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Brittany Spears announced that she has miscarried. https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/britney-spears-says-she-suffered-a-miscarriage/ar-AAXhn8G?ocid=uxbndlbing

There are various kinds of seizures, you're correct. It depends on where in the brain they start and how extensive they are. Most EMT's have witnessed seizures of all kinds, and, if he said that it wasn't a seizure, there could well have been other reasons besides Carlin's level of consciousness that lead him to that conclusion. Since Carlin was supposedly lying on the floor shaking for at least half an hour, one would expect that this would've been a pretty significant neurologic event; hence, my statement that it would be unusual if she didn't urinate and wasn't post-ictal afterwards. Most seizures last seconds at most, very few last 30 minutes.

Sure. Poor nutrition, prolonged fasting leading to hypoglycemia and dehydration can cause and exacerbate symptoms.

Such a talented guy, he deserved to be a bigger star than he was. Dam**d cigarettes, though!

I am always astounded about the number of patients who misunderstand what I've told them about their condition and the plan to evaluate and/or treat it. I talk a lot, I am big on giving out written handouts explaining the typical issues I treat including what causes it, what tests are needed to confirm it, what the options for treatment are and the potential side effects and risks. And, yet, at least weekly, I will hear from a patient who I thought understood things well and their version of what I said is unrecognizable to me. Carlin and Evan are not alone in redefining the doctor's advice, it happens all the time. Remember, too, they are reliant on social media for a significant portion of their income. Stuff like this: medical emergencies, mystery illnesses, possible seizures are going to generate a bunch more clicks that videos of their toddler beating up her baby brother. If they came out and said, 'Carlin fainted but all the testing was negative and the doctor thinks her blood work was a lab error. They told her she needs to get more rest and eat a better diet and drink more fluids,' it is not going to be the moneymaker that all the other stuff is.

This is probably going to sound harsh, and, remember, I am not Carlin's doctor, have never examined her and only know what I've seen on TV and on the internet. However, my experience has been that with anxious, needy patients who tend towards having physical manifestations of their symptoms; it is best to encourage them to carry on and live their life. I would've encouraged her to go as long as she and Evan felt comfortable doing so. She was far less likely to have symptoms if she was out doing something fun. Traveling and being distracted by a family gathering and wedding is going to prevent further 'episodes', IMO. You'll notice there hasn't been a word about Carlin's fragile condition since she got to California.

People who have vasovagal reactions will shake/twitch, their eyes can roll back, they can groan or mutter incoherently. It would like like a seizure to the average passerby. If she had a real neurologically based seizure, she would probably have peed her pants and she would've been in a post-ictal state for half an hour or more afterwards. People who are post-ictal are confused, often a little combative, cannot answer questions coherently, and are 'awake' but not really. I'd be willing to bet that none of that happened to Carlin. I presume that Carlin's 'episode' during birth was witnessed by medical professionals. If there was any concern that she had a seizure; a CT scan, EEG and spinal tap would've been done immediately. She would've also had an EKG and maybe a cardiac echo and Holter monitor if there were concerns about her heart. The fact that she went home in the usual amount of time after the birth indicates to me that it wasn't a seizure at all. I am not a shrink, but Carlin has the sort of high strung, attention seeking personality that is more likely to experience this sort of stuff. '

There is no way her hemoglobin dropped from 12 to 9.5 overnight without evidence of significant hemorrhage. Most likely, the EMT's started an IV and pumped her full of fluids and someone at the hospital mistakenly drew blood from the vein where the IV was placed and it was diluted by the fluid. Or the whole thing is BS. Could be either one. In order for the hemoglobin to drop by 1 gram, about one unit of blood would need to be lost. There are roughly 500 cc in a unit of blood; so, Carlin lost the equivalent of almost a 2 liter bottle of blood overnight and no one noticed? The hospital didn't insist on admitting her and looking for hidden bleeding from her GI tract? No, just no. The medical pros realized that the second value was inaccurate probably because it was drawn from the IV and sent her home. As for twitching and shaking, that happens a lot when people faint. Carlin could've hyperventilated and caused herself to become lightheaded and fall to the floor where she would shake for a while. Even anxiety can cause what is known as a vasovagal reaction which is probably what happened here. There is no way her hemoglobin dropped that much over just a day without evidence of very significant bleeding. I really doubt it is neurological, I think that it is much more likely due to anxiety and emotions with a heaping helping of not enough sleep and a crummy diet.

