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happier than sitting in the front
seat of the car and heading out to
go shopping, visit friends and fam-
ily, frequent a local restaurant or
take in a movie:'
Lindsay attends a day program
in West Bloomfield and also has
respite care workers who assist her.
Because of her advanced bone age,
she stopped growing early; as the
book's title indicates, she's 4-foot
2. She underwent a lifesaving tra-
cheostomy (surgery to create an
opening through the neck into the
windpipe) when her airway was
closing off and two hip replacement
surgeries.
Researchers are still looking for
the mysterious origins of Marshall-
Smith Syndrome, once believed to
be a spontaneous occurrence. Judi
has traveled to the Netherlands
to meet with a geneticist and
multiple families of children with
the disorder. A gene was recently
discovered that might be the cause
of the syndrome. A portion of the
profits from the sale of her book,
which Markowitz wrote off-and-
on over the course of 20 years,
will be donated to the Marshall-
Smith Research Foundation in the
Netherlands.
"I'm very glad and proud that
Judi could write this story:' Jeffrey
says. "We have a unique situation
and the love and energy in our
household has helped Lindsay
to make considerable progress
through the years:'
While the family has come a long
way, they still constantly battle the
fear of the unknown.
"The weight of MSS is daunting,
but now I can't imagine life any
other way:' Judi tells her readers.
"When Lindsay smiles with delight
and her face glows with happiness
or when she places her small hand
in mine as we walk together, I am
truly filled with joy ... We certainly
know there is no crystal ball to
foretell what life has in store for us,
but we do know that we have been
witness to a miracle on several
fronts.
"Jeffrey and I have nothing but
profound gratitude for the gifts
that Lindsay has brought to our
family; we appreciate the best of
each day and always have a prayer
for tomorrow:' ❑

The View from Four Foot Two
is available at Sunburypress.
corn, Amazon.com (paperback
and Kindle), BarnesandNoble.
corn (paperback and Nook),
and the Book Beat in Oak
Park ($16.95).