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Placental twins shared more than their parents love
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Taylor and Bryan Rieder were expecting their fi rst baby but were thrilled to discover they were expecting their fi rst two — twins.
It was no surprise for husband Bryan, an identical twin himself. But the news darkened a bit at 20 weeks when they discovered their twins shared more than most twins. Both were growing in the same placenta and sharing the same blood supply, a potentially dangerous condition called “Mo/di” for Monochorionic diamniotic pregnancy.
“Mo/di twins are very rare and only 1% of pregnancies carry Mo/ di twins. They share a placenta and blood supply which can be fatally dangerous,” said Dr. Henry Galan, a fetal surgeon and maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
It’s been a rough year, but the twins are fi ne. Now, a little older than nine months, they’re thriving.
“It’s been awesome to be able to come home from work and be able to take care of the girls. I put a lot into perspective because I’m also an identical twin. So knowing what my parents had to go through, you know, now being able to experience that puts it into perspective for us,” Bryan said.
A discovery of twins
When Taylor was eight weeks pregnant, she went to her appointment at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton and discovered the babies were twins.
“During my ultrasound, they said you have Di/di twins, which means Dichorionic diamniotic twins,” Taylor said. It’s how most twins grow, in their own amniotic sacs and placentas.
It was a surprise name that meant that there was nothing unsuspected. Even though Bryan was a twin himself, they had no idea what Di/di meant. And further tests and ultrasound appointments didn’t change.
It wasn’t until the Reiders went in for a more powerful scan at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver to determine their babies’ genders at 20 weeks before they learned about the amniotic sac.
“The gal instantly looked kind of silent and the whole ultrasound was kind of uneasy for Bryan and I,” Taylor Reider said. “She told us, ‘These are not Di/di twins!’ I did not have much to say- I had a pit in my stomach and was lost for words.”
They were referred to Children’s Hospital Colorado and followed up with them the next day. That brought them to Dr. Henry Galan, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and fetal surgeon for about 27 years.
Dr. Galan said one twin would likely be growth restricted because they share the same placenta with abnormal umbilical blood fl ow. It was a higher-risk pregnancy and would have to be closely monitored, he said.
The science of twins
Mo/di twins are “...roughly about under 1% of all pregnancies. Twins are about 3% of all pregnancies, and 1/3 of these pregnancies are identical twins,” Dr. Galan said.
Both babies had their own umbilical cords, they were simply connected to the same placenta.
“Those vessels and the umbilical cords branch out like the roots of the tree across the placenta for each baby. And on the surface of the placenta, which is universally connected vessels from one side of the placenta to the other, they share a circulation,” he said.
Dr. Galan said identical twins result from a fertilized egg that splits. The timing of the split dictates what type of twins you end up carrying.
If it splits within the fi rst three days, you will have Di/di twins. If they split between three and eight days, you end up with Mo/di twins like Taylors.
If the split is after eight days, you end up Monoamniotic monochorionic (Mo/mo) twins, in which both babies are in the same amniotic sac sharing the same placenta.
“You lose about 50% of Mo/mo babies because of cord entanglements. Or you end up with congenital defects and most are lost with miscarriage. The later the single fertilized egg splits, the more complicated and high risk it becomes,” Dr. Galan said.
Taylor carried her twins for 35 weeks, with doctors monitoring them once a week because of several complications.
“The split wasn’t even on the placenta for each baby. So one baby got a smaller placental share compared to the other. It sets that baby up for complications, such as selective fetal growth restriction,” he said.
The baby could become very sick as blood fl ow worsens, he said but it was a threat for both babies. For example, one baby could pass away, and the other baby could also be lost because of bleeding through the connections on the other side of the placenta from the smaller fetus that passed away.
“Fortunately, the blood fl ows improved we could carry Riley all the way to 35 weeks gestation,” Dr. Galan said.
Riley and Jaci Rieder were born on Dec. 10, 2021, and placed in Children’s Hospital Colorado Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Riley was born growth-restricted, weighing three pounds and three ounces but was only in the hospital for three weeks. The bigger and healthier Jaci was in the hospital for the next three months.
