Hope was scheduled for her second eye surgery today as the doctor wanted to go in to remove more scar tissue from the retina. Kim left for doctor’s office in downtown L.A. at about 4:30am and at around 8:30am she called me (Todd) with good news!
The doctor put Hope under anesthesia and examined her eye to discover that it has no remaining scar tissue as he thought it would have, and that it actually has healed to a degree that he has never seen anything like or even thought was possible! He said that the retina in her right eye has fully reattached and the eye looks completely normal and he thinks that she can now be fitted for a special contact lens or maybe glasses and then be able to see with fully usable vision out of that eye! Kim said that she then reminded him that she had told him we’d be his first miracle back in July! (To which she said he gave a slight chuckle of acknowledgment) 🙂
As far as the other eye, the retina is still completely detached and torn and and the eyeball is noticeably smaller than the other, so Hope will probably be fitted with a prosthetic eye for it sometime soon. But we are very excited about the report for the other eye and the next step is to schedule an appointment with a specialist pediatric optometrist who will guide us on getting Hope her corrective lens!
Well Kim may have more detail/corrections to add to the post later, but I couldn’t wait any longer! 🙂
November 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
INCREDIBLE!
REJOICING WITH YOU.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Hurrah Hurrah!
What great news!
Heather BT
November 18th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Wow… So amazing! Yay God!!!! Yay for Hope getting to see! So excited for you guys!
November 19th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
How wonderful! God is great! I am so happy for you guys! That is so unexpected and incredible.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!! This is WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL NEWS! God, you are so amazing!!! We are rejoicing at the Richards house!! HUGS you guys!
November 20th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
This is fantastic news! I’m so thrilled… Thank you, Lord! This is such an encouragement to me. We are contemplating another adoption— and every time I start to worry about money or time or ANYTHING, all I have to do is pull up your webpage! You are a sweet reminder that through God, all things are possible! We celebrate with you!
November 21st, 2008 at 5:18 am
Oh my, more tears of joy and thankfulness to God for giving Hope and you a miracle. And what a witness to the doctor of your great faith. My girls and I are cheering Hope on!!!!!
Love,
Judi
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
This gives me the CHILLS!! What wonderful news!!!!
Love, Barb
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:07 pm
What wonderful news!! I rejoice with you!
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm
PRAISE THE LORD! This is exciting news and we continue to pray for Hope and your family.
Love and Prayers,
The Peters Family in Indiana
November 30th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! My children have prayed for this since we met your precious family! They have KNOWN that the Lord would restore her sight this whole time! We are happy to hear that. Kim, thank you for sharing! Love , Alida w4