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DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTX), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, today announced that detailed clinical responses and biomarkers data of relapsed/refractory AML (r/r AML) patients treated in the Phase 1 part of the SGI-110-01 study were presented at the European Cancer Congress (ECC: ECCO-ESMO-ESTRO) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The data were presented in the Oral Papers Session of Hematological Malignancies on Saturday, September 28, by Professor Jean-Pierre Issa, MD, Director, Fels Institute for Cancer and Molecular Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. The presentation title was: "Study of the correlation of baseline biomarkers and DNA demethylation to clinical responses in a Phase 1/2 randomized study of SGI-110, a novel subcutaneous hypomethylating agent, in the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia." The presentation showed that of the 50 heavily pre-treated Phase 1 AML patients with LINE-1 DNA methylation data, there were 5 Complete Responses, or 10% (2 CRs, 1 CRp, and 2 CRi). There were no responders in the 31 patients (0%) who had LINE-1 DNA demethylation of less than 10% after treatment, while all 5 responders were in the 19 patients (26%) who had LINE-1 demethylation of at least 10% (0 vs. 26%, p <0.01). The median duration of response was approximately 4 months (114 days), and two responders had complete responses for approximately 1 and 1.5 years (350, and 558 days respectively). Two of the 5 responders had prior hypomethylating agent treatment, and two patients had prior bone marrow transplants. Patients with low baseline DNMT-3b expression seemed to correlate with better LINE-1 demethylation and response. Other baseline biomarkers -- Cytidine deaminase (CDA), deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) and micro-RNA 29b -- did not seem to correlate with either LINE-1 demethylation or clinical response. The first data from the Phase 2 AML patients in both r/r AML and treatment-naïve elderly AML were submitted for presentation at the upcoming 2013 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 7-10, New Orleans, LA. Top line data on the complete cohort of r/r AML patients, and 17 treatment-naïve elderly AML patients were released on August 28, 2013.
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ESPN.com's Matt Williamson handed out grades for all 32 NFL teams on how its collective offseason went, combining the April draft with free agency.
The Lions received a "C-minus."
The biggest issue Williamson has with what the Detroit front office didn't do in the offseason was address the secondary. Safety Sean Jones and cornerback Jacob Lacey were signed, but cornerback Eric Wright left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Williamson writes:
"The Lions' secondary, especially at cornerback, is a massive problem spot. Although I thought Wright was overrated and not worth what Tampa Bay paid for him, he will be missed. Because Detroit is so light on the back end, Jones and Lacey should see playing time. And the Lions were fortunate to land Dwight (Bill) Bentley in the third round. It isn't inconceivable that Bentley could quickly ascend to the top of Detroit's cornerback depth chart."
As Williamson notes, the onus is on the Lions' talented young nucleus to take another step forward to ensure this team returns to the playoffs.
If healthy, that shouldn't be a problem for quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and some others. And an inactive offseason doesn't mean Detroit can't contend in 2012.
"The Lions didn't make great strides forward this offseason, but it sure looks as if they are set up to play in a ton of very high-scoring games. They will be an extremely fun offense to watch," Williamson writes.
Elsewhere in the NFC North, Williamson gave the Chicago Bears an "A" and offered praise for acquiring wide receiver Brandon Marshall, along with steady backups Michael Bush and Jason Campbell. Like many others, his only question of Chicago is its offensive line.
The Minnesota Vikings received a "C-plus" and the Green Bay Packers got a "C."
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Glimpse the world from a bird's eye view this weekend.
Cambridge Gliding Centre is holding an open day at its Gransden Lodge airfield base on Sunday.
It will be a chance for potential pilots to have a low cost trial lesson and there will also be static aircraft displays, video presentations and talks – plus refreshments.
Club chairman Paul Ruskin said: "There are over 8,000 glider pilots in Britain and on a fine summer's day gliders outnumber powered aircraft in our skies by four to one but because we fly silently, we often go unnoticed. That's why we're running an open day to tell the public about gliding.
"Our sport is open to all ages; with proper training, young people can safely and legally fly solo before they're old enough to get even a provisional driving licence."
The airfield is located on the B1046 close to Little Gransden. The open day will run from 10am and admission is free.
Paul added: "It's not difficult to learn to fly a glider and the club always welcomes new members, whether or not they have previous experience.
"If you're interested in flying but have never experienced gliding come to the open day to find out what it's all about."


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Florida PTA won't take sides on sales tax for education
Sorry, teachers. The state's largest parent group won't be joining your attempt to get Florida lawmakers to increase the state sales tax and dedicate the revenue to public education.
The Florida PTA has announced its official neutrality on the idea, which some senators are backing but House members are rejecting.
The PTA supports reforming the state's tax structure and eliminating loopholes, the group says. But it has no position on a sales tax and isn't about to take one.
When it comes to the other connected issue -- class sizes at the classroom level -- the PTA does stand side by side with the Florida Education Association in opposing any changes to the 2002 amendment:
The House bill seeking a new vote on class size is headed to the Rules and Calendar Council tomorrow. The Senate version has been assigned to the Education Appropriations Committee.


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G20 summit: Barroso blames eurozone crisis on US banks
The opening day of the G20 summit was threatening to deteriorate into a fractious row between eurozone countries and other non-European members of the G20, notably the US, as EU commission president José Manuel Barroso insisted the origins of the eurozone crisis lay in the unorthodox policies of American capitalism.
