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I have waited to write this thank you letter. I do not know how to thank the many people I never met who helped clean out my house after the floodwaters receded. The smell of the mud and silt and contaminants was overwhelming. We wore gloves and masks and high rubber boots and we picked through my books, family records, children's artwork, photographs, trying at one point to dry an old book of bird sketches. A woman I did not know, who had come into The Valley to volunteer at the Mad River Relief office, sat with me on my porch as I tried to pick through a mountain of clothing and drawers of papers. It is beyond sad to have to throw out a lifetime of family treasures and memories.
More than half my home was flooded on August 28, 2011. The catastrophic nature of rushing waters and overflowing rivers in Vermont was beyond description. I knew that I was not alone in this nightmare as there were thousands who also lost their homes, land, livestock and family treasures. I couldn't stop crying, not for the loss of material things but for the overwhelming task of rebuilding and starting over.
I was blessed with the gift of friendship and caring from Phil Lundblad and his wife Cheri who took charge of me and of the demolition, cleanup and rebuilding. They understood how to help in ways that I will never be able to repay. I cannot thank Lisa and Jack Martin who lost everything but somehow managed to move on because of their love for each other and their family. They were an inspiration and I am forever grateful for their kindness to me.
Thank you to the staff at the Waitsfield town office who were incredibly helpful and kind; to Dick Kingsbury and Bill Parker who saw so clearly that I needed help and support; to Senator Bernie Sanders who came into my destroyed home and gave me a much needed hug and reassurance that it would be okay; to Valerie Stark and Jon Jamieson at Jamieson Insurance whose support was outstanding; to Pam Druhen for the beautiful handmade quilts made for me by the Winter Warmth Project; and to Edie Connellee who appreciates the nightmare of dealing with flood insurance and FEMA. I know there are people I have forgotten to include and for those omissions, please accept my apology.
Thank you again to Phil Lundblad and Cheri and to all who live in Mad River Valley. This is a very special place, not just because it is so beautiful but because it is a real community.
Estin lives in Waitsfield.


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Kristen Roman, Psy.M., is a clinical practicum student at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. She is currently a 4th year clinical psychology doctoral student at Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. Kristen received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Emory University in 2010. Kristen has completed clinical training at the Rider University Counseling Center, the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic at Rutgers University, and the Institute for Behavior Therapy in Manhattan. Her current research interests include the incorporation of technology into therapy. Kristen's clinical interests include evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders (including PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, panic, phobias, and generalized anxiety), eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder.


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Susie Terrusa begins her 16th season at CSUN as the program's top assistant coach and her 13th year assisting head coach Jeff Stork.
Terrusa was instrumental in the Matadors posting a 24-7 record in 2013, the most wins by a Matador team since 1996. CSUN has posted an impressive winning percentage of .726 (45-17) over the past two seasons. Under Terrusa's guidance, CSUN's last several recruiting classes have propelled the Matadors into the upper echelon of the Big West Conference as evidenced by CSUN's first-ever Big West championship in 2013 and third-place finishes in both 2011 and 2012.
During the 2003 and 2004 seasons, she helped guide the Matadors to a 33-24 overall record and a 23-13 mark in the Big West. The Matadors also earned consecutive berths in the NCAA Tournament.
Terrusa was named interim head coach on Dec. 18, 2001, after the resignation of Dr. Lian Lu, and served in that capacity until March 15, 2002. As the interim head coach, she continued the Matadors' recruiting efforts and served as the scheduling coordinator. Under Stork, she has served as recruiting coordinator and has also assisted with the daily practice routine, fund-raising, community outreach and game coaching.
Terrusa was an elementary school teacher at St. Euphrasia School in Granada Hills, Calif., from 1991-99. She began her coaching career in September of 1998 as the boy's volleyball head coach at Agoura High School where she coached until June of 1990. She also served as the head coach of a 16-and-under girl's club team from 1989-92.
