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necessary to be very thorough. That is
why early prenatal care is so important.
The earlier any signals or signs of pos-
sible problems are detected the more a
medical expert can make a significant
difference for positive outcomes:'
Staci said, "For 30 weeks I had con-
tractions — sometimes every three
minutes — but I wasn't dilating. I
attended our children's second and
fourth birthday parties in a wheel-
chair although I was told I shouldn't.
I wasn't going to miss those events:'
Staci's mother Joan Redisch said,
"Everything happened so fast there
wasn't much time to think about it.
My concern was for my daughter. But
Jamie and Staci were on a mission,
and Staci never complained. I thought
they were both so brave:'
Staci was given medication to slow
the contractions. At the end of May, the
contractions started getting stronger.
"The doctor told me to lie on my left
side and drink lots of water. I did that
and kept the twins for another week:'
Staci went into labor at 34.5 weeks.
Two healthy babies were delivered
by C-section, one weighing 5 pounds
and the other 4 pounds, 10 ounces.
The twins were named Maya, after
Staci's grandmother Margaret, and
Brooke, after Jamie's grandmother
Freda Belle. They were immediately
placed in the neonatal intensive-care
unit but were able to go home five
days later with their mother.
"We are so lucky the Beaumont
medical staff took a proactive posi-
tion during Staci's pregnancy," Jamie
said. "My secretary had a friend with
TTTS, and only one of their twins
survived. We often take so much for
granted, but these events put our lives
in perspective. Our situation could
have been so much worse:'

When Staci and the girls came home,
it was obvious the Wittenberg fam-
ily had outgrown their home. They
bought a home in Berkley and for the
next seven months, renovated it and
added rooms.
"It was a hectic time," Staci said.
"For a while, I was nursing the twins
every two hours to help them gain
weight, and then I kept nursing for a
full year to give them a better chance
to develop normally"
Redisch said, "She was like a woman
possessed, juggling four children and
renovating the house:'
Jamie's father had been teaching at
the University of Hawaii before com-
ing to Michigan to help Jamie with his
political campaign.
"It didn't take long to decide to
remain in Michigan, especially when I
found out Staci was pregnant:' he said.
"I enjoyed the role of grandfather and
got to know the two older girls well
when Staci was on bed rest. My two
miracle girls, that's what I call them, are
so special. Staying with the grandchil-
dren and helping Jamie and Staci has
been the best stage of my life:'
Three months after the twins
were born, Staci took Brooke back
to Cincinnati where Crombleholme
removed one third of her left lung.
"I'm very proud about what Jamie
and I accomplished:' Staci said. "We
wanted our story told to acknowledge
those who helped us because the story
wouldn't have a happy ending with-
out the quick response of Beaumont's
medical staff and their collaboration
with other hospitals.
"We also want others to be aware
of this disease and believe it's impor-
tant to share stories like these, so that
parents don't feel alone with their
challenges and can be inspired to do
whatever needs to be done:'

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