Eclampsia… a video of a dog having a seizure induced by low blood calcium… and a happy ending when she gets to see her puppies again.

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My water injection system got on the news. It also got in some local papers. Let’s all pitch in to save the planet!!

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Destiny came home from the NICU after 45 days, and it has been anything but uneventful. She was a 30 week 3 day preemie due to severe pre-eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome (shuts down mother’s liver and kidneys). We are currently waiting to see if we can avoid surgery (nissen fundoplication) by utilizing her NJ feeding tube. She is 12.5 pounds and she is mostly a very happy baby. We love her to death and ask for your prayers and support. If you would like to see our family website we are at http://briggsfamily.webs.com

The music is Leave out all the rest by Linkin Park.

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Yorkie with eclampsia lack of calcium

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Please view this compelling 8 minute version of the longer (22 minute) video, If Only We Knew The Quest to Conquer Preeclampsia. Every hour of every day of the year, approximately 40 pregnant women in this country are diagnosed as having preeclampsia. Every 6 minutes, one of those women will develop severe preeclampsia . . . the lives of the mother and baby are at risk. Globally, data suggest that 75,000 women and 500,000 babies die because of preeclampsia.

Known since biblical times, preeclampsia is characterized by (among other things) extreme spikes in blood pressure and protein in the urine. There is no cure and the only treatment we have are extreme vigilance, bed rest, and if the symptoms grow too severe . . . delivery. Unfortunately, in some women, preeclampsia continues to progress even after delivery, threatening organ failure, stroke, and even death. If born too prematurely, we know that the baby will also face serious medical and developmental challenges. In fact, preeclampsia is the largest known cause of premature birth in the US.

A recent Preeclampsia Foundation survey indicated that women who gave birth prematurely and had not been made aware of the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia suffered TWICE the infant loss as those who were informed.

Knowledge is power and knowledge can save your life as well as your babys life . . . please contact us at ifonlyweknew@preeclampsia.org to learn how you can get the full version of the video.

Please go to www.preeclampsia.org to learn more about the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia.

Please share this information with every pregnant woman you know . . . now.

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This video is made for all those women who have lost life at the time of the birth of its children ……. and mine is especially dedicated for a great friend,…Debbie, as she suffered the lost of her beloved cousin of equal way. God takes care of all the future mothers they are going to have a baby

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Earlier this year, I put together this slideshow about Hannah’s Story for the March for Babies fundraiser. www.marchforbabies.org/texashannah

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Divulgação Autorizada pela irmã Renata.
“Você precisa rever os seus conceitos…”
“O vale da sombra e da morte existe, ele é real, eu estive lá. Eu estive no vale da sombra e da morte.”
Em breve colocarei a continuação.
Irmã que morreu e voltou.

“..por causa do clamor de muitos…”
Igreja Internacional Graça de Deus Belém Pará Eclâmpsia

This is Renata, Shepherdess’s wife. She was in coma. She had a Eclampsia but Jesus brougth she again for life. (Sorry my poor English)

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I was looking through old photos and decided to make a tribute and memorial for my niece Chloe, who was born sleeping 19th September 2001. I miss her so much. Yo can light a candle on her memorial page if you like. www.rememberedbyus.com/ChloeChatterton.

Love you always my angel.

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Destiny was born ten weeks early because I developed H.E.L.L.P. Syndrome, which caused my kidneys and liver to shut down. This disease stems from pre-eclampsia, and the only cure is to end the pregnancy by delivering the baby. My membranes also ruptured when I passed out the day before she was born. We were able to get 48 hours of steroids to help her, and then she had to come by c-section.

Because of HELLP, Destiny was growth restricted in utero, so she came into this world at the size of a 24-weeker. She measured 14 inches long and weighed 900 grams, or just under two pounds. She was our little micro-preemie.

Destiny stayed in the NICU at UVRMC in Provo Utah. Her stay was 45 days long, or 6 1/2 weeks. She successfully avoided any surgeries and had a fairly uneventful stay. She is, and always will be, our miracle baby.

The music is “Still here” by Lene Marlin.

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