitted from the Accounts Report™ that's read from the platform on Saturday morning to remind everyone how much they "owe" for the Privilege™ of coming to the Convention™??
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A problem with my daughter
by DATA-DOG inshould i try to dissuade my daughter from being baptized?
she doesn't seem to be in hurry.
all her " friends " are already baptized, some since early childhood which is ridiculous in my opinion.
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Scully
Well, you can tell her that as long as she isn't Baptized™, she will not be accountable to the Elders™ should she wish to do anything that goes against the WTS's "rules". Things like going to college. Having a boyfriend who isn't a JW. Having fun.
Not that you want her to run wild, of course, but just to experience a normal adolescence as much as possible before she decides to "settle down".
You could say that you want her to have an education beyond high school and to have the kind of experiences growing up that you now regret that you missed out on.
They've been saying that "the end" is Right Around The Corner™ for decades now, and they'll still be saying it decades from now too. There's no urgency in her getting Baptized™. JWs will try to pressure her in that direction, even getting her JW friends to start distancing themselves from her. Be there for her and let her know that it is a tactic. Then encourage her to make friends outside the JWs so the snubbing doesn't hurt her too much. Give her as much advance warning about these potential behaviours so that she (a) won't be taken by surprise by them and (b) will grow to trust you and the advice you're giving more than she does what the JWs claim or say to her.
Good luck!
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More on Punctuation
by compound complex injd souther ... is most widely known for his part in writing somber, elegiac songs that the eagles and linda ronstadt made famous, such as "new kid in town," heartache tonight," and "faithless love.
" the new yorker, february 13 & 20, 2012, troubadour, page 36.. .
"i've never made a record in new york, start to finish," he went on.
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Scully
RE: Spelling Rules
"i" before "e", except when you run a feisty heist on a weird beige foreign neighbour.
Neither the height nor weight of the Sheik's rottweiler changes how he reigns at his leisure.
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Mormons No Longer a Cult per Billy Graham
by blondie inhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/865564603/mormon-cult-reference-removed-from-billy-graham-website.html.
mormon 'cult' reference removed from billy graham websitecompiled by joseph walker , deseret news.
published: tuesday, oct. 16 2012 4:12 p.m. mdt.
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Scully
I guess he doesn't want to piss off the wanna-be next POTUS.