Kim just called from the ophthalmologist’s office and the doctor just ran a checkup on Hope’s eye. He said that the results are better than he had ever expected for Hope, and that her retina is already 75% reattached. He is going to reexamine her in a month to see if there is any more scar tissue that could be blocking vision, and after that if all goes well he will fit her with a contact lens in that eye and expects that she will be able to see light, shadows, shapes and movement from that eye. He said that it wouldn’t be vision where she could sit and watch t.v. for example, but that this is still a remarkable improvement from what he ever thought possible.
Kim also said that as he was saying the last part, he had a big smile on his face, as if to slightly concede that she was right regarding the last comment she made to him. 😉
Kim also said that she saw the ultrasound he was looking at and the retina looked fully attached to her, but she thinks he is just being ultra-conservative in his report to us. Other good news is he said she can finally go swimming again now, and it’s ok again for her to poke her eye! (That last one is a relief to us all because we were constantly working on trying to keep her from poking it).
September 5th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Your doing a great job at the juggling act. Hannah looks happy and so does Hope. They’re both precious.
Christine is still being considered by a family. They started the process, PTL!
I don’tknow if you knew but Sarah came home this week. I wish her the best, she sounds like a terrific young lady.
September 6th, 2008 at 3:56 am
Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!
we continue to keep you in our prayers!!!
September 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I think they always poke at their eyes, just for something to do it seems like. We use the sports goggle type glasses to keep Acer’s hands out of his eyes, and to protect them from UV damage or damage from him running into something.
REALLY glad for the good results with the retina re-attactment.
Heather BT