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a Tt nS ERT Be ep NL -- FF Vo AE in ~ Pe bec Re og TI TTI LM TY ht DE EE i The best present (From page) several types) is a square piece of plastic hooked up to a sensitive machine which registers move- ment. An apnea baby lies on the plastic, which monitors each breath with a green light. When a baby stops breathing, the monitor sounds a piercing alarm. When Steven grew older. his parents switched him to a monitor that wraps around his chest, an ideal device for a child too big for the plastic. Problem is, with so few victims around the company that made the device stopped making them. For Steven, it was a matter of time before his monitor stopped functioning. His parents tried the old infant monitor but it just wasn't effective with their growing, active son. "Well, he's all over the bed," says his father Dick. 'As soon as he moves, the alarm goes. The first night he used it it went off 20 times. We didn't get much sleep that night." By coincidence they discovered a solution to their problem. One night they put Steven and his infant sen- sor in their water bed and realized the water in the mattress had the ability to transfer breathing movements to the monitor, no mat- ter where the plastic pad was plac- ed. Regular mattresses couldn't do what the water-filled mattresses could, so it was with their wallet's reluctance that they began looking for a water bed. It's not that the Hyatts are poor by any means, but as Dick says, "If we were to go out and buy a waterbed today, we just couldn't do it." . Their public health nurse was the one to suggest contacting local ser- vice clubs for financial assistance but only one club offered any money at all. When they failed, she asked the Hyatts to try ' 'aterbed companies, so they did, figuring they had nothing to lose. The Waterbed Gallery in Ajax was approached first and the manager listened carefully to Mrs. Fatal crash A 32 year old Holland Landing woman was killed near Uxbridge when struck by a car on December 21. Regional Police say Georgina Seguin had parked her car on the side of Regional Road 11 about 7:00 PM and was apparently talking to a person in a second vehicle park- ed alongside. Police say the woman then step- ped onto the road and was struck by a car driven by Murray Richards of Don Mills. No charges were laid as a result of the accident. In Scugog Township, Regional Police report a quiet Christmas on the roads and highways. They say there were several motor vehicle accidents of a minor nature over the Christmas season Planning Your Wedding? Don't let the high costs put a cloud over your day We have menus to suit any occasion from '7.50, person. COUNTRY STYLE CN COOKIN' AT IT'S BEST! AL'S CATERING Weddings & Anniversaries - Our Specialities 434-8520 985-2415 Call tor a quote on your needs large or small Hyatt and the nurse explain Steven's dilemna. He thought 1t a reasonable request and asked them to put it in writing, so he could give it to the president of the company. Later, Joan received a call from the Waterbed Gallery asking what size they wanted, what colour and what kind of linens. Joan and Dick were flab- berghasted No thanks, they said, they didn't need a queen-size, just a single bed for their small son. And what kind of headboard"? They didn't know, so the man on the phone asked what kind of furniture Steven had in his room. "Well, Joan told him Steven had a maple dresser so the guy said fine, we'll send him a maple bed," Dick laughs. 'We couldn't believe it." So on Thursday before Christmas, the bed was delivered and assembl- ed, complete with a heavy duty mat- tress pad, heater and a complete linen package with Gremlins printed all over them. Dick figures the entire set is worth well over $400. "Steven was so excited. He sat up on his desk, cross-legged, and wat- ched the guy put it together,' Dick recalls. It was more than the Hyatts ask- ed for or ever dreamed they'd receive. And for Steven, it was the best Christmas present. Ever. Smiling ear to ear, little Steven Hyatt per- ches on the edge of his waterbed, a present from the Waterbed Gallery in Ajax. The bed will help PORT PERRY STAR -- Monday, December 30, 1985 -- 3 pL X 4 NE = \ prevent him from stopping breathing, an effect of the disease apnea. Above, he wears a breathing monitor which reveals when the young lad stops breathing. See story for details. CTV's Harvey Kirckcomes to town aus Mea HARVEY KIRCK V THE YMCA DURHAM REGION One of the best known television personalities in Canada will be the guest speaker January 15 as the Scugog Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting at the Lat- cham Centre in Port Perry. 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