My sister is an attorney, when she passed the Ohio Bar, there was a swearing in with the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Several hundred people were being sworn and they were allowed to have guests present. They each got to pose with the Justice and their certificate as he gave it to them, So, even with a lot of new lawyers, some states make a production of it.

Phillip will be attending Bible College in Massillon which is around 25 miles from the barndo in Wooster. Even in good weather, it would be impractical to bike to school. Many of the roads are blacktop with drainage ditches on both sides, running through farmland. If he gets a flat or other breakdown, he might easily have to hoof it several miles to civilization. No bike riding on the freeway, either, so his trip will probably be much longer than 25 miles each way. I make quilts and a cursory knowledge of geometry is helpful when figuring out the designs.

My problem isn't that Kate went out and got her degrees; it's that the Kate we saw through the years was not a person who would've ever been able to do this. She diddled around in college for 10 years and didn't graduate. Apparently, she underwent a huge transformation in her ambitions and work ethic which resulted in this turnaround. Unfortunately, we got multiple episodes of her first marriage falling apart and then her second wedding instead of the much more interesting story of her evolution and passion for educating special needs kids. However, for her to have gotten her Master's just a couple of years earlier and to have been an actual teacher (not an aide) in a classroom for less than a decade; it is unrealistic for the show to try to tell us that she has now risen to an elite position in her profession and is developing curriculum. Unless Kevin or Randall set her up with the gig. As far as Randall getting to the Senate during the timeline of the show, it has happened a few times in real life. Not often, but it has happened. There are several people serving in the US Senate today who had never held elected office prior to that.

It mainly doesn't make sense because much of the plotting these past couple seasons is ridiculous. Wendy is a little kooky, but it is hard to believe that she would think that Camila wasn't a big threat to them and that she would just roll over for the FBI and agree to the plan set in motion with Omar. Major plot hole, of which there are way too many in this final season.

Been there multiple times and love it. Elliot Ness? John D Rockefeller? James A Garfield? Quite the history and some beautiful stones and mausoleums to boot. The Tiffany windows in Garfield's mausoleum are exquisite. Daffodil hill is not to be missed in spring. What I've never done is take selfies there, and, were I to be riding a bike, I would never prop it against a headstone. The Rods are such ignorant a**es who have repeatedly shown disrespect to places that are important to others. They suck. As for their 'old fashioned' values, it seems respect for history and the property of others isn't among them.

Like others have said, it is probably just a fairy tale for the show. However, in many parts of the world, 2 and 3 year leases are the norm; so; they've got to be fairly certain they're going to be there longer than a year, even if they rent. If they've got the money to cover the purchase, buying may make more sense in some countries, anyway.

I believe, at one point, Marty told Camila about the plan to return Omar to Mexico where an escape would be engineered for him so that he could return to power in the cartel and that is what set the initial hit in motion. Camila's beloved son, Javi, was running things and, if Uncle Omar got out of jail, Javi would have to take a step back. Camila was fine with Omar remaining in prison in the US since he couldn't run the cartel from there, it was the news that there were plans in motion to put Omar back in charge in Mexico that got her to order the first hit in the prison on her brother. Later, realizing that Ruth's killing of Javi was ruining their plans; Wendy came up with the notion that, if Omar stayed in the US (or, better yet, was killed) there would be a power vacuum in the cartel and Camila could step up and the Byrd's could use her to get free. That's when Camila was told that Omar ordered the hit on Javi. She then went on a quest to find out who did the actual killing because, obviously, Omar was in prison when it happened. So, she kept up the ruse that she was fine with Omar going back to Mexico and used it as an opportunity to have him killed and then not so subtley threatened Clare to find out who did the actual shooting.