New Project to get me writing.

My new project involves reading an article from the BBC, every day and writing about it.

As my first article I choose something related to India since my sister will be leaving for India to complete a year of study this coming August.

On Friday it was reported that 13 pregnant women have died from IV Fluid that was contaminated. According to the article India also possesses the largest number of pregnancy deaths due to complications. The hospital explained that the IV fluids that could be causing the most recent problems including hemorrhaging have been tested and the glucose showed indications of contamination.

The article is completed with the statement that "campaigners say that most deaths are needless and could easily be prevented if more care and attention was given to the treatment " however, I do not see how nurses and doctors are expected to give more care and attention to IV fluids that should be safe to administer to patients.

Furthermore, according to an article titled "the pros and cons of IV fluids during labor" shed light on the fact that too much of the IV fluids can cause a number of complications for both the mother and the baby, and that some nurses and doctors are even allowing a "hep-lock," open line to allow an IV if needed, but giving the mother sips of water instead if needed.

Regardless of the need for an IV or not, those fluids should be certified safe when they arrive at the hospital. Doctors and Nurses have more to deal with than continually testing the fluids that are administered to patients. Medicine, Blood and Fluids should be safe for patients, in the US, India, Africa, Europe....Everywhere!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12575389

http://www.helium.com/items/720040-the-pros-and-cons-of-iv-fluids-during-labor

Its my Birthday.

Today is my 25th birthday!! YAY! Half-way to 50!!

Bryan turned 24 on wednesday and I threw him an impromptu dinner party. We had GF Chicken Pot Pie, Raspberry Passion Fruit tart and LOTS of 2002 german white wine. (which bryan didn't drink, but we opened 3 bottles of...lol) We listened to our friends sing Happy Birthday in English and then in Dutch. It was a good night and we had a lot of fun. I continue to find out what is dutch tradition with every event I go to. Like that the birthday person CUTS EVERYONES piece, not just their own. And that we talk about EVERYTHING, no matter how embarrassing and we just talk about what we actually feel, no matter the implications. lol.

So tonight started off not so awesome. First B and I didn't know where we wanted to go and when we decided it was to the Greek restaurant in Geldermalsen. When we got there the guy told us there was a 40 minute wait, so we went to the bar next door and I had a glass of wine while bryan sipped on his usual "sinas"

After 40 minutes, we went back to the Greek place and were offered to wait another 5 minutes at their bar, where we were each given an 'on-the-house' shot of licorice liquor. I drank it, B wouldnt even taste it.

Upon sitting down, I realized that I could no longer eat tatziki because you usually enjoy it on pita. Upon my exclamation of this fact...Bryan tells me "Maybe you should just try it and see what happens." I have been off gluten for 7 months now and broke it tonight. It was the best dinner. Not worrying about what was in my food, eating as I pleased....dipping garlic butter pita into my tomato soup....eating SOUP IN A RESTAURANT!

But I digress....

I was bad.

Durring dinner Bryan informs me that he thinks the status of the couple next to us is less than normal. He thought they were trashy. I informed them that "trashy people" have a name here, Tokies. haha. Shortly after passing these messages to me over his phone, he begins to realize that they are talking shit about us in Dutch because they think we only speak English. Time passes and we both go on, Bryan making rude little comments with complex english words or things they wouldn't understand like "Indeed, I agree they would be good for Springer" every so often. Then their dinner comes, then ours. Bryan doesnt take his first bite before her food is flying from a skewer, thudding Bryan in the leg and landing on the floor. The couple begin to laugh hysterically , and she apologizes profusely through embarrassed chuckels. Bryan begins to laugh and sees this as the perfect opportunity to tell them, I understand your dutch, by exclaiming "Ik denk deze stuk leeft nog" (I think that piece is still alive!) - The crap talk came to an abrupt halt at that point and our dinners continued separately.

We breifly stopped by Mandy's work, the local bar we tend to frequent on our lazy sunday nights. Its the place we go when we feel the need to leave the house after only watching movies all day. haha. We left shortly after arriving because of how tired we were and because Bryan was suffering with a bit of indigestion.

Upon arriving to the rotunda down the street from our house we see cops surrounding it. I know its a check point and exclaim so. Bryan doesn't think so at first then realizes it is. We pull up, window down, the cop says good evening, shoves a device in the car and says to Bryan "Blow". I think this is the only time Bryan will agree to put his lips around a small cylindrical thing and 'blow' upon another mans request. (sorry B had to put that in there, you would have done the same.....LMAO). Needless to say, Bryan blew....Into the tube that is....for the breathalizer....I SWEAR! I was there...watching. The test was normal, we made our left around the rotunda and made it home.

After a not so great day of having to work and feeling tired, it was an eventful night. OH AND, Mandy and Sanea bought me a book to help me with my dutch studies....and there is something else on the way? Im excited!!

I also thought of something today....Im one of those ladys who makes the triangle in the toilet paper at the hotels. LOL.

Happy Birthday to ME!