As Europe's leaders came under intense pressure to act decisively to cure the euro's ills, and a campaign gathered pace to relax some of the austerity programmes laying waste to countries with unsustainable debt levels, Barroso said Europe had not come to the G20 summit in Mexico to receive lessons on how to handle the economy. Asked by a Canadian journalist: "Why should North Americans risk their assets to help Europe?" he replied: "Frankly, we are not here to receive lessons in terms of democracy or in terms of how to handle the economy.
"This crisis was not originated in Europe seeing as you mention North America, this crisis originated in North America and much of our financial sector was contaminated by, how can I put it, unorthodox practices, from some sectors of the financial market."
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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:05 AM
Judi Lynn (115,482 posts)
1. Outstanding beginning! Hope to hear more. Thank you.
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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:10 AM
dipsydoodle (42,239 posts)
2. Judi
This is the exact background to what screwed almost the entire Spanish construction industry and led to their current demise.
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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:45 AM
liberal N proud (56,877 posts)
3. Maybe Europe can regulate our banks
Because the government here has no interest in doing so.
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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:23 PM
Igel (26,190 posts)
4. Take Greece and what was it--Goldman Sachs?--as an example.
Obviously GC is to blame, and that makes it North American's problem. (Really? Canada and Mexico's, too?)
On the other hand, Greece admitted that it had a problem and asked for a creative solution to avoid facing its problem. The solution that was offered--and that Greece took--made the problem worse.
Ireland's problem was also mortgage-based. They vastly overbuilt. When a downturn came, they had also vastly over-mortgaged. The government didn't complain until there was a stress. It didn't need to be that particular stress. A number of similar stresses would have been as good.
Best defense is a good offense. If nothing else, it certainly helps to make the waters barroso ... er, muddy.


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- June 27, 2011, 1:00 PM
Air Canada regional subsidiary Jazz Aviation began operating its first 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop on June 7 on a route linking Toronto Pearson International Airport with Quebec City. On May 26 the airline took delivery of the first of 15 Q400s, all of which will replace 50-seat Bombardier CRJs as the delivery schedule stretches into July 2012. Jazz also holds options on another 15 airplanes. Fellow Air Canada affiliate Sky Regional Airlines launched the first direct competition against Q400 rival Porter Airlines out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on May 1, when it began service between the downtown Toronto airfield and Montreal.


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Cold air returns to DC
Today: Sunny and Much Cooler
Highs: 39-43 | Wind: NE 5-10
Overnight: Clear and Cold
Lows: 20s | Wind: Light SE
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy, Warmer
Highs: Near 50 | Wind: SE 5-15
After a high of 64 degrees yesterday, temperatures today will struggle to get much above 40 degrees. Sunshine will be abundant but the mercury will not rise too much. A warm front pushes through tomorrow pushing temperatures back to near seasonable levels (50 degrees) and even milder for the weekend.
Clouds will thicken on Saturday but will remain dry and mild with highs near 60s degrees. The warmth lingers for Sunday despite the prospect of hefty showers. Up to an inch of rain is possible. Sun returns for the start of next week. Have a great day.


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Old Home Remedies For Hypothyroidism
Old home remedies are comparatively cheaper and affordable than other therapies to treat hypothyroidism. Here are some of the old home remedies that can be very effective in treating and controlling the thyroid gland. Many of them do not decrease or increase thyroid function but it regulates the gland to produce enough quantity of hormone.
Thyroid gland is a small mass of tissue that is present on either side of the trachea or in general a windpipe. It is one of the most important organs of the human body. The entire body systems run on metabolism and metabolism is controlled majorly by the help of thyroid gland.
Hypothyroidism is the condition that results from malfunctioning of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces insufficient quantity of the thyroid hormone called as thyroxin. This situation is also developed from the pituitary deficiency, but it is generally due to some abnormality in thyroid gland by birth (called as congenital/deformity) anomaly.
There are many ways to treat the thyroid gland. One of the best ways is adopting old home remedies.
Old home remedies start from your kitchen and undoubtedly helps in preventing, controlling and treating the diseased condition. There are many benefits of old home remedies and one out of them is the cost.
1. Take black Cohosh that helps in balancing the estrogen levels and can also be useful in controlling thyroid gland function.
2. Spirulina is considered as good health booster and thyroid regulator. There are many products available in the market containing this wonderful herb.
3. Agnus castus can support the pituitary gland and can help balancing estrogen that is known to interfere with normal thyroid functions.
4. Mullein covers and protects the cells and reduces the inflammation of the glands including thyroid gland. This is very useful in case of goiter.
5. Siberian Ginseng is very useful for adrenal and thymus glands and therefore also helpful to support thyroid health.
6. Another good home remedy for thyroid gland is to have primrose oil. This is the fatty acid that restores the functions of the thyroid gland.
7. Go for the low calorie food. Cut down on cakes, biscuits, sweets and alcoholic drinks those are relatively high in calories but low in nutrients.
8. Go for the food that is rich in vitamin A like yellow vegetables, eggs, carrots and dark green leafy vegetables that are thyroid boosters.
Besides these home remedies for hypothyroidism, the only way to tackle the condition is to go for a healthy lifestyle and to take a regular healthy diet. Nevertheless, there are some effective old home remedies for hypothyroidism which you can try out, rather than trying out some pills and tablets.
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Rahul Dravid Cricketer of Indian Team Admitted in ICU as he got Injured in Today's Test Match happened in Bangladesh.
Dravid Chin has internal fracture and he will not play further matches.