Terrusa was the head coach for the girl's program at Alemany High School from 1996-99. While at AHS, she also served as the boy's varsity assistant coach and the boy's junior varsity head coach from February 1995 to August 1999.
Formerly Susie Taylor, she lettered four seasons as a setter at UCLA (1983-86) and was a member of the Bruins' 1984 squad which captured the NCAA Championship.
Terrusa earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from UCLA in 1987. She attained a Multiple Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential from Cal State Northridge in September of 1997. She and her husband, Paul, reside in Moorpark, Calif.


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Single-payer would require up to $2.18B in taxesBy Neal P. Goswami
Vermont Press Bureau | February 07,2014MONTPELIER Taxpayers will need to raise between $1.77 billion and $2.18 billion to cover the costs of Gov. Peter Shumlins proposed single-payer health care system, according to a consensus cost estimate revealed Thursday.
The consensus figures fall between the estimates of two earlier reports. An analysis by the University of Massachusetts for the Shumlin administration pegged the cost at about $1.6 billion.
A report by Avalere Health on behalf of a group of stakeholders including hospitals, doctors and business interests estimated the cost to be as high as $2.2 billion.
Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding, Deputy Director of Health Reform Michael Costa and Stephen Klein, chief fiscal officer with the Joint Fiscal Office, presented the latest estimate for the planned Green Mountain Care system to two House committees Thursday afternoon.
Costa said the consensus numbers are built upon assumptions in the UMass report. A number of issues need further review, however, leading to the wide range, he said.
The UMass report and the consensus cost both include an assumption that providers would be paid 105 percent of Medicare rates. Detractors say that number will have to be significantly higher or the state could lose doctors. The consensus cost will rise if lawmakers choose to pay providers more.
Meanwhile, Klein said it remains unclear whether an existing tax on medical providers will continue under the proposed single-payer system. If not, the state faces a $157 million loss of money currently relied upon. The loss of revenue from the provider tax is considered a low to moderate risk, according to a document distributed to lawmakers Thursday.
Other major factors include a reserve fund for the health care system and the costs for implementation and transitioning to the new system.
Klein told the House Health Care and House Ways and Means committees on Thursday that theres an open question of whether the system would need reserves.
If the state needs a 5 percent reserve of nonfederal costs, an additional $125 million will need to be raised.
The UMass report estimated a need for $50 million in implementation and transition funding. The consensus cost puts that as high as $150 million, however.
Where we have the most uncertainty is the implementation, start-up and transition, Klein said. Does this all just appear in 2017 or is it a multiyear transition?
Klein warned the estimates could also change significantly based on policy decisions that must be made by lawmakers.
As you do so, the costs could go higher or could go lower, Klein said. As you change policy levers the range will change dramatically.
Among the pending decisions are the setting of provider reimbursement rates, determination of the populations to be covered under the plan, benefit changes and whether workers compensation will be merged into the plan.
I would love it as you take testimony on this to start filling in these boxes, Klein said.
The total cost of the single-payer plan under the consensus figures is nearly $5.92 billion. The lions share would be covered by federal funding, however.
About $1.6 billion would come from Medicare and $1.2 billion from Medicaid funds. The state would have to gain a waiver from the federal government to secure those funds. About $267 million currently slated for tax breaks and subsidies under the federal Affordable Care Act would be absorbed into the system along with $209 million in other federal funding.
Spaulding, responding to a request from Rep. Mary Morrissey, R-Bennington, for a multiyear budget plan for the proposed system, said lawmakers can do that when they consider a financing plan next year.
We should not be looking at one year, Spaulding said. When and if, and hopefully when the General Assembly votes on a financing plan, it should be based on a three-to-five-year plan.
He also urged lawmakers to remember the estimated cost will change as legislators make changes to the administrations proposals.
Whats important here is that this range is not static, Spaulding said. We should expect it to go down, go up and change and hopefully get narrower as we go through the process together.
