Last night I asked for your prayers for my mother's dissected aorta. I want to thank all of you that are keeping her in your thoughts and prayers. Today I ask that each of you with high blood pressure keep it under control. A dissected aorta is the result of hypertension. Surgery is a last resort and it is more dangerous than a by-pass. If you have high blood pressure, make sure you do everything the doctor asks and if you feel ANY pain in your chest go to the hospital immediately. Untreated, this is a killer. Colette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================