"For example, Jamaica has a population of 2.7 million, a crude birth rate of 18 (per 1,000), a crude death rate of 6, and a natural increase rate of 1.2 percent per year (calculated as crude birth rate minus crude death rate)."
"Other signs and symptoms of over dosage may include: Agitation, bluish skin color, breathing difficulty, delirium, dilated pupils, drowsiness, high fever, incoordination, little or no urine output, muscle rigidity, overactive reflexes, rapid heartbeat, restlessness, severe perspiration, shock, stupor twitching, or twisting movement, vomiting."
You're not crazy,
Vanessa. You've had
some rough years,
is all. We'll get you
through this and
everything will be fine.
I want to ask her
if bleach got the
tub white, if Bryan
still has nightmares,
bubbling red with blood.
I want to ask if she
has visited Mama,
where no one wants
to go. Instead I say,
"you're right, Grandma.
We'll come through
fine." The I ask,
"Have you heard
from Daddy?"