THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK TURNED A VERY PLAIN ROOM INTO A VISION INSPIRED BY THE DETROIT ZOO. THE DETROIT ZOO (ARCTIC RING OF LIFE) WAS VERY KIND TO ALLOW BEAUMONT HOSPITAL TO USE IT'S LOGO IN THE DESIGN OF THE NEW WAITING ROOM FOR THE PEDIATRIC FLUOROSCOPY UNIT. IT'S AMAZING TO ME TO BE BACK AT BEAUMONT HOSPITAL AS AN ARTIST. GROWING UP IN BIRMINGHAM, I WAS A FREQUENT PATIENT IN THE ER. I WAS A "TOM BOY" WHO ENDED UP FLYING OVER MY STING RAY HANDLE BARS LANDING ON MY FA

IF YOU THOUGHT THE ART OF THE BARTER SYSTEM IS LONG GONE, I'M HERE TO SAY "NO IT IS NOT!" WHEN OUR 3 BOY'S WERE GETTING READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE COMMON APP WENT DIGITAL. I PICTURED OUR TOMMY SPENDING WEEKS ON THIS APP AND ME HITTING THE DELETE BUTTOM BY MISTAKE. ROSEMARY FOX WALKED RIGHT INTO OUR HOME AND GUIDED TOMMY STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. I WOULD SAY, "ADD THIS SERVICE TO YOUR RESUME AND TOMMY WOULD GIVE ME A SIDEWAYS GLANCE AND