MUSINGS and OBSERVATIONS about EVERYTHING in LIFE » birth defects http://www.poshpost.com Product Reviews, Opinion, Events, TV Reviews, Movie Reviews, Restaurants, Services Reviews, News, History, Fashion Reviews, Celebs, Hollywood, Rants, and Raves Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:56:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 High Risk Acne Treatment http://www.poshpost.com/high-risk-acne-treatment/ http://www.poshpost.com/high-risk-acne-treatment/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:40:15 +0000 posh http://www.poshpost.com/?p=1797 Read more »]]>

When I was pregnant, I was told not to take Vitamin A in excess. I never really understood why but I just followed doctor’s orders. My multi vitamin supplement had Vitamin A content in it, but I believe that is regulated. So how can Vitamin A be bad for a pregnant woman? I wondered. After all it is just vitamins.

Then I read about Accutane. It is a form of Vitamin A and is very good for treating acne. But the downside is, it causes severe birth defects to children when their moms have taken even just one dosage of accutane while they were pregnant. Imagine that. As in, one wrong move and the child will be forever affected.

I never realized the gravity of what Accutane can do. But still people take it because of severe acne that would not go away after many kinds of treatment. With that, the United States government has regulated the use of Accutane and it should only be under the program called iPLEDGE where there are many stipulations prior to taking Accutane. And this is really especially stringent when it comes to women. There are already many accutane lawsuit 2010 and you would not want to be part of the figures.

So anyway, it is advised never to buy Accutane outside of the iPLEDGE program. It is really sad. Many people really suffer from acne and here is one good solution but the risks are so high. Sigh…So sad. Many acne sufferers would be really happy if not for the ill effects.

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I am giving way to support the cause of a baby named Jeff Andrei or Je-An for short. I am reposting my sister in law’s blog, as she has described the condition in detail. I can’t write anything better than this. Please read on and please do contact her or me or leave a message here if you would like to help. Thank you very much!

I too have a baby and it pains me that she now has cough and colds. What more does Je-An’s mother feel?

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This afternoon my friend Cindy and I went to visit a baby boy named Jeff Andrei Las Pinas. My heart was moved when I saw him… Like Meimei, he too has imperforate anus (read my post if you don’t know what it is). The sad thing about it is little Je-An has congenital heart disease – a hole in his heart and biventricular enlargement. Like Meimei too, Je-An has colostomy, however, he can’t proceed with the 2nd operation (PSARP Surgery) unless his heart goes through an open heart surgery. He has difficulty in breathing – as in gasping for air. At the age of 5 months, he can only consume a maximum of 2 oz every 2-3hrs or else he may experience more difficulty in breathing. Unless his heart is repaired, baby Je-An won’t grow… At 5 months, he is still wearing his new born clothes because he only weighs about 5 – 6lbs. Considered as blue baby, his new born weight was only 4lbs.

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Baby Je-an’s family’s livelihood is barely enough to support the daily needs of their family much more to have the resources for the heart surgery which is estimated to cost about PHP 500,000 (approximately $10,500). So I am asking you to join me in helping him live a better life… His mom and grandmother shared to us that Je-an had experienced many times a 50-50 chance of survival, but he has a very strong WILL TO LIVE, let’s give him that chance…

I am blogging about this because I believe there are a lot of people who care. Here are several ways you can help:

1. Pray for Jeff Andrei Las Pinas and his family – they need this everyday

2. Spread the word and ask more people to help. Inform me if you will repost this in your blog or write a note and please ask them to email blogforacause@yahoo.com.

3. Extend financial assistance – any amount will do. Please leave a comment and email me at blogforacause@yahoo.com then I’ll give you the details on how you can send the money.

SHARE YOUR BLESSINGs. Always remember that we are blessed to be a channel of blessing to many.

“He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord and HE will reward him for what he has done”. – Proverbs 19:17

“He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.” - Proverbs 28:27

May the Lord bless you…

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