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i bought a heavy 20" barrel and was building a retro m-16a1. wrong answer the barrel to thick for the old triangular hand guards.i never thought twice until mock up time.
i bought a heavy 20" barrel and was building a retro m-16a1. wrong answer the barrel to thick for the old triangular hand guards.i never thought twice until mock up time.
Perry there may be a way. Just saw one built by a guy who worked at olympic arms when it was put together. He sold it to his nephew, who is the son of a co-worker. I'll see if I can get a look at it soon. It had HBAR bbl and triangle handguards I'm sure of it. Maybe someone here knows how its done.
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if you have a .750" sight/gas block you can open up the little triangle hand-guard retainer and use the H-bar anyway.
many of the retro-pencil barrels have a .750" gas blocks to start with.
who made your barrel? is it stripped or assembled?
dpms makes the barrel and man its heavy.
humm a DPMS H-bar has the correct stuff --so it should fit.
what is making contact? the barrel to the heat shield?
i have seen H-bars with the USGI triangle hand-guards -
-hell i recently did a dissipator 16" 7.62x39 with H-barrel and under the hand-guards gas block and it fit with the USGI triangle hand-guards so i can't really sey how the triangle hand-guards would not fit the standard length H-barrel--???
you might have a bent or warped heat shield--??
called dpms and they told me that they make triangular handguards that are made for that particular barrels. so i guess ill get a order out tonite to them. not bad for 27.95 for the set.
just checked out their handguard and its the a2 style so i guess ill order a green mountain pencil barrel.
I saw one, it has to be doable. I didn't ask the guy how he did it.
I did find this, Ar-15 build concerns - CMP Forums (post #10 links to pics)
Take a look and see if you might need to remove some sheet metal off the hand guards.


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always have been and always will
be a pick up kind of gal.
the farmer in my blood
surges with the thought of the pick up bed ...
a place to throw some wonderful junk
and the thrill of riding high
my daddy drove nothing but pick ups
and his daddy, too
Grandpa Ed
( just like the one here)
I learned to drive at the early age of 14 ...
... in a white
rusty dusty pick up
... out in the beans stubbles ...
four on the floor
... out in the beans stubbles ...
four on the floor
getting inside my Dad's head for a minute ...
he probably thought that was the
safest place to let a kid
get a feel for the wheel ...
in 2001 we,
mr. savvy and I,
took the plunge into the depths of
the great American dream
and bought a brand
spankin' new Ford Expedition.
big mistake ...
car payments up the waahzoo
and and and ... we lived and learned
and and and ...
I will not say we drove it into
the ground, but
Finally the day came about six weeks ago or so ...
we knew that we knew that we knew
it was time.
being that I still needed a 'bed' to throw that
wonderful junk in ... I had very fussy
specs on my secret wish list ...
Out of the gate ....
we knew that we knew that we knew
we could not buy NEW ....
so the search was on for a used truck,
unlike anything or color we'd ever bought before.
yes, we were Ford folks
mineral gray was at the top of the list
a cap on the 'bed'
Dodge Ram
a little chrome
and and and ...
finally after about six weeks of scouring
the net ... there she was ... on a website we stumbled upon
May I present to you
the Grey Sleigh
the used pick up of choice for this
savvycityfarmer ...
I'll be hitting the open road
a bit more this spring ...
so if you see me curb pickn'
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Special Report: Manufacturing in Mexico Mexico's Manufacturers Look For More GrowthJune 11, 2001 8:02 am | by Alejandro Castillo
As the strongest sector of the Mexican economy, manufacturing is well-positioned to grow under the country's new, pro-business leadership. Forecasts suggest, however, that progress hinges on an upswing in the U.S. economy In recent years, Mexico's manufacturing industry has made significant progress.
High-Tech Help for HazMat ClassificationJune 11, 2001 7:30 am | by David C. Frankil, CEOVirtual Compliance, Inc.
Identifying and classifying hazardous materials for shipment over the nation's roads can be tricky business. One mistake can create risks throughout the chain of custody, from loading dock to transporter, increasing the potential for the wrong response to an incident, not to mention the chance for penalties or fines.