Team Source said Dravid will take up in India for Further treatment and will not play further matches until he recovered from this fractures.
Dravid and Tendulkar made Centuries in this match and also made partnership of more than 100 runs which made Indian Team a good Lead against Bangladesh.


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How do you know if you've incorrectly used a profile page as a business page? There are many differences, but here's a simple test: If you can send and receive friend requests, you have set up a profile page, not a business page, and your page is incorrect.
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Yesteryear actor Jamuna took holy dip in the River Godavari in Rajahmundry today. She performed 'Suvarna Danam' and other rituals. Actor and director Tanikella Bharani and director Boyapati Srinu also took holy dip at VIP Pushkar Ghat in the city and performed rituals. As the 12-day festivities are coming to an end, a large number of devotees a thronging the city to take a holy dip.


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GOMA, Congo — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating from the territory they seized last week and pulled out of the region of Masisi, their military leader said Wednesday, in the first concrete sign that international pressure has stemmed the advance of the fighters.
Gen. Sultani Makenga, the military chief for the eight-month-old rebellion known as M23, said that his fighters intend to abide by an ultimatum issued by neighboring nations that called for their withdrawal from Goma by Friday. He said he had ordered his fighters to retreat along the southeastern axis from Masisi to Goma, and they will then leave Goma via the northern route to Rutshuru.
"My soldiers began to retreat from Masisi yesterday. We will go via Goma and then after that we will retreat to 20 kilometers (12 miles) past Goma toward Rutshuru," Makenga told The Associated Press. "I think that by Friday we will be able to complete this."
The M23 rebel group is made up of hundreds of soldiers who deserted the Congolese army in April. Since then they have occupied numerous villages and towns in mineral-rich eastern Congo, culminating in the seizing of the crucial, provincial capital of Goma last week. Although they claim to be fighting because the Congolese government has not upheld their end of a March 23, 2009 peace deal, an in-depth report by the United Nations Group of Experts says that M23 is a Rwandan proxy fighting in order to control eastern Congo's lucrative mines.
Congo's government spokesman Lambert Mende, who is based in the country's capital over 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the west, confirmed that they had received reports of troops pulling out of Masisi.
"Yes, there are reports of movements (of their fighters out of Masisi) but we won't label it a retreat until it's over. They have played this game with us before, where they say they are moving and then find a reason not to," Mende said. "There will be no negotiations with Congo until they are 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside the Goma city limit."
A regional bloc representing nations in the Great Lakes region of Africa had issued a deadline calling for M23 to retreat no later than Friday to 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside of Goma.
In Goma, there was skepticism over the rebels' claim and confusion, after the leader of M23's political wing insisted that the fighters were not leaving the city of 1 million that is the economic heart of one of Congo's mineral-rich regions.
M23 Vice-Minister of the Interior Theophile Ruremesha told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Congolese President Joseph Kabila's government needs to meet their wide-ranging demands for them to leave the city.
"Kabila has to meet our demands if we are to pull out," he said. "For humanitarian reasons we cannot leave the town in the hands of just anybody," he said. "Creating the neutral force will take some time."
While some fear M23, which in only eight months has a record of carrying out executions and of forcing children into its ranks, other residents of this lakeside city are afraid of the undisciplined Congolese army that was pushed out of Goma by the rebels on Nov. 20. Dozens of people came out for an anti-Kabila rally, holding placards and pieces of cardboard decrying the distant government's inept handling of the conflict.
"I want Kabila to leave because he hasn't helped the people and our country hasn't moved forward since he came to power," said one of the marchers, Augustin Katombo. "I think M23 should stay because we don't want the army to come back."
About 1,500 U.N. peacekeepers were in Goma when M23 attacked on Nov. 20 and government forces fled, but the well-armed U.N. peacekeepers did not intervene, saying they lacked the mandate to do so. One of their main missions is to protect civilians.
Many people expressed anxiety about a possible attack by the Congo army, which lies in wait several dozen miles (kilometers) to the south of Goma.
"This is a nerve-wracking situation. It fluctuates every hour and we cannot even plan for tomorrow," said Goma resident Ernest Mugisho. "The M23 needs to give a clear message because for us, the population, this is not good."
The rebel group has a large new cache of 1,000 tons of weapons, including heavy artillery, that were abandoned by the fleeing Congo army last week, according to M23 president Jean-Marie Runiga. Six flatbed trucks carrying crates of ammunition were seen Tuesday being driven by M23 soldiers north from Goma.
A U.N. group of experts said in a detailed report last week that M23 is backed by neighboring Rwanda, which has provided them with battalions of fighters and sophisticated arms, like night vision goggles.
At the United Nations on Wednesday, the Security Council strongly condemned rebels' seizure of Goma and demanded a halt to all violence in the country's volatile east.
In a resolution adopted unanimously, the council extended an arms embargo and other sanctions against armed groups in Congo until Feb. 1, 2014, and said it will consider additional sanctions against leaders of the M23 rebel group "and those providing external support to the M23."
Callimachi contributed from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press photographer Jerome Delay contributed to this report from Goma, Congo.


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Anatomy of a meltdown: The risk neutral density for the S&P 500 in the fall of 2008
We examine the risk neutral probability density (RND) for the S&P 500 extracted from real-time bid and ask quotes for index options, under extreme market stress during the fall of 2008. The RND provides exceptional detail about investors' expectations as intraday volatility increased to a level five times higher than it had been two years earlier. Arbitrage keeps the mean of the RND closely tied to the market index, but its autocorrelation is very different. We also find a strong pattern in the RND's response to stock index movements: The middle portion amplifies the index change by more than 50% in some cases. This overshooting increased during the crisis and, surprisingly, was stronger in up moves than down moves.