The journey for Jaci
Taylor said Riley was a rock star drinking her bottles and kept growing.
“It was kind of funny, we had to get a car seat that was rated small enough, and when she hit the fourpound mark, she was in the car seat. The next morning, we left the hospital with Riley -- it was surreal,” she said.
The Reiders drove back and forth every day, leaving the house at 6:30 a.m. with Riley to see Jaci at the hospital until 4 p.m. Jaci had developed some unknown health problems and needed as many as eight blood transfusions during her stay.
“We got a call in the middle of the night, it was pretty scary. They said she had bloody diapers and they needed to consent for a blood transfusion. We panicked and went to the hospital and got her transfusions,” Taylor said.
Taylor said they fi rst thought it was a milk protein allergy causing the bleeding. They switched her formula, the bleeding stopped and a month later, they brought Jaci home.
But she did not get better.
“Then for two weeks, she really bad bloody diapers again and we went back to the hospital and did two more blood transfusions,” Taylor said.
The Reiders sought many different doctors and had several specialty tests.
Finally, their last straw was an exploratory surgery that found that Jaci had Infantile Hemangioma, a tumor in her small intestine — the cause of her bleeding the entire time.
Jaci tumor should shrink and disappear in the next few years and she has appointments fi ve times a month at Children’s Colorado to monitor the tumors.
Both Riley and Jaci are growing, a little over nine months old and are doing great.
“The girls being healthy is all I can really ask for — and obviously for them to get along,” Bryan said.
“The team at Children’s Colorado is incredible. Dr. Galan really cares about us and our girls. We are not just another number to him but rather, real people,” Taylor said. “We wouldn’t have our girls and defi nitely don’t know where we would be now with Jaci without the experts at Children’s Colorado. They are the reason we are family of four.”
Taylor and Brian Rieder with their identical twin girls.
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A former high language arts teacher will lead a Brighton-based group’s efforts to alleviate housing problems and homelessness.
The board of directors for Almost Home Inc. announced Sept. 2 the hiring of Dr. Jessica Fiedler as the organization’s new Executive Director. She began her new role Sept. 6.
“I am excited to start at Almost Home, Inc. and know that the many skills, beliefs, and philosophies I developed as an educator are directly applicable to the work and mission of Almost Home, Inc.,” said Fiedler. “I look forward to continuing to lead Almost Home, Inc. forward in the fight against homelessness in Adams County. Almost Home, Inc.’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency and provide assistance to those experiencing housing instability.
The organization provides housing assistance through a homeless prevention program, operating emergency shelter and outreach programs and other supportive housing programs. Those programs are designed to respond to and prevent households from becoming homeless by providing direct financial assistance, shortterm case management support and emergency shelter and case management to homeless households.
Almost Home, Inc. is located in Brighton and serves all of Adams and Southern Weld Counties.
Fiedler recently retired from the public education sector, beginning her career as a high school language arts teacher and serving the past 24 years as an assistant principal, principal and executive director at various schools in Adams County. She lead schools that youth who at times experienced housing instability.
Prior to her career in education, Fiedler was a newspaper reporter and editor.
“Dr. Fiedler is a leader in the community, and a highlyexperienced manager with great compassion and strong communication skills,” said Almost Home, Inc. Board President Peter Padilla.
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Brighton Image Summit returns to inspire youth
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Brighton’s Image Summit returns to Riverdale Regional Park on Nov. 2 and 3, aiming to help local youth learn leadership skills and how to use their voices to affect change.
This is the sixth year Brighton has sponsored the summit, which draws teens from across the state.
“We are thrilled to bring youth together again for another year of this summit,” said Tawnya Russell, Manager of Youth Services. “We want the youth to walk away building their networks of young leaders.”
The summit will feature keynote speakers, workshops, opportunities to interact with elected offi cials from across the state.
The two-day conference is for Colorado youth ages 10 - 19 who will gain leadership skills and inspiration to use their voices to impact their communities and government policy.
Keynote speakers include author Kyle Scheele, a champion of crazy ideas. His work has been featured in publications like Fast Company, The Washington Post, Wired and more.
