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• bat expert* call "low rnuaclc
tona." That mean* the tnuaclaa
«rt floppy and not »tron|. And
thia "low muscle tone affecLa
cNeolhc muscles in the^av». mak
;nj eat in* difficult, the tiny baby
muat be "taught" to eat
This »as so very different lor
me. My other four children wvr*ea*er
eaten from the very
•.tail, from the first moments after
' idh I remember remarking as 1
rnjaed that very fina time with
iha bab> just minutes old.
' Whrrr do they learn how to do
This is imsiini'
3U.1 so »ith baby • Steven.
were much different- He
gjgn't have the strength or the
mu.ocle tone lo lake in nourishment-
And when you weigh only 7
pounds. 11 ounces, you don't
»ant to let too many hours go by
• Ithout rating Too many hours
did- 1 tried all ihe things recommended
by the nurses and doctors
and in the books I'd received in
the two days following Steven's
birth
Through the five hours follow
ing our release from the hoapttal
that Sunday afternoon, the tiny
child became virtually motion
less We couldn't keep him awake,
if w* even could gel him awake
He hadn't eaten in more than 12
hours. And his body temperature
was dropping.
I was told to bnng him to Urgent
Care immediately So Grand
ma and Grandpa, who'd traveled
across the state to meet their new
grandson that v*ry afternoon, and
my sister, who also came to w*l
come Steven, stayed with our four
other children while Ron and 1
drove to Urgent Care, located in
the same facility Steven and 1 had
just been released from that afternoon.
What ensued in that place was
heart wrenching For three hours
our babv. so new to this world and
can
afford to
TO* 06srrt»rr/THl'HSDAY. MARCH 7, 1996
so utterly defenseless, was handed
more pain than even 1, a 38year-old
woman with five children
and a surgically repaired knee,
have ever endured. His little veins
were so small that many trials
were needed to jet an IV going
They poked him for blood samples
many times They filled
small vials, slowly, his blood just
wasn't coming out into the tubes
fast enough The oiygen blown in
his nose made a strange hissing
sound, a sound a newborn
shouldn't have to listen to.
The beeps of the monitors ami
the tourniquets on his tiny, las
arms made me me sad. I wished I
could get through to my baby to
tell him that this is not at all
what life is about, that life is fun
and hopeful and good and doesn't
hurt so much. It's soft blankets
and bright toys and warm milk
and gentle arms encircling you.
And piano music and laughter
and smells of brownies baking in
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the oven.
Baby Steven waa admitted to
the hospital that night. I stayed
with him, in hia room on the pediatric
floor. Although there was a
cot in the room for me. I couldn't
sleep. 1 prayed and watched. He
was in an incubator with an oiygen
shield over his head. He had
an IV for food and an IV for anti
biotics hooked into his tiny foot,
he had wires on his cheat, a wire
on his toe, and a TV-like monitor
suspended from the ceiling over
hia head which beeped when
something wasn't right. It was a
scary and long night, the scariest
and longest I've ever known.
The next three days I stayed at
his side and watched. We didn t
have many visitors, his condition
was precarious. But the prayers of
friends and relatives worked
miracles, and the doctors and
nurses worked their miraclea, and
Steven is home now. Where ha belongs.