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There's damn little I need, but much I want.
I am not a collector. Not am I much of an accumulator. Yet, I suppose.
But in a year and a half, I feel pretty comfortable with the guns I have. All get range time as each is a hoot to shoot.
- Ruger SR9c. Great shooter with the possibility of CC when I get my permit. superb trigger.
- Ruger MK III 22/45. Accurate, supremely reliable and easy to field strip when you get the hang of it.
- S&W Model 10-4 with a 4" taper barrel. A true classic, buttery smooth trigger and honestly my favorite.
- High Standard Sentinal R-100. A 9 shot 22 revolver that's nearly as old as I am. Not nearly as accurate as the Mark III, but just plain fun for plinking.
I've also had and sold a Ruger P95 and a CZ82. Both were fine pistols but I prefer the SR9c over both.
I kinda like having semis and revolvers in the same or similar calibres.
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"I still have the same top four," Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Harding wide receiver Selwyn Lymon said. "Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Michigan."
"I haven't had any new calls. I talked to Ohio State, Michigan, and Purdue about official visits. But nothing is set up yet. I talked to Wisconsin Sept. 1, but not since then."
"I'm also looking at Penn State. They called."
"I'll definitely make official visits to Ohio State, Purdue, and Michigan. I'll set them up pretty soon. And I want to visit Wisconsin, but we'll see how it goes."
"I was supposed to go to the Ohio State-Marshall game, but something came up and I couldn't make it. I watched it on T.V. It was a good, close game."
The 6-foot-4 and 190 pound Lymon caught 47 passes for 1134 yards during his junior season, averaging 24 yards per catch. He scored 13 times. Through the first four games of his senior season, despite almost constant double coverage, Lymon has five touchdowns.
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The political thrills and chills never seem to end in this historic election year. Here are some national issues being hotly debated by the chattering class.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took on public sector unions and survived a dramatic recall election. What are the ramifications of his victory nationally and in Utah?
Pignanelli: "Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."— Gore Vidal
While gloating about Wisconsin, Republicans must remember that last November Ohio voters firmly rejected restrictions imposed on public employee unions.
Our cheesehead cousins performed a great service by highlighting "the wrong way" to change public service sector employee benefits and underscored that "the Utah way" is the superior method. The contenders in the Republican U.S. Senate primary are living examples of "the Utah way" in reaching out to the other side. Dan Liljenquist garnered well-deserved national recognition when altering Utah's pension system by soliciting support from Democrats and employee unions. Sen. Orrin Hatch filled his legislative career in developing relationships with the other side (i.e. Ted Kennedy, advocacy groups, labor unions, etc.) to achieve many important accomplishments (i.e. children's health insurance, worker protections) and almost realizing the impossible dream for fiscal hawks — a balanced budget amendment.
Conversely, Wisconsin Republicans rammed through their changes with little deference to employees, unions and Democrats. This approach bred such animosity that Walker's corporate allies needed to outspend the recall advocates at least 4 to 1 to succeed.
Webb: While both sides (and Frank) are spinning the heck out of the Wisconsin results, this was just a big ugly defeat for President Obama, public employee unions and national Democrats.
Will the Walker win embolden Utah lawmakers? As a well-managed right-to-work state with pensions and benefits under control, no need exists to try to weaken Utah unions. It's worth remembering, however, that in 2007, Republican legislators suffered a major defeat at the hands of the state and national teachers unions.
Lawmakers had passed a school choice voucher bill, which was promptly challenged by the Utah Education Association and its allies. Enough signatures were quickly gathered to place the law on the November ballot as a referendum. Voters rejected the voucher legislation by a wide margin.
Thus, while many states are moving forward aggressively with school choice, the movement in Utah is essentially dead (although charter schools are making good progress). The teachers' union flexed its muscle five years ago and Utah lawmakers are still smarting, afraid to push meaningful school choice. That's unfortunate.
With five months to go in the general election, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, and their many surrogates, are already well into nasty, negative campaigning. Will the eventual winner be so bloodied that it will be impossible to govern a deeply-divided country?
Webb: Wait until after the next election, our national leaders always say, then we'll solve the nation's problems. Yeah, sure. It's highly likely we'll still have divided government after November. Even if Republicans win the presidency and the Senate, they won't have 60 Senate votes to push through anything they want. I wish I could be more optimistic, but it's going to require compromise and collaboration to get the deficit and entitlements under control, to reform our crazy tax system, fix health care and establish a sensible energy policy. I sincerely hope the November victors and losers will put aside partisanship and rigid ideology to do what the country needs. But I wouldn't bet much money on it.
Pignanelli: For decades, the academic intelligentsia have whined and moaned about the decline of American culture, the dumbing down of entertainment, our short attention span, blah, blah, blah. If this assessment is true, then most Americans will not care or remember in 2013 what was said in 2012. In reality, Americans are levelheaded moderates who will forget election year shenanigans and coalesce around a leader with a plan.
Top financial experts say the United States is headed for a "fiscal cliff" that could plunge the country into recession or depression if Congress and the president don't soon take action on expiring tax cuts and pending draconian military and domestic budget cuts. Will Congress compromise to avert a crisis, or will we go over the edge?
