On December 18, 2008, in Zhu Ma Dian City, China, Yu Lan Zhou’s pregnant daughter-in-law, who was only 7 months pregnant, gave birth to a preterm baby boy in a local clinic.
Born way too early, he weighed only 1.4lbs at delivery and could not breathe properly on his own. The newborn boy’s heartbeat was very weak and his arms and legs were the size of an adult’s fingers.
The clinic suggested that the family take the baby to a hospital for immediate medical attention.
Zhou took her grandson to a local military hospital, but they refused to admit the baby when she could not come up with the required advance payment of 10,000 yuan, about $1,500.
At home, with no incubator, no oxygen tubes, and no medication, Zhou holds her grandson against her chest to keep him warm against the cold, which sometimes gets below freezing in her house. To help the boy breath, she gently blows air near his face and struggles to feed him.
Edit:Reports indicate that because of the publicity the story had, many people from all over the world offered to send money to cover the medical costs.
The local hospital also agreed to admit the baby on the evening of the 28th, but the weather was too cold to move the fragile baby.
Unfortunately the boy was not strong enough to make it to the hospital and passed away at 4:00 am on the 29th. Reports indicate the boy passed due to lack of oxygen. from WeirdAsiaNews
Ross Dress for Less isn’t limited to the title for messiest.
Pretty much every Thrift store is like this and some major department stores too are cluttered and don’t have leave any appeal to shop for more than 10 minutes. Who needs more time anyway.
Its just like the SouthPark episode, pretty much scripted and dead on (per se). From Goth vs. Vampire comparisons, to alarmist and uninformed masses. This is America’s “news” room.
and just for comparison, the South Park Episode The Ungroundable aired 11/19/08.
I noticed much of my traffic is coming from sources looking for holiday items to buy this Christmas season. With some extra time to spare, I took the opportunity to gather a list of hot items this season. Rollover an item to see its name and description.
and as the last picture states, you can always buy gift-cards… I’d strongly advise Visa, MasterCard, and Amex Gift Cards only with the current state of the economy.
By Philip Rucker – Washington Post Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is in Washington this week to press his foundation’s education and global health agenda, said he is keeping an open mind about taking a role aiding the incoming Obama administration.
"Certainly my full-time job is being chairman of the foundation," Gates said. "If there was some committee or pretty focused task where I could contribute, I’d be glad to consider that, and I hope that the things we’ve learned about education — including the mistakes we’ve made — I hope we do get a strong dialogue and I’m very optimistic we’ll have that with these people."
Kicking off that dialogue, Gates met with Vice President-elect Joe Biden at Obama’s Washington transition headquarters yesterday afternoon. A transition official said Biden and Gates discussed "a wide range of issues, including global health and development, as well as the need to improve resources for secondary education, particularly for community colleges."
And Gates described to the incoming vice president the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the world’s largest charitable foundation, built with the personal fortunes of Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a long-time Obama supporter who also acts as an economic adviser to the president-elect. Via Washington Post Blogs.
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On December 18, 2008, in Zhu Ma Dian City, China, Yu Lan Zhou’s pregnant daughter-in-law, who was only 7 months pregnant, gave birth to a preterm baby boy in a local clinic.
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