Over the last 12 years, Scheele has spoken to more than 350,000 audience members, blending humor and heart to inspire.
Youth motivational speaker Dr. Laymon Hicks is also scheduled to speak. Hicks refl ects powerful life principles to encourage listeners to pursue their dreams and goals.
Youth speaker and DJ Juan Bendaña is also scheduled to speak his message of engagement and action.
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The local chapters of the League of Women Voters will be focusing on congressional candidates and Adams County races later this month.
The Leagues of Women Voters of Adams County and Greeley-Weld will host a virtual forum over the Zoom conferencing app from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 22 featuring the candidates for Colorado congressional districts 8 and 4.
Latino Coalition of Weld County is co-sponsoring the forum.
Both CD-8 candidates, Democrat State Rep. Yadira Caraveo and State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer are expected to attend the event.
In District 4, candidates Democrat Ike McCorkle and Independent Ryan McGonigal have agreed to appear. Incumbent Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican, has also been invited.
The program is free and open to the public. To join the zoom, visit: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/82521278669?pwd =NUVTam9ZRDZSVlZKZStIZk42UXBIUT09
Contact Sierra Reese, sierradreese@ gmail.com for more information
Adams County races Sept. 26
The candidates for two Adams County Commissioner seats and the sheriff, assessor, clerk, treasurer and coroner are expected to attend an in-person forum at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Community Reach Center, 11285 Highline Drive in Northglenn.
Residents can attend in person or via zoom.
Candidates include County Com-
mission District 3 incumbent Democrat Emma Pinter and Republican challenger Sean Forest, Commission District 4 incumbent Democrat Steve O’Dorisio and Republican challenger, Joseph Domenico, and Sheriff candidates Republican Mike McIntosh and Democrat Gene Claps. The forum is free and open to the public. To receive a link to the Zoom coverage of the forum, email Sutton_a@comcast.net. To learn more, visit www.lwvadamscounty.org. Adams 14 vows to appeal legal setback
BY STAFF REPORT
Saying the district would appeal, the Adams County School District 14 representatives reacted to a District Judge ruling that dismissed a complaint against the Colorado State Board of Education.
“The Court’s decision basically allows the State Board of Education to oversee all of Colorado’s public school districts related to the Accountability Act without any sort of check or balances,” Superintendent Dr. Karla Loría said.
The district fi led a complaint for judicial review with Denver District Court June 28 in protest of the state board’s decision to remove Adams 14’s accreditation and subsequent order for reorganization. The Classroom Teachers Association, which represents Adams 14 employees, also joined in the lawsuit.
The district has been plagued by low test scores for years. Earlier attempts to bring the district up to speed have not worked or been cut off early, including a contract with an outside management fi rm earlier this year.
The complaint cites a dozen claims for relief, including challenges to what the district says is an “unconstitutional manner” that the state board used the Accountability Act against schools, such as Adams 14. Adams 14 is challenging the Colorado State Board of Education’s May 2022 order, which removed the district’s state accreditation and directed it to reorganize.
District Judge Shelley Gilman announced on Sept. 8 her decision fi nding that she does not have jurisdiction to hear Adams 14’s complaint.
Loría said the ruling further harms students and detracts from the district’s turnaround efforts.
“This order is contrary to other Colorado court decisions that have held that public school districts, like Adams 14, can seek judicial intervention from State Board action,” Loría said. “Regardless of the decision, we are committed to the education and wellbeing of our gifted students. Our efforts to ensure all students have opportunities upon graduation will continue with the same urgency and laser-like focus we have been providing prior to this ruling.”
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growth impacts their schools, and they want to clearly understand how any additional funds will be used. “We’re honoring their requests and are in the midst of an information project all about the district’s fi nances and how funding affects things like school programs, staffing, and teacher compensation.”
27J covers portions of northwest Adams County, northeast Broomfi eld County and southwest Weld County. It is the second largest school district in Adams County with more than 20,000 students in the 2021-22 school year. The district includes 12 elementary schools, fi ve middle schools, four high schools and six charter schools.
