in her facial features?

Sounds more like she had a severe mental illness.

I don't see any clear indications of FAS. And it's always a mistake to try to diagnose something like that from one bad photograph.

but I was very haunted by that face for some reason, and as I sorted out my reaction, this came to mind as a possibility.

Also remember that sometimes you can get fetal alcohol effects without the full syndrome being present.

Nevertheless, you may very well be right & I think I'm seeing something that isn't there.

this woman was under the influence of alcohol and some medication she was taking for lupus. So apparently she had a serious health problem, was taking some drugs for it and also was drinking. Not a good combination.

I began having anger that I had never had in my life before. It probably has to do with the massive inflammation of a big flare.

This story made me cry.

If we were to insist on a public policy of health, many would not suffer from heart disease, emphysema, diabetes, HBP, etc. Clean up the air, water, soil, food. Subsidize organic farming, herbs for healin and programs which truly heal.

Sometimes steroids are used for this. I wonder if her irrational behavior might have been caused or at least aggravated by steroids? In any event, it's sad - couldn't the cops have used a taser to take her down instead of shooting her?

for scleroderma (another shitty disease, like lupus) and I had a really hard time controlling my mood at times.
Started taking it in the evening and 'sleeping on it'. Helped a little.

Though they can make people moody.

WELL SOMETHING HAS GONE DRASTICALLY WRONG IN THIS COUNTRY!