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Gus recovering happily from ear surgery

NEW ORLEANS -- Less than a week after celebrating his first birthday, Gus passed another milestone of sorts: he had his first surgery.
   After repeated ear infections, Gus had tubes implanted to help his ears more effectively drain. While they were at it, doctors decide to remove his adenoids as well.
   The procedure was performed at Touro and was quick -- 45 minutes. It apparently didn't bother the patient much; he was "snoozing angelically" when Liz arrived to visit following surgery.
   He was less happy the night before, because doctors ordered he not be given pain relief for several hours prior to the procedure. When nurses were hesitant to give him the promised sedative at the hospital, Sherry put her foot down, and they gave him "something that made him very, very happy and quite goofy."
  As soon as they plopped him down on the bed in the surgery room, Gus made a bee-line for the controls to the hospital bed -- punching buttons like crazy. The surgical team ended up using a highly technical medical technique to lull him to sleep: They sang Elmo songs in unison.
   Surgery went without a hitch (unless you count a dirty diaper on the way to the recovery room.)
   "He slept most of Wednesday -- only wanted to nurse until that evening when we offered him a Plum Street snowball and he ate almost the whole thing," Sherry said. "He

Gus has reason to celebrate. Not only did he just turn one, but now he's healthier than before -- he had tubes implanted in his ears last week.
(Photo by Sherry)
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HONORED
HOUMA -- Mike was pleased recently to be named a co-recipient of the highest honor bestowed by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group: The Chairman's Award.
   Awarded once a month for news coverage to someone in the New York Times Company, the award comes with a cash stiped and a personal letter from Arthur Sulzberger, CEO of the newspaper group and publisher of the New York Times.
   The award usually is given to one person, but in this case it was given to several folks who worked on a project that examined the effectiveness of the Louisiana DEQ. Mike's role was developing and coordinating graphics and, as such, he admits he did far less than others who devoted months to the project. "But, heck," Mike said to the project's leader writer. "I'll be happy to ride your coattails anytime."

was a little subdued Thursday, but his face sure lit up when he saw his favorite Sesame Street video: Cinderelmo. He was probably hearing it for the first time!"
   He was back at school on Friday, eating dirt and just being Gus in general.
   Gus is at least the third member of the family to have such surgery: Steven and Lanie had it as well.

MODINE ONLINE
NEW ORLEANS -- Modine Gunch is not one to ignore new technologies. She was, after all, one of the first to embrace Ronco's "One-Step Bowling-Ball Polisher/Floor Waxer."
   That's why it should come as no surprise that she has found a new home on the Internet.
   In her newfound dedication to marketing, Modine has established a home page, thanks largely to a student of Liz's.
   "It's very rudimentary," Liz said of the page. "But it's a start."
   Check it out at www.loyno.edu/~ lscott/."

-- Mike, May 1

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