Rare Earth Magnets Provide Needed Holding Power For Disk Brake Parts MakerJune 11, 2001 7:23 am
Gunn Metal Stamping is a Guelph, Ontario, Canada-based manufacturer of molded steel backing plates for disk brake assemblies. The company's brake parts are produced from steel coils fed by decoilers through eight mechanical, straight-sided and C-frame presses ranging in capacity from 250 to 1,000 tons.
Stopping Storage-Tank Safety-Vent LeakageMay 7, 2001 10:13 am | by Arnold Fox, Senior Manager-Marketing & Strategic Planning, Protectoseal Co
The process of storing large volumes of liquid VOC's (volatile organic compounds) in storage tanks requires a complex operation. Numerous pressure controls and emergency pressure relief vents are included in the vapor control system. Filling and draining the tanks changes the gas pressure above the liquids as do changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature, especially when the tanks are located above ground.
Multimeter Provides Reliable Test Data Under Rigorous Manufacturing ConditionsMay 7, 2001 10:07 am
Alaska Diesel Electric, Inc., is a Seattle-WA-based manufacturer of marine generator sets and propulsion engines. The company's business is 50% building new electrical generation systems for fishing vessels, and 50% retrofitting or repairing existing systems. The market it serves places a heavy burden on the company because shipboard electrical systems must be reliable.
New Lightning-Dissipation System Keeps Power Plant On Line in the Worst StormsMay 7, 2001 10:07 am
Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times each second. A bolt of lightning can reach a temperature of 50,000 degrees F, about five times hotter than the surface of the sun. Damage as a result of lightning costs millions of dollars each year. It can knock out a plant's electronics, alter computer memory, ignite forest fires and cause injuries or death.
IMPO Best Practices: Texas Nameplate's Texas-Sized TurnaroundMay 7, 2001 10:04 am
Once plagued by error-prone production, worker apathy and dwindling profits, this Dallas-based label maker turned around with a vengeance after almost losing its largest customer a decade ago. Here's how the company went on to win multiple awards, including the Malcolm Baldrige in 1998, and continues to raise the bar for itself.
Kaizen: Continuing to ImproveApril 9, 2001 10:31 am | by Nancy Syverson, Managing Editor
The Japanese term for 'continuous improvement' has come to represent a new culture for many U.S. manufacturers, as well as a new opportunity to compete. 'Kaizen' - the term may send at least a subliminal shiver up the spines of those of a certain generation. Japanese for "continuous improvement," the term is usually applied to manufacturing processes.
User-Friendly Control System Increases Automated Guide Vehicle Value at Procter & Gamble PlantApril 9, 2001 10:04 am
Proctor and Gamble, Inc. (P&G), is one of the world's most successful manufacturers of consumer goods, with processing operations in more than 70 countries. Its products, including those in beauty care, food, beverage, health care, laundry and cleaning markets, are sold in more than 140 countries. P&G's Iowa City, IA, plant, which produces shampoo, conditioner and mouthwash, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Ultrasound Testing Helps Cable Manufacturer Detect Early Bearing FailureApril 9, 2001 10:03 am
"Our goal is to predict bearing failure before it adversely affects the quality of our product," says Jackie Walker, a 17-year veteran and associate supervisor, preventive maintenance, at the Belden Electronics division in Tomkinsville, KY. "Ultrasonics technology in conjunction with vibration analysis are the troubleshooting tools we use to help us achieve this goal.
INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY AT WORKApril 9, 2001 10:01 am | by Nancy Syverson, Managing Editor
The science has produced volumes of information about workers, productivity, behavior, motivation and other issues. Here's a look at the effect it has had and continues to have on industrial human relations. In 1945 there were a grand total of 130 participants in a newly-formed division of the Washington, D.
Loading-Dock Upgrades Can Improve Supply-Chain PerformanceMarch 15, 2001 4:58 am | by Kyle Nelson, vice president of levelers/restraints,Rite-Hite Corp.
