Craniectomy is typically performed as a life saving measure. Patients who have experienced a severe brain injury that is life threatening may have bleeding around their brain or swelling of their brain so severe that it can lead to brain compression and brain death.
Celebrating Mexican Independence. Although September 16, 1810, marked the beginning of Mexicoâs struggle for independence rather than its ultimate achievement, the anniversary of the Grito de Dolores has been a day of celebration across Mexico since the late 19th century.
For regular readers of this column in the Marshall News Messenger, Texas immediately comes to mind. And Texas was a republic before it was admitted to the Union. The Republic of Texas was an independent sovereign nation that existed from March 2, 1836, to Feb. 19, 1846. On March 2, 1836, the Republic of Texas declared its independence from Mexico. On May 14, Santa Anna signed two treaties with Texas officials.