If your kidneys stop working completely, your body fills with extra water and waste products. This condition is called uremia. Your hands or feet may swell. You will feel tired and weak because your body needs clean blood to function properly.
Madagascar Martyrs' Day. Also found in: Dictionary. Madagascar Martyrs' Day (Commemoration Day, Insurrection Day) Madagascar Martyrs' Day, also known as Commemoration Day or Insurrection Day, officially memorializes those who died in the Revolt of 1947 against the French. Madagascar had been a French colony since 1896 and then was named an overseas territory within the French Union in the 1946 constitution.
March 17, the day of St. Patrick's death, is known as his feast day, a celebratory term for when, Christians believe, his soul went to heaven, but, for most celebrators, they may be embracing history or perhaps just grabbing a green beer. For Seth Doane's full report, watch the video in the player above.