Pignanelli: "For Congress … party disputes and personal quarrels are the great business of the day, whilst the momentous concerns of … a great and accumulated debt; ruined finances, depreciated money and want of credit are but secondary considerations and postponed from day to day, week to week …" Such was George Washington's assessment of the Continental Congress in 1778. Our federal legislators have taken critical matters to the edge for more htan 236 years, and then find a way to pull back. Readers should expect a repeat performance.
Webb: Brace yourself for fiery rhetoric, grand and bloody battles, and death-defying brinkmanship. And what will these great profiles in courage produce? Congress, with a whimper, will kick the can down the road.
Republican LaVarr Webb is a political consultant and lobbyist. Previously he was policy deputy to Gov. Mike Leavitt and Deseret News managing editor. Email: email@example.com. Democrat Frank Pignanelli is a Salt Lake attorney, lobbyist and political adviser. Pignanelli served 10 years in the Utah House of Representatives, six years as minority leader. His spouse, D'Arcy Dixon Pignanelli, is a state tax commissioner. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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WARNING: Not the most cheerful birth story ever, but it has a very happy ending. Also, this was written when I couldn't sleep at night for my blog. I haven't posted there yet but probably will later today. Finally, I'll add some pictures to the next post.
The Labor
It's 4:31 AM, Saturday November 27, 2010 and I can't sleep. This certainly isn't a new occurrence, although it was one of the many things I expected to get better after the babies were born. Instead, there are just so many things going through my head that I find I cannot sleep for more than a half-hour to an hour at a time.
My labor technically started on Monday, November 22 with a visit to my midwife. It was a pretty typical visit, beginning with a trip to the ultrasound room where I discovered both babies were head down. Then I moved on to being weighed—after weeks of not be able to eat, I thought the babies must have dropped because I had gained about 5 pounds—and then to my visit, where we discussed what would happen at my induction the next day. My blood pressure had been high and, while controlled, we were all increasingly uncomfortable allowing the pregnancy to continue, especially given the fact that I was 38 weeks pregnant with twins and had a history of going overdue. The hospital in my town pretty much only does pitocin inductions as well as the occasional cytotec induction, and I absolutely did NOT want the cytotec. H. respected my choice and also agreed to check me and do a membrane strip to help stir things up. The babies were so low and applied to the cervix that she had a hard time feeling around, but finally was able to assess me. I had been a little short of breath that morning, but I have a history of exercise/cold-induced asthma and, according to that morning's ultrasound, had approximately 14 pounds of baby sitting on my belly. Shortness of breath was to be expected! With my membranes stripped and my babies ready, we were all set for an induction bright and early.
Before I go any further, I want to make two things perfectly clear. One—every single symptom I had could be written off either due to my being pregnant with multiples or my "advanced maternal age" or because this was my eighth pregnancy. There was nothing anybody missed or messed up. This didn't happen because I was too fat or too tired or too pregnant or because I really like steak. It just happened. Two—one of my biggest fears in sharing my story is that people will use it as ammo in the homebirth/hospital debate. I had my babies in the hospital this time and am very, very glad, as it saved my life and theirs as well. I had another baby at home with zero incident. I was extremely fortunate that the stars aligned so that I was in just the right place at just the right moment to get just what I needed this time around. That said, this all could have just have easily happened four weeks down the road postpartum, or three weeks ago when I was trying to walk around the grocery store. What happened to me has nothing to do with hospital versus home birth, so if you feel the need to have a debate about it, kindly go have your own tragedy and leave mine out of it.
I never really went to sleep on Monday night. My in-laws came up the night before and stayed at a hotel—our little three bedroom, one bath house unfortunately isn't very conducive to houseguests—and were at our door around 6 AM. I called in, as I had been instructed, and we were still on for the induction. I was still short of breath and coughing, but I again attributed to the early hour and being pregnant with twins.
After hugs and kisses all around, we loaded up the car and stopped for a quick light breakfast. Then we pulled up to the hospital front door a few minutes later. My husband dropped me off and went to park the car, and I was absolutely disgusted to discover that all three elevators to the second floor where I had to check in were out of order. The hospital has been having elevator issues all throughout my pregnancy so I am not sure why I was so annoyed, but I was. I stood there glaring at the "out of order" sign and must have looked thoroughly disgusted, because an administrative-type dude came up and asked if I needed any help. "No," I said, probably rather ungraciously. "I'll just walk." And really, it did seem quicker and easier to walk up one flight of stairs than to hike down the hall in either direction to find the other elevators. Instead, one set of steps left me panting and unable to catch my breath. It felt frightening and out of control, but I again attributed it to the twin pregnancy, eventually caught my breath, and had my husband sign me in when he met up with me.
Once on labor and delivery, things began fairly quickly. I was put in the room closest to the OR, but assured that my doctor was one of the few who didn't make twin mamas move into the operating room to push. My wonderful midwife H. started the pitocin after checking me again and we waited. And waited. And waited. As usual, my body did not want to let go of the babies. Around noon, things started to become uncomfortable and around 2 I decided it was time for the epidural.
This wasn't entirely a just-for-me decision. Epidurals can help lower the blood pressure, and mine was still a bit on the high side. I also was still having a fair bit of trouble breathing and was hoping this would help me relax. Sighing through the contractions and focusing on my body opening with the pain was no long effective. Besides, to be honest, I'm not into natural childbirth for the experience. I don't like pain nor do I really find it particularly redeeming. I'm pretty much in it because it's the best way for successful breastfeeding to happen. When the anesthesiologist came, he tried and failed to get the epidural in the right spot. Instead of pain relief I got what felt like an electrical current running down my back. I remember crying and saying they could just knock me out and take the babies, anything if they would just stop the pain. He pulled out the epi and tried again, and this time succeeded. My husband claims I was singing the praises of the epidural for the next hour or so. I don't really remember.