The push for supply chain efficiency has driven changes in over-the-road trucks and how they're loaded. The changes have a direct impact at the loading dock - an essential yet often overlooked link in the supply chain. Innovative dock design and properly applied equipment can help companies keep material flowing smoothly across their docks, keeping production lines supplied and ensuring reliable deliveries.
Pneumatic Actuators Sweep Away Manufacturer's Scrap-Metal ProblemsMarch 15, 2001 4:16 am
In the metal stamping industry, one of the most critical operations is the removal of post-production scrap metal from the die. Scrap metal that is not removed can affect part quality and ruin the die, costing companies valuable resources to repair or replace dies. In the past, metal-stamping companies removed scrap by pushing it out of the way with a broom, a laborious, tedious process.
Self-Contained, Motorized Pulley Helps Potato Processors Make Perfect FriesMarch 15, 2001 4:16 am
"For more than 19 years we have been using motorized pulleys to drive a rotating brush on our Automatic Defect Removal (ADR®) system" says Pete Smith, a product manager for Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA. A leading manufacturer of process automation and electro-optical inspection systems for the food-processing and pharmaceutical industries, Key Technology makes the ADR® 4, a unit that detects and eliminates blemished areas from raw potato strips, improving quality for makers of frozen french-fried potatoes.
Maintaining the Auto-Industry's Automated EdgeMarch 15, 2001 4:10 am | by Joy LePree, Contributing Editor
High-tech automated equipment supports today's automakers, but requires its own high-tech support from skilled maintenance teams to do the job. An automobile manufacturing plant is a technological site to behold. Orange sparks light up the factory as robotic welders swiftly perform their duty and smoothly send product down the line.
Fuel Cells Will Mean Extended, Pollution-Free Power for Tomorrow's Lift TrucksFebruary 13, 2001 7:24 am | by Jeff Colborn, Ph.D.President and CEO, Metallic Power
The zinc/air fuel cell is a new technology that will make it possible to run an electric lift truck for three shifts at a time, then be refueled as quickly and easily as pumping gasoline. No extra batteries, battery-hoisting equipment, or slow battery recharge and cooldown procedures are needed.
COPPER GIANT CERRO COPPER CONTINUES ITS TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE WITH CONVEYORS FROM MATHEWS CONVEYORFebruary 1, 2001 5:33 am
Though copper pipe has been used to carry water since the days of the Egyptians, it was not until the late 1920's that practical and economical thin-walled copper plumbing tube was developed to compete with iron pipe. Once developed, it did not take long for copper - an easily worked, corrosion-resistant product - to replace threaded iron pipe as the standard for many residential and industrial uses.
Uninterruptible Power Supply System Saves Downtime and Lost Materials for Carpet ManufacturerJanuary 30, 2001 8:03 am
The first placement of Caterpillar's 250 kVA Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system at a plastic extrusion plant in Charlotte, NC, proved to be a powerful success. In November 1999, Shaw Industries' Plant 25 installed the new UPS system on one of its four extrusion lines. The first power interruption occurred on Jan.
Tank Building: Tough Work That's Changed LittleJanuary 30, 2001 8:01 am
Fisher Tank Co. president Leo Pasini describes tank building as "a tough business, a basic, U.S., old industry." In the 52 years Fisher Tank has been in the business of maintaining and building steel tanks for water, chemical and petrochemical-product storage, construction advances have been few. The most notable was the invention of automatic arc welders that travel around a tank to make horizontal welds.
How a respected, old-school tank builder with near-crippling insurance costs was turned around by a new president and his vision for safety-based excellence.January 30, 2001 8:01 am | by Rick Carter Editor-in-Chief
Of the many cost-saving options used by modern manufacturers, cutting workers' compensation insurance premiums is not usually on the short list. And that's too bad because U.S. businesses spend plenty in this area. According to the National Academy of Social Insurance, a Washington, D.C-based research group, all U.


