CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO LINDA DUFFY ON HER RESEARCH OF GROWTH PATTERNS FOLLOWING PALATOPLASTY OF CLEFT PALATE BABIES.
WHEREAS, Linda Duffy, a 22 year resident of Sauganash, has been selected to present her findings at the American Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Association Conference in Puerto Rico and at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference in Denver; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this significant occasion by The Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Linda Duffy, a Board Certified Plastic Surgery Nurse at Children's Memorial Hospital, received a grant to research the growth patterns following palatoplasty of cleft palate babies; and
WHEREAS, Linda Duffy documents the affects of surgery on patients weight, and the time frames for return to sustained growth patterns; and
WHEREAS, Over a two year period, Linda Duffy followed 37 patients with the goal of determining ifthe infants' growth patterns were disrupted during the post surgical periods; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this fourth day of May, 2011, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Linda Duffy on her research of growth patterns following palatoplasty of cleft palate babies, and wish her every success in any and all of her future endeavors; and
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Linda Duffy.
MARGARET LAURINO Alderman, 39th Ward