Eventually the epidural seemed to stop working and I was having a lot of pain right around my hips, even after turning up the epidural and adding fentenol. I think this was around the time they broke the first bag of waters to help the babies make their final bit of progress. I was still having difficulty breathing and did not want to be flat on my back to be checked. I was having a complete panic attack, which unfortunately for me is a pretty good sign I am in transition. Eventually I succumbed to the check and was found to be at 10 cm—praise God! Despite my breathing issues, it was time to push.
The Deliveries
Without much ceremony, I grabbed my legs and started pushing. I remember being surprised that they didn't even break down the bed, they just kind of let me set my own pace. Oh my gosh, it hurt. Every bit of it hurt so much and I could feel the baby making its way down the birth canal. I had become convinced that Molly was the one who was closest to the baby door, and said her name as I pushed. I felt every tiny bit of travel though the birth canal,…through the cervix…the ring of fire... And as I yelled "Molly!" out popped Matthew. He was mottled and slimy and beautiful, all at the same time. I touched him and kissed him and told him I loved him.
At this point, everything kind of stopped, including the contractions. I asked if I could try to nurse Matthew to try to get things going again, and they gave him to me, but he pursed his lips and refused, so I gave him back. They weighed and measured him—6 pounds 7 ounces and inches long, not bad for a 38-week twin!—and after yelling out "No eye goop or circumcision or shots!" I just left them to it and concentrated on getting the second baby out.
The contractions were still pretty much not there, but the doctor noticed something in her monitoring that told him she needed to come out right away. They broke the second bag of waters and I half-heartedly tried to push the baby out. Mostly at this point I was worrying that they had screwed up and I was actually having two boys, and how on earth would I explain that to Katie Grace, who had her heart set on a baby sister? Then the doctor's whole demeanor changed and he said "Annette, you have to get her out right now." I pushed out a seven-and-a-half pound baby girl with a cord wrapped around her neck. She was chubby and had the angriest, most ticked off expression I have ever seen on a newborn's face. She needed some help breathing, which is common for a second twin, and they whisked her away. That was fine, as I needed help of my own right then. Pushing her out left me feeling like I was going to die. I didn't know at the time that I had vaginally delivered two babies-- without a tear or a cut or a stitch, I might add-- while going through congestive heart failure.
The Aftermath
I don't know what happened to the babies next. To be blunt, I didn't particularly care. I trusted my birth team and the hospital staff to follow my orders—no eye stuff, no shots, no circ, no bottles, no formula—and left them to it. I did give permission for the Vitamin K because of my fear that they would need a little extra help, being twins and all.
After I delivered the placentas, two things happened simultaneously. I still couldn't breath. My only comfort came when I sat up and bent forward. They called the respiratory therapist and somewhere over the next block of time I had four breathing treatments, none of which worked. I also began hemorrhaging.
My midwife, doctor, and nurse all seemed mystified as to where all the blood was coming from, as my uterus seemed to be clamping down and doing all the nifty things uteruses are supposed to do after childbirth. But still, there was tons of blood. All told, I lost between 2700 and 3600 ccs of blood and had transfusions. That was still ahead of us though. At the time, I think we all thought things would come under control. I asked for hot tea, wondering if eating ice chips was exacerbating my breathing issues. I sipped my tea and they were going to heat up some lasagna for me when I felt the blood and clots slipping out of me again. I told my husband to get H.. He told a nurse, who said something like "Oh, it's normal." I called out that it was definitely NOT normal and she needed to get H.. H. came in, took one look, and said "Get Dr. L. right away." The nurse asked if she should call him, and H. said no, he needed to come back to the floor immediately.
Somewhere around this time, I lost consciousness. When I woke, I had been transported off of Labor and Delivery and was in a huge freezing cold downstairs operating room. My mouth was so dry and I was begging for a drink, which they wouldn't give me. Someone finally let me suck some water from a sponge, probably just to shut me up. I lost consciousness again.
My husband tells me two attempts were made to stop the bleeding. First, they tried to put some sort of foam-filled balloon in my uterus. When that didn't work, they made an incision and went in and basically hot glued the arteries shut. This did work, and saved me from a hysterectomy.
This is also the point where everything went wrong in a very good way. Down in the operating room, the doctor on call was a cardiologist. He pointed out that if for breathing treatments didn't work, we were likely dealing with something more than an asthma issue. He ordered an echocardiogram, which showed the ejection fraction of my left ventricle to be between 15 and 20%. Normal is somewhere around 65% from what I understand. He suggested the possibility of postpartum cardiac myopathy.
The Lost Day
My breathing and blood pressure still out of control, the decision was made to intubate me. Apparently I did not like this one bit, and they sedated me as well. When I next was conscious, it was Thanksgiving Day and I had lost all of Wednesday.
This is what my husband tells me:
L., a wonderful lactation consultant I have had the privilege of working with before, heard what happened and told my husband the babies needed to come down and be skin to skin with me, even if I wasn't conscious. When he tried to argue, worried that it would just stress me out more, she insisted, saying it was as much for the babies as for me. He gave in, and my two beautiful babies were brought down and held against me.
When they took the babies away, I lost it and tried to rip out my tube. I was sedated again.
