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...parents kiss two weeks ago, my father in his hospital bed, my mother leaning over him to adjust the tubes carrying oxygen to his mouth. In late January, he had an accident at work. He slipped, fell from a loading dock that was three feet off the ground and hit his head. The impact of the fall left my 62-year-old father in a three-week-long coma. One craniotomy, four blood transfusions and several minor operations later, he is slowly beginning to regain consciousness. On good days, he can whisper his name, squeeze his therapist's hand...
...well continue with the inevitable cycle of hope and despair in a different home. It's true that if done well, a new Fenway might be able to retain its uniqueness while also accommodating the demands of space and modernity. The challenge remains for Harrington and his supporters to adjust the competing pulls of history and progress in favor of the future without failing to acknowledge the past. Seniors in the crowd, loyal Sox fans, and even the ghost of Eliot himself realize that it's not healthy to be only nostalgic. Let's all graduate...
...episiotomy is to avoid tears in the perineum, the tissue just below the opening of the birth canal. "But people generally underestimate how well the perineum stretches," Feldman says. All it takes is a little time and holding off on pushing to give the perineum a chance to adjust. Also perineal massage during the final six weeks of pregnancy reduces the risk of tears...
...cold turkey on your own; your diabetes could slip out of control. And if you rely on supplemental insulin, your doctor may need to adjust your dose. Don't be surprised if you're not put on one of the new alternatives. There are several older medications that doctors rely on to treat Type 2 diabetes. "I personally have been very cautious about prescribing the new drugs," Nathan says. Besides, Actos and Avandia also require precautionary liver tests...
...Hobart has a very different defensive style than we are used to seeing," Anderson said. "We didn't adjust well to it and so we didn't generate anything out of our set offense...