in the arms and forever the
hearts of his family
If you have a question or com
ment for Karen Meier, call her at
963-S047, mailbox number 1883,
on a Touch Tone phone, or wnit
her at The Observer Newepapert,
36251 Schoolcruft. Livonia 48160
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responsible adults who can provide
a teen age girl with a loving,
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growing successfully toward
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MARCH 14. 1996 #
Notice is herrbv given thst thrrr —. .It * mating ( the Zoning Board of
Appeal. THlTUiDAY. MAJU'll 14. liM* AT 7.30 P.M The meeting will
be held in the First Floor Meeting Hi-ni in the Township AdministrsUon
Building located st 1150 S. CANTON CENTER ROAD The follow,ng
Agvnds »il! he discuiwd
Pledge .lf Allegiance «0 the ^ la*
Roll call Cisek. IVmnpuul-* Jwhn«wi Pindit Krdferti
Acceptance of Agenda
1 Austin E Lynch kll Blanche strret Ste .1) Plymouth MI 4«170
Representing ShaUn Station II for proprrty located at *«11 Ronds
Dnv«. Canton, Ml 4»1«7 Appealing Section 26 04 Schedule of
Regulation* of the Canton />p> on a concrete slab 1'arcel No 71 OU5-99-rt)W '"7 'BuildingI
2 John (Vroiek 43*-tA Apple*ood Canton Ml 4*1M Appealing Article
4.00 of the Canton T"»n»hip Zoning < irdinaoce regarding off street
parking and loading requirement* and Ordinance 121 regarding
property standard* The nsjunl i» for a variance in order Uj park a boat
on the *ide of a hou»e Parrel No IO.V01 4)1 H7 000 Building
3 Bruce LaNove. 177.il Maple Hill Drive North*ille. Ml 48167
Representing riaaatr Home* Builder* Int for property located at 2895
Woodington Ct Canton. Ml Appealing Section 26 Schedule of
Regulations of the Canton Township Zoning Ordinance regarding
irtixck requirements The retjueat i» for a & variance in order to
construct a three car garage Parcel No 101-01 OOOtMJOO Building 1
Approval of minute* of the regular meeting of February * liBh
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A 8TEAKH0U8E YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND IN NEW YORK,
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C o/i'sicJcr h o w e a c h
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is r e w a r d e d b y a
v i s i t to C a r v e r s .
Imagine the setting if you unll
Worm, fine wood mienors. Big comfortable
chain. The clmktng of unne glasses
Aromatic smells of steak broiling. And
finally, the taste of a perfectly seared and
seasoned steak.
Thisis
Carvers, a new
restaurant based
on a tradition
that \ authentic
and umquety
American.
The steakhou.se
dairy, hut
never stuffy.
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tions to axxnd any longer of a unit.
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Nagel-Saal
Dave and Kathy Nagel of West
land announce the engagement of
their daughter, Nicola Lyn, to
Jason Bradley Saai, the son of
Robert and Lynne Saai of Sterling
Heights
The bride-to-be it a 1992 graduate
of Weatland John Glenn
High School. She received her associate's
degree from Schoolcraft
Coilege in Livonia.
Her fiance is a 1993 gradaute of
Starling Heighta Stevenson High
School. He ia employed by the
Toronto Maple Leafs as • goalie
for ita St. John's Maple Leafs.
A July wedding is planned for
St. Theodore's Catholic Church
in Westland.
Stitt-Sullivan
Janie M Stitt of San Antonio.
Texaa. announces the engagement
of ban daughter, Janet Lynn, to
Robert Patrick Sullivan, the son
of Patrick J. Sullivan and Marion
L. Sullivan, both of Weatland.
The bride-to-be. a graduate of
San Antonio College, also is the
daughter of the late Jimmie N.
Stitt Sr. She is employed by Consolidated
Office Systems.
Her fiance is a 1981 graduate of
Livonia Churchill High School
and a technical sergeant in the
U.S. Air Force. An April wedding
is planned for Chapel One of Randolph
Air Force Base.
Norman-Walker
Ralph and Linda Sigrist of
Sturgis, Mich., announce the engagement
of their daughter, Susan
Lorraine Normen, to Kevin
Michael Walker, the son of Jack
and Branda Walker of Weatland.
The bride-to-be ia completing
ler student teaching requirement
'or bar bachelor of science in eduction
degree at Central Michigan
Jniveraity. She will graduate in
Vlay.
Her fiance ia a 1992 graduate of
"erria State University. He ia emtloyed
at the head golf pro at Felows
Creek Golf Course in Canon.
A July wedding ia planned in
kurgis.
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