Article: A HANDFUL FOR HAZEL HAZEL LASSITER WORKS FULL TIME, GOES TO SCHOOL AND LOOKS AFTER HER INFANT GRANDDAUGHTER, HOW DOES SHE DO IT? WITH LOTS OF FAITH AND LITTLE SLEEP.(REAL LIFE)

Byline: KIA MORGAN ALLEN, STAFF WRITER

THERE WAS A TIME when Hazel Lassiter had a ``plate full of things'' in her life.

``Now,'' says the 43-year-old Lassiter, ``I've got a whole platter full.''

On her platter is ``being there'' for her two daughters - 24-year-old Tosha and Vonni, 16, who are battling sickle cell disease.

And there's work where she spends 40 hours a week as business manager and ``unofficial mom'' of Norfolk State's Spartan Echo newspaper.

And there's school. Two years ago, Hazel figured it was about time she got her degree and started carrying a full load of classes.

And then there's Audrianna. ...

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