Voters will see the mill levy override request when ballots are sent out in October for the Nov. 8 election.
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Making the most of the upcoming season
The summer season is coming to an end, with many of us looking forward to fall. It’s been a hot summer and it will be nice to get some cool air, turning of leaves, and just a change of pace. For some of us we get locked into the summer doldrums, especially in those severely hot days and nights. And yet for others, being outdoors and in the sunshine bring us energy.
For this column, I would like to focus on the changing of the seasons for businesses and salespeople, although most of what I am about to share could be relevant to almost everyone.
With September comes the end of the 3rd Quarter for the businesses who operate on calendar year, beginning in January and closing the books in December. Depending on the industry and the organization, many times it comes down to the 4th Quarter, just like a football game. Although in football there is a chance for overtime, in business, when the year ends, the year ends.
As people come back from summer vacations, September is usually a strong month for planning and preparing for the things we can do that can have an immediate impact on how we fi nish the year. And more importantly, how we are all planning for 2023. This is the time to plan and prepare, with most budget decisions and commitments happening before Oct. 31. For some, that budget deadline date is the scariest part of Halloween.
To make the most of the upcoming season, the fi rst thing we need to do is to make sure we have executed against all the planning we did for 2022. Did we do what we said we would do when we said we would do it? Next, we should evaluate where we are and what we can build upon tactically to fi nish the year as strong as possible. An increase in sales behaviors, creativity in marketing, leveraging existing relationships and referral sources, and maybe an amplifi cation of the social media sources that drive our business.
New products, services, or solutions will not be brought to market within three months — that is aligned with more long-term thinking. So, the best thing we can do is focus on what we can do in the short run that will have the greatest impact on our fi nish, while positioning us for success in the new year.
In a recent conversation with the chief revenue offi cer of a technology company, we kicked around the concepts and tactical approaches that their sales team was pursuing. And the idea was not to have the team grind it out, stressing themselves to the max, and getting frustrated. No, the idea was to make the push to fi nish the year strong as positive, fun, engaging and motivating as possible. Small daily rewards and recognition that cost the company little, but created a fun yet daily competitive environment that are driving greater results.
Then, build upon that with weekly and monthly larger stretch goals and opportunities to win. Not a winnertakes-all approach, but making it so that if everyone exceeds their own personal goals by a certain percentage, everyone had the chance to win. For many organizations, the grind has been especially diffi cult with labor shortages, resignations, quiet quitters who stay but do the bare minimum, supply chain issues, and just the chaos, confusion and stress happening all around us. And one way to make the most of the upcoming season is to energize and motivate ourselves and our teams in such a way where we all can win and feel good about what we are accomplishing together.
How is the end of the year looking for you personally or professionally? Did you start strong and are looking to fi nish stronger? Or do you need to get creative and energized to make the most of the upcoming season? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can fi nish as strong as possible while setting ourselves up for success in 2023, it really will be a better than good year.
WINNING WORDS
Michael Norton
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
Hedging bets on water in Colorado and beyond
Lake Mead’s receding waters have exposed sunken boats, dead bodies, and more. But the wisdom of a bet placed in 2005 by Las Vegas has also been revealed.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority draws 90% of its water for a population of 2.3 million from Lake Mead. It had two intake pipes, one higher and one lower in the reservoir.
Reservoir levels have dropped precipitously since 2002 when the Colorado River delivered just 3.8 million acre-feet of fl ows. The 1922 compact among Colorado and the seven other basin states assumes more than 20 million in annual fl ows.
Las Vegas bored a third tunnel, this one coming up from the bottom of the reservoir. The far-sightedness of that and other investments totaling $1.3 billion was revealed in April when reservoir levels dipped below what was needed for the highest intake pipe.
Depending upon the Colorado River, Las Vegas had wisely hedged its bet.
Drought combined with the aridifi cation produced by warming temperatures have upset the cart in the Colorado River Basin. Apples are rolling everywhere. The easy, visual way of telling that story is of the widening bathtub rings in the giant reservoirs of the Colorado River. Mead and Powell are respectively 73% and 74% empty.
