The umbilical vein connects to the systemic circulation, by way of the portal sinus, pre-sumably via hepatic sinusoids (1) to the hepatic veins. The portal sinus is dilated. D, Absent ductus venosus. The umbilical venousreturn bypasses the portal sinus and the liver.
Joey Feek: Late Country Singer Honored At ACM Awards With Touching Tribute And Standing Ovation. Lindsay McCane. Joey Feek, the late country singer, was honored at the 2016 ACM Awards on Sunday, April 3, just one month after she lost her battle with terminal cancer at the young age of 40.
Country Star Joey Feek Is Spending Her Last Days in Hospice Care, With Her Baby Daughter By Her Side. The 40-year-old is suffering from cervical cancer. Joey Martin Feek should have had a charmed life ahead of her. The 40-year-old is one half of husband and wife country duo Joey + Rory, and welcomed a daughter, Indiana, last year. But her husband Rory announced in a tear-jerking blog post that Joey's days are numbered after a long battle with cervical cancer.