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Lighthouse, a Pontiac-based non-
profit dedicated to fighting home-
lessness and poverty, broke ground
on Coolidge Place, the organization’
s
first new-construction multifamily
development since merging with
South Oakland Shelter.
The new $15 million project,
located west of Coolidge Highway
just north of 8 Mile in Oak Park, will
create 64 high-quality townhome and
ranch-style apartments for lower-
income working families. Construc-
tion is expected to be complete by
fall 2020.
Of the 64 rental units planned for
Coolidge Place, 16, or 25 percent,
will be designated for residents with
special needs. The site will also
include green space and a commu-
nity center. Rent will range from
$454 to $989 per month for one- to
three-bedroom units for qualified
residents.
“
Affordable housing is hard to find
in Michigan. Working a full-time job
no longer guarantees you will be able
to afford a place to live,” said Oak
Park Mayor Marianne McClellan.
“This problem has reached crisis
proportions nationally, but we are
beginning to solve it in Oak Park.”
Lighthouse Breaks
Ground in Oak Park
COURTESY OF LIGHTHOUSE
stomach into two sections, form-
ing a small pouch that serves as
the “new” stomach. This limits the
amount of food a person can eat. It
also gives a feeling of fullness and
satisfaction with smaller food por-
tions. A part of the small intestine
is also bypassed, limiting food and
caloric absorption.
In gastric sleeve surgery, about 85
percent of the stomach is removed
and is reconstructed to look like a
sleeve. Unlike gastric bypass, the
sleeve procedure does not entail
malabsorption of calories and
nutrients.
Zalesin said gastric bypass sur-
gery is a very involved surgery and
difficult, though not impossible, to
reverse. The gastric sleeve surgery
is irreversible.
She said that patients undergo
a full psychological evaluation to
make sure they understand and are
ready for bariatric surgery. Patients
also work with nutritionists and
other medical staff to help them
after their surgeries are complete.
“Our patients need to make
lifestyle changes if they want
to achieve their greatest weight
loss and permanent weight loss,”
Zalesin said. “These procedures are
not a cure. They are positioned as
a tool.”
As tools, bariatric surgeries can
significantly reduce a patient’
s risks
of coronary artery disease and mor-
tality rates due to diabetes, high
blood pressure, sleep apnea, choles-
terol levels and cancer, according to
Zalesin.
“It’
s a little bit of a paradigm
shift from internal medicine,” she
said. “This is a shift because we’
re
talking about remission from medi-
cations. This makes the practice (of
bariatric medicine) super joyful.” ■
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