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I am in my late thirties with a long history of unexplained infertility. Two years ago I finally became pregnant for the first time, but the child was stillborn at 26 weeks due to severe preeclampsia/HELLP. Since then I have had three miscarriages at between 6-8 weeks. I have not tested positive for any known risk factors for preeclampsia/miscarriage (or infertility, for that matter). New doctor is inclined to think this is autoimmune related, despite lack of positive tests, and has recommended considering prednisone and/or IVIG for the miscarriages. (I have a medical history of several apparently unrelated autoimmune disorders, such as ulcerative colitis.) Reading research abstracts has brought very little clarity for me as IVIG would relate to either preeclampsia or secondary recurrent miscarriage.
Do you have any thoughts as to IVIG and preeclampsia? Does it increase or decrease risk?
Prednisone and preeclampsia?
Can a tendency to preeclampsia be linked to either recurrent miscarriages or unexplained infertility?
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I'm worried that my dr isn't worried enough about my symptoms.
I post a lot on the iVillage boards, and someone recommended that I come here and post as well.. I'll repost my posts from ivillage and maybe someone can tell me what you all think?
Here it is:
"Last week at my appt, I was 3cm, 100% effaced, and baby at 0 station.. She said the baby would probably arrive in less than a week.. It's a week now, and no baby! Oh well though, I'm ok with it!
BUT, my question is really this.... I've had really low BP throughout the second half of this pg... Passing out at work, etc.. about 84/42, 88/50.. in that sort of range. Well, in the past few weeks, I've noticed being quite a bit swollen, and really thirsty all the time.. my hands and feet and calves are really swollen a lot. So 2 weeks ago she took my bp, and it was 132/75.. I know this is in the high normal range, but considering the change in almost one week, so was pretty concerned! And my normal bp is like 98-105/60-65..
Then when I went back last week (and found out i was 3cm, 100%, and 0 station), she said bp was 135-80, which again is slightly higher.. They tested my urine, and she said there was a small amount of protein..(4, I think she said?) She said they were going to keep a close eye on it.
Well, I have an appt today at 4 (it's 11:45 now)... I've been definately swollen the whole past week, and I know my bp is still in that 135/80 range, cause I got it checked.
I'm worried about having more protien in my urine today.
And if I do, do they induce for something like this? for pre-eclampsia, or signs of impending pre-eclampsia? If they induce, is it just meds to get things going, or would they do a c-section? I'm already 3cm, 100%, so I'm concerned that she might say that we need to induce to get the baby safely out.
Also, when they induce (BTDT moms might know this), what kind of time frame are we talking about? For example, I'm worried that I'm going to go the dr this afternoon, and she's gonna tell me to show up tomorrow at the hospital to be induced.. Or do they give you a week or so?
Any clue? I just want to be prepared in case my bp is still up there.. and if there's still protien in my urine...
And honestly, at this point, I wouldn't MIND being induced... I've been dialated and completely effaced for a while now, and I SWEAR it feels like this kid is just going to drop right out of me, but NOTHING.. I haven't slept in a long time.. Some nights i sleep ok, but i'd say 5 out of the past 7 nights I haven't slept at all.. I'm talking up walking around, cleaning, whatever, cause i can't sleep. I'm ready for this little girl to arrive!
Any advice?
Then I posted again:
"Ok, it's me again (the original poster!)
Someone said under the original post that 300 is normal for urine protien? Hmm.. Now i'm a little concerned..
After my dr appt last week when they tested for urine, ( I THINK) the nurse said my level was 4.. Did she mean 400? She seemed a little concerned, so she went back and asked the dr if they should do any more tests, and the dr said no, but we'll keep a close eye on it.
Also.. this is gonna sound weird... I know I mentioned to you all that I've been swollen and all that and my bp has gone up... Well i swear.. A few days ago I was admiring my swollen feet, and I SWORE, my left foot/ankle/calf looked more swollen than the right (even though the right looked swollen too..
