ok, bio revision on cuts.
initially, the blood flow will be great, due to the cut being fresh and open. the blood flowing out will be thick and usually deep red.
clotting of the blood occurs at the surface of the cut. first, platelets in the blood form a "plug" at the point of injury. then the enzyme called thrombin converts fibrinogen into the active form called fibrin, which works with the platelets to clot and block the blood from flowing out.
as the clot builds, it forms a net-like structure. after some time, the "holes" between the fibrin strands are not big enough for the larger (red) blood cells to pass through. blood flow is slowed, and blood oozed is thinner and of a lighter colour due to low concentration of red blood cells.
blood flow may look pale-yellowish after some time. most of the contents would be blood plasma. the clot is almost fully formed. once the clot is complete, blood flow will stop.
if blood flow does not stop, see a doctor
Thinking of you MAPLE on Monday, June 23, 2008
consequence of losing control of oneself. ouch
it's still bleeding. wish i could bleed to death. sometimes life is just not worth living. there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy.
this isn't right. so hard to get some things done. will it always be this way? or will it ever change? do i have to be the one to change it? it can't be. i have too much on my mind now. change is unavoidable, but irrelavant.
will finish up my amaths homework soon. hopefully tonight. the first day of the new term didn't start well nor went well. tomorrow's another day, i guess. another sunrise. one more chance for bad luck and misfortune to play its cards.
sigh. i don't feel like mapling now. not when most of the time i log in and i find myself either dead or in trouble. too bad i can't change my password since i lost the PIN. taking revenge is childish and will only worsen things.
maybe just taking it blow by blow will be a better way out. not that i'm giving in, but just knowing when to bow down and accept defeat. and i will do so quietly. not a word to anyone. not a hint. it's up to them to shift the currents.
Thinking of you MAPLE on Monday, June 23, 2008