L. also brought down a hospital grade breast pump and trained my nurse and her aid to pump my breasts to stimulate my milk supply. Again, this was completely out of the norm, but the nursing staff did it graciously. By the time I was awake Thursday morning, I was getting a trickle of colostrum, which unfortunately had to be dumped out due to the medications I was on.
L. also made sure that the babies had no artificial nipples. Up until Saturday, Molly was cup fed and Matthew had been fed with a syringe. These efforts were made to hopefully help the babies transfer from formula to breast milk feeds more easily. Unfortunately, their bilirubin levels continued to rise and we had to switch to a bottle so they would get more milk. Their bilirubin levels began going down.
At some point during my intubation, my mind managed to recall every sign I had ever seen, used, or known. I began frantically fingerspelling at one point and both a family friend and a nurse who new sign recognized that I was trying to communicate "No immunizations" over and over again. I'm not sure why—while it was important to me it wasn't my biggest issue—but I was on a lot of hard core drugs and am not expecting it to make too much sense.
My husband also tells me there was a room on the Birthplace that literally had my name on it where they allowed my children to visit with the babies. I have hoping and praying to eventually make it up there so I can stay with the babies as well. The twins were allowed to stay in the hospital through Monday and have been cared for and loved by the nursery and L&D staff. Unfortunately, on Monday my insurance company gave the order that they had to be discharged by midnight. I am so blessed that they were able to stay in the hospital as long as they did.
I don't remember how I woke up on Thursday morning, but it must have been a fairly gentle return to consciousness because I didn't completely panic, despite being sedated, restrained, and intubated. I played a lot of charades with the nurse before she gave me a clipboard and pen and made me promise not to rip out my vent.
Thanksgiving was a day of shock and surprises. To find out it was Thanksgiving Day and I had lost a day was a shock. Finding out what had happened to me was a bigger shock. When Chip finally came in, I reached for him and just had tears streaming down my face. I was so, so happy to see him. I asked on the clipboard what the heck happened and when he told me I wrote "Holy crap!" They talked about bringing me the babies, but I didn't want to see them until the vent was out, which they promised would happen within the next few hours if I behaved. I was the most well-behaved patient in the universe. I didn't want the older children to see me in the ICU at all.
I had—and still have—such a difficult time wrapping my brain around everything that happened. The day was all about getting to the next step. They removed the tube and I waited to be allowed to talk and then to drink. I drank and ate some ice chips and then waited to be allowed to eat. I hadn't eaten since before 7 AM Tuesday morning! When a nurse gave Chip a Thanksgiving tray, I told him I wanted to bury my face in his mashed potatoes. A nurse had mercy on me and brought me a tray as well. I have never in my life tasted anything so delicious. And finally, FINALLY, they brought my babies. Holding them was like heaven.
All day long and into Friday, I pushed myself to do whatever the doctors and nurses told me. I tried to do it faster than they expected. Whenever the babies left, I wiped my tears away and dealt with it. By Thursday afternoon, I was sitting up in a chair and pumping without too much help. By early Friday morning, I was walking. And when they released me on Friday not to the Birthplace but to the cardiac floor, I tried my best to keep it together.
I've been on the cardiac floor since Friday. When my babies were here in the hospital and my husband was able to stay here with me, it was tolerable. I almost hate to admit it, but especially after the babies started taking bottles and we were able to keep them in the room for 3 to 4 hour chunks at a time. In a typical attack of bullheadedness, I made sure Chip took pictures that included the babies being bottle fed. I'll be darned if I am going to let a case of self-imposed mama guilt rewrite the babies' history and I am working hard on not being ashamed of making hard and difficult choices.
Daily, I've been visited by doctors, nurses, and midwives, both those who were part of my care and those who heard the story. I had a nurse tell me she cried when she overheard L. the lactation consultant explaining how they had to pump my milk for the twins. The nurses who cared for the babies came down and sat with me on their own time just so I could have the babies with me. My midwife H. came down and we both cried. I've had staff throughout the hospital praying for me and my babies.
I've tried to be upbeat and cheerful, but I will admit that I've had a couple of low days. Today was one of them, when I was told I had to wait one more day to go home. I also learned that instead of being able to start trying to get the babies on the breast tomorrow, I need to wait another 10 additional days. I was on some pretty scary medications and feel really blessed that everything I need to be on will be compatible with breastfeeding. I just need to hang in there and wait for the old meds to clear my system. I have had a hospital grade pump in my room from the beginning and am getting about one or two ounces per side each time I pump. Dumping it out is killing me.
Last Saturday and Sunday I had two bad nights in a row. Technically, I suppose I had two more heart attacks. I prefer to think of them as small relapses. But they seem to have my meds under control right now and I am working on controlling my anxiety.
I've also been told in no uncertain terms that having more children would be extremely foolhardy. It's not even that we were planning on having more children, but it is frustrating to essentially have the decision taken out of our hands.
The good news is that my heart function has improved already. They did some sort of enzyme test and do not believe my heart muscles are permanently damaged. They expect me to make a complete recovery within 6 months to a year, possibly sooner.
The better news is that, God willing, I get to go home in the morning. I cannot wait to get a shower and be completely unconnected from monitors and IVs.
The best news is that I get to walk out of this with my life. I have a loving husband and four beautiful children waiting at home for me with two newborn babies who are the sweetest little loves in the whole world. I've felt the love and prayers of friends and family across the world and have been uplifted by God's grace and mercy throughout this ordeal. I have been well cared for and well loved, and I pray I never, ever lose this feeling of gratitude.
