While I'm not an old person by age, my body is somewhat older than my chronological age. I've suffered from hypertension since I was a teenager, and refused to have it treated until my mid-20s (simply because only old people would have such a disease, right?).
Since then, I've been prescribed a medicine cabinet of anti-hypertension medications. The thing about these drugs is they do have side-effects. Today I was reminded of one side-effect if you fail to take one of your pills. In downing my grandma-sized handful of pills this morning, I unknowingly dropped a pill on the floor. It turned out that pill was a beta-blocker. By 3PM I was out of my mind, a heart rate of 100+/minute, and lightheadedness.
Luckily, a bought of collective sanity allowed me to deduce that I must have not taken one of my pills this morning. Returning to the location of my pill dispenser, I spied a white pill on the floor; it was the culprit! I went ahead and took it, because I couldn't imagine a night spent in that shape. My heart pounding out of my chest and my ears ringing were enough to set my mind.
Some people say they don't notice when they miss a dose of their blood pressure meds, but, unlike them, I certainly know when I've missed a dose!
Now with almost 30 minutes passed since I took my little white pill--and a resting heart rate safely in the 70s (and still falling)--I feel much more at ease and calm.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Brexit & Royal Assent
As most of the world is aware by now, the United Kingdom voted in June to exit from the European Union.
While the vote is guidance for Parliament, the actual act of exiting the European Union (by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty) formally has not started by the House of Commons.
I wonder if Parliament passes a bill "activating" Article 50 by petitioning the European Council, what measures could be taken inside the UK to prevent the formal exit request?
In 1707, Queen Anne was the last British monarch to refuse royal assent to a bill of Parliament. Accordingly, the monarch has the constitutional authority to refuse royal assent (veto). By this way, could Queen Elizabeth II save her nation from potentially losing Scotland and Northern Ireland?
While the vote is guidance for Parliament, the actual act of exiting the European Union (by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty) formally has not started by the House of Commons.
I wonder if Parliament passes a bill "activating" Article 50 by petitioning the European Council, what measures could be taken inside the UK to prevent the formal exit request?
In 1707, Queen Anne was the last British monarch to refuse royal assent to a bill of Parliament. Accordingly, the monarch has the constitutional authority to refuse royal assent (veto). By this way, could Queen Elizabeth II save her nation from potentially losing Scotland and Northern Ireland?
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