But the most important story will be in how demand gets cut in Colorado and the six other basin states. The onus is on California, Arizona, and Nevada. The lower basin years have slurped too generously from the river given the emerging climate realities. Colorado and other upper basin states have lived within their compact-apportioned means. But here, too, changes are underway, because the water just is not there. Farms and ranches, which still consume upward of 85% of water in Colorado, will have to be part of the story. So will the still-growing towns and cities.
Changes can be seen most prominently in those places on the edge, including Denver’s fast-growing suburbs of Aurora and Castle Rock. They’re redefi ning acceptable landscapes in the semi-arid West. Sprawling lawns resembling those of the rain-soaked eastern states are on their way out.
In Aurora, Colorado’s third largest city with nearly 400,000 residents, the city council last week approved regulations sharply limiting turf grasses on golf courses and new homes. Residential lots will be limited to 45% or 500 square feet of the yard, whichever is less, for grass. Within that limit are other limits. No more Kentucky bluegrass. Other varieties use less water.
Elected offi cials in Castle Rock, a city of 80,000 people that expects to fully fi ll out its britches at 142,000 people, in early September will review similar regulations.
“Coloradoscape” is what Castle Rock calls its recommended landscapes. For homes, 500 square feet is tiny, smaller than some bedrooms. For new yards, it will be the max. Mark Marlowe, director of Castle Rock Water, says city leaders began meeting with stakeholders, including homebuilders, in November. The city does not use Colorado River water, but it has had a parallel problem, drafting unsustainably on groundwater.
Denver has a goal of a 30% reduction in “non-functional turf.” It will start with medians and non-residential areas. “Purely ornamental grass should be replaced with trees and plants that can cool, shade, pollinate, manage rainwater and survive extended dry periods,” explains Denver Water’s Todd Hartman.
Most surprising may be the actions by the water provider for Vail and Beaver Creek and associated areas. Even here, at the headwaters of the Colorado River, in a state that produces more than half of the river’s annual fl ows, the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District has been clamping down on outdoor water use.
Aesthetics still matter. Saving water should not mean having a front yard that looks like a gravel pit along the South Platte River. The draft revised Colorado Water Plan emphasizes the role of landscaping contractors in creating new useful and pleasing yards with minimal water use.
Take away three key messages from this, though. If all of Colorado’s towns and cities ceased use of Colorado River water, Mead and its upper-basin sibling, Powell, will not fi ll up. The lower-basin states have a reckoning.
Also to be remembered is that if this drought ends, there will still be a warmer and almost certainly drier climate. A 2017 study found that only 50% of the reduced precipitation can be attributed to drought. Even in a very good snow year in Steamboat Springs, for example, the Yampa River can still have meager fl ows by August.
One fi nal thing. Las Vegas, in addition to sinking the third tunnel into Mead, has also been wringing its towel through its own demand-side management programs. The Bellagio’s fountains will remain, but those bloated backyard swimming pools - goodbye to that illusion of plenty.
BIG PIVOTS
Allen Best Allen Best
Allen Best publishes Big Pivots, which covers the energy and water transitions in Colorado and beyond. He can be found at BigPivots.com
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Students and teachers at Fort Lupton’s Little Trappers preschool march in the city’s
Trappers Day parade Sept. 10. PHOTOS BY CASSIDY HISELER
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Cooler temperatures and misty drizzle didn’t dampen Fort Lupton’s annual heritage celebration, the Trappers Day festival. The parade went off without a hitch, leading into the regular celebration featuring a car and bike show, live music and other enticements.
An overhead view of the Fort Lupton Trappers Day parade and festival Sept. 10. Turn out at the annual festival was good despite wet and cooler weather.
Heritage Day
Saturday, Sept. 24
Car show from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration 9 a.m. Dash claques for the fi rst 50 registered cars. Awards presented at approximately 12:30 11 a.m. in the Hoffman Hall:
Presentation on Bob Sakata for his agricultural
Archies Hot Dogs on site and civic contributions to the community. for food purchase! ► Free admission into the buildings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., plus blacksmith demonstrations.