3:24 AM, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Matthew, just born. Comparing my hands now, I can see how puffy I was!
Molly, right after she was born, needing a helping hand.
This is the hardest picture for me to see. It makes me cry every time. I am so, so very thankful for the nurses and the LC who made this happen though.
Off the vents and skin-to-skin in the ICU.
You made me cry, Annette! You are an amazing woman and went through so much. I am so glad you are doing better and the babies are healthy and beautiful. Yay for going home!
Annette you are amazing. Your love for your family and the grace with which you have faced this whole situation is inspiring. I will never forget this birthstory.
Heal. Your family is blessed to have you.
Wow mama- what an absolutely amazing story. What a perfect, wonderful group of hospital staff. I hope the rest of your recovery is smooth and you get to be home with your family soon.
eta: I was typing while you were posting pictures... they are beautiful!!
Wow, what a story! I am so glad the babies are doing well, and that you are expecting a full recovery. I also sighed with relief when I read that they didn't have to perform a hysterectomy (a particular fear of mine). Hug those precious babes and be kind to yourself during your recovery!
Molly looks perpetually disbelieving.
And Matthew is our little Wise Old Owl.
Both babies in their hats from Shantimama. For some reason, seeing them in their little hats made with love was very important to me!
Because I never made it to the Birthplace, they played the Braham's Lullabye chimes for me once for each baby while I was down on the cardiac unit.
Dressing them and having them leave the hospital without me was the hardest thing ever.
Annette (((HUGS))) what an amazing and scary experience all at once. I hope no one even thinks about judging your choices about birth place, medications, and what not. You and your babies are here and healthy. There is a reason you felt so strongly against haveing a homebirth this time, you knew. And thank goodness you had them where you did. They are absolutely gorgeous and I'm glad your making a speedy recovery! Be gentle on yourself you have gone through so much in such a short time. Take it easy mama! Look forward to more pictures!!!
What an amazing story-- you are one strong mamma!! Best wishes for speedy healing and recovery for both you and the babies :)
Oh Annette, I'm bawling. Such a sad and beautiful story. I was following on FB (bless your husband for keeping all of us in the loop!) but it's so different hearing it from your perspective. Many loving and healing thoughts and prayers for you, the babies, and your family.
Oh Annette, I've been bawling through your story. What a trial. I'm so thankful that you received the care you did. But your poor husband! He must have been a wreck having to watch it all.
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Thank you so much for sharing that... it was amazing. Maybe not in the way we all hope for, but it truly was a miracle. I really have goosebumps from reading it. (((hugs)))
The pic of you and your babies on your chest, wow, it is beautiful.
Oh, I'm so glad you are okay. I've been praying for you and thinking of you. Your babies are beautiful.
What an amazing story Annette - thank you for sharing it.
Annette, your story is such a beautiful story, because it has a happy ending. Thank the Lord for answered prayers. You have two beautiful additions to your wonderful family.
I am so very, very glad that you were in the right place at the right time to get the care you needed. Thank you for sharing your story and I continue to pray for you and your loving family.
Thank you for sharing the truth of birth. That it is hard and trying and amazing and transforming. No matter whether you are at home or in a hospital it strips away every preconceived notion you have about yourself and others. I am in awe of your strength! Praise God for His miracles!
I had seen some of your story on facebook but I didn't know it was you! I am so glad to read everything is okay. That must have been so hard... thank god for your beautiful healthy babies.
Annette ... that picture of you holding the babies while intubated made me cry! I'm so glad that you are on the mend and that the babies are doing well. You are one strong mama!
I'm speechless but highly touched by your story.
Annette- I am so grateful that you shared your story. It is one of the most moving things I've ever read. I'm so glad that you are all okay.
I don't even know what to say. You are an amazing women. Thank you so much for sharing such an unfiltered story. What a blessing that lactation consultant is!
Annette! Oh, my! I have absolutely no words that would do justice. I am *so* thankful you were shephered through this trial and I pray for a smooth (not quick! just uneventful!) recovery and that life at home with your DH, older kiddos, and Molly and Matthew is filled with peace and happiness in the coming weeks and months. I praise God for the midwife and doctors recognition that what you were experiencing needed intervention. I praise God for a wonderful lactation consultant who took the initiative to create ideal conditions for future breast feeding. I praise God for your bravery and strength.
Psalm 119:50
"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."
Take care and continue to treat yourself gently.
Annette what a traumatic experience, as well as a joyful arrival. I wish you all the best as you heal physically, mentally and emotionally. I hope you will treat yourself with the kindness and gentleness you often show as a moderator here (mixed with wit). I hope you'll reach out for and get any support you need. My thoughts and wishes are with you!
I actually don't know what to say atm. I'm so easily touched when pregnant. But thank you for sharing, your story, and the pictures. M&M are beautiful!
Wow, this is one of the most amazing and intense birth stories I've ever read...it has truly touched my heart and my soul, thank you so much, Annette. You are a gifted writer--I felt like I was right along with you as you told the intimate details of your story. You are an amazing mother, an inspiring soul...god bless you and your family
thank you for sharing the beautiful and intense story of your twins arrival!
what a beautiful, touching, scary and joyous birth story. thank you so much for sharing, i'm crying.
may you and your family have many gentle beautiful days ahead of you.
Amazing, congratulations .
Crying here too. Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so glad you are doing okay now and you will be with your babies soon!
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