Well, last night i swore it was like that again, so I asked DH, and he noticed it too..
Well.. my mom just stopped by.. my hands dont feel too swollen right now, but my feet do a bit, and my mom wanted to check them out.. And she's like "wow, your left looks more swollen than your right!"
Ok, what's the deal? I'm getting nervous here. I can't wait for this dr appt this afternoon.
And my last post (sorry this is so long!!)
"I went to the dr this afternoon...
STILL 3cm, 100& effaced, 0 station.. For over a week now.. She said she's VERY suprised I havent delivered yet.. And it should be any day.. Well, Im not going to keep my hopes up!
Anyway, lasy week, there was a trace of protien (she said 4??)...
I've been SOOOOO swollen this past week. And my bp is up..... my normal is like 95-105/60-65... All through this pg, I've been like 84/42, 95/50.. wicked low. I had to be taken out of work for passing out!
All of a sudden, in the past 2 weeks, it's been up to 135/80, which is know isn't wicked high, but it's a HUGE increase for me..
Well, I've been feeling MISERABLE.. and my feet hands and face are SOOO swollen.. And i posted above about all this.. I went to the dr, and she said I'm FINE. You can't even see my ankles, and my calfs are huge.. and my hands are way swollen. I dont feel fine at all.. This has come on all of a sudden in like the past week or 2. And I dont feel good about it.... They checked my urine today again. The nurse said it came back "negative.."...
And they sent me home.. I feel miserable.. I just feel like it's not right that I'm swollen this much. I'm only 4'10, very tiny, and I am HUGE right now b/c of swelling. And the fact that I'm 3cm, 100% for over a week.. I just want this baby OUT. I just feel like something is "wrong".. Maybe not horribly wrong, but I feel like something is not right with me. I mean, should my feet feel tingly like this? she didn't seem to be too concerned..
I'm so tired.. I cried all the way home from the dr.. I was hoping she'd send me to L&D. I cried because I feel like crap and she thinks I'm fine.. And I cried cause I just can't handle being pg anymore... My back kills..THe baby's head is SITTING right on my cervix.. It HURTS. I want to walk around to get this baby going, but i feel too swollen.....
Any advice...any kind of response would be great..
Ok, so there are my posts.. Someone from ivillage wrote me back saying that the dr should have done a 24 hr protien test on me? I dont really understand much about this... Should I be concerned? Or am I finebecause the dr says I'm fine?
Please respond! I'm very worried.


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Real Housewives of New Jersey
Real Housewives of New Jersey "Brawl" Goes to Grand Jury!
By now we've all heard about the infamous Real Housewives of New Jersey "brawl" that started March 30 at H'wife friend, Kim D's Posche 2 salon. RHoNJ stars Jacqueline Laurita along with husband, Chris, and co-star Joe Gorga got down and dirty with John "Johnny the Greek" Karagiorgis, and the whole ordeal later landed the four in front of a judge. Now, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office will present the charges in front of a Grand Jury to set this legal matter in motion.
NJ.com, caught up with Maureen Parenta, a spokeswoman for Bergen County Prosecutor, John L. Molinelli, and she revealed, "Grand Jury hearings have not been scheduled yet."
As it stands, the charges Jac, Chris, Joe, and John are all facing include several counts of assault, harassment, and making terroristic threats. If the Grand Jury approves, this case can go to trial and the reality stars will have to defend themselves from any repercussions that come along with their charges.
And this isn't the first time Jac and Chris have been in court on account of assault charges. Back in 2010, the Lauritas had to stand before a judge when Jac's daughter Ashlee was accused of assaulting former RHoNJ star, Danielle Staub. Staub won the case and Ashlee had to pay a fine.
Although Bravo's cameras weren't present for that case, they were present the night of this brawl, and we can only wonder if they'll be there if Jac and Chris have to go to court once again.
Do you think the Grand Jury will throw out the case? Tell us what you think below!
Source: NJ.com


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