What A Poor Pharmacist
for a weary soul like mine

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Tears
by X-Japan

Lyrics

doko ni yukebaii
anata to hanarete
ima wa sugisatta
toki ni toikakete

nagasugita yoru ni
tabidachi wo yume mita
ikoku no sora mitsumete
kodokuwo dakishimete

nanagareru namida wo
toki no kaze ni kasanete
owaranai anata no
toiki wo kanjite
dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love

Loneliness, your silent whisper
Fills a river of tears through the night
Memory, you never let me cry
And you, you never said goodbye

Sometimes our tears blinded the love
We lost our dreams along the way
But I'd never thought you'd trade your soul to the fates
Never thought you'd leave me alone

Time through the rain has set me free
Sands of time will keep your memory
Love everlasting, fades away
Alive within your beatless heart

dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love

nanagareru namida wo
toki no kaze ni kasanete
owaranai anata no
aoi bara ni kaete

dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love

nanagareru namida wo
toki no kaze ni kasanete
owaranai anata no
toiki wo kanjite

dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love
dry your tears with love



Thursday, April 28, 2005


3 STAGES OF AN EPILEPTIC AURA

Stage 1
Early stages of the aura are triggered by many factors, which vary from individual to individual. For myself, the factors include flashing lights (stroboscopes); loud, deep sounds; mental stress due to a good day's thinking, and physical exertion among the rest. Also, stimulation of the nervous system, e.g. by headaches and stomach aches, will also initiate the aura.

Basically the effects of this stage of aura are slight and can be controlled by biofeedback and relaxation techniques. I will experience a flashing sensation that seems always to stem from the upper left hand corner of my field of vision. Other disturbances and aches remain mild. Voluntary movement is still achievable. This is the time when i stop all activities and try to "reverse" the aura.

Stage 2
As more input reaches the site of the CNS damage (i.e. the scar in my case), the aura intensifies i guess. It begins to get "stuffy", and the thought that you might lose the "struggle" to reverse the aura sets in. As a result, heart rate rises. Hyperventilation may occur. Breathing becomes more laboured. Voluntary movements become rarer and more hard to control. Calls for help. Probably lying in the recovery position. Stiff headaches as the aura intensifies. It is very hard to get back to Stage 1; requires lots of time for recovery.

Stage 3
The final stage before the seizure, once the aura reaches this stage it is almost impossible to control. Everything in Stage 2 intensifies to greater depths, and in the later stages the patient having the seizure may lose consciousness. Starts to bite his tongue, make incomprehensible noises, grunts, may salivate. Body starts shaking uncontrollably.

Seizure
Patient blacks out. This stage must not last very long, otherwise the patient will experience status epilepticus, which... leads to some kind of brain damage due to overutilisation of oxygen by the body muscles and the subsequent deprivation of oxygen to the brain, causing death of neurons.
Other than that, he may sustain mechanical injury to his body due to falling down if not previously in a supine position. People around him should 1) immediately call an ambulance; 2) make sure that he does not sustain any further injury. Biting of the tongue is common and is okay; just make sure he does not choke on his saliva. Do not force any object into the mouth.

Post-seizure
Once consciousness returns, patient does not remember anything that happened during the seizure stage. For myself, a severe, persistent headache accompanies the sore muscles that were overworked during the seizure. Muscles ache as if an extremely strenous exercise was carried out. Everything becomes crystal clear, as if the body had returned to the state it was before the seizure, except for the ^&*( headache. Vomitting may ease the "build-up", generally a feeling of bloatedness that may manifest other than the headache. This speeds up the recovery process. It is hardly that a second seizure will occur during this period.



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About Myself
Name: Tan Yong Qiang
Birthday: 19 Nov 1984
Primary profession: Student in NUS Pharmacy
Secondary profession: Audiophile
email: whyqueue@hotmail.com

Where I Came From
Primary Sch: Fuhua Primary, 1991-1996; 1H-4H, 5B, 6B
Secondary Sch: Commonwealth Sec, 1997-2000: 1B, 2B, 3S1, 4S1
Junior College: National JC, 2001-2002, 01S25, 01S29
National Service: Singapore Armed Forces, Army, 6th Division, Jan 2003-May 2005
Tertiary: National University of Singapore, Aug 2005-Present

Character
Likes having fun. Being with friends. Listening to music.
Introverted if don't know u well
A person with epilepsy.
Dreamer.
Problem-solver.
Hesitant and procrastinating.
Pulling up my CAP

Wish List
Make it through Pharmacy course
To be happy every moment of my life
Take care of myself
To be a better man

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