Today’s Checkup

Today Hope had her second checkup since the surgery. The doctor did an ultrasound of her eyeball, and said that what he saw was “extraordinary”. Her retina has moved back into place, and is now in position to reattach itself. He said that it was remarkable that it happened so quickly, only a week and a half since surgery. He said it was something that usually would take a month or two. He said he was very hopeful for a great outcome. So I asked him what a great outcome would be in his opinion, and he said it meant that she may be able to see light, shadows, and possibly movement “if we’re lucky.” Well, I know that she already sees light for sure, because she turns her head to look at it all the time, even before surgery. And I know she sees shadows, because she navigates around stuff. So to me, it wasn’t all that spectacular. I wanted him to say something more like “we are hopeful for a full recovery” or something like that. But he was really impressed by the way her eye went from completely detached, to now bumped up right against the retina. I asked him if he has ever seen any miracles as a doctor. He said, “Well, not yet anyway. ” So I said, “We will be your first!” and he gave me a little chuckle.

Hope has a lot of people praying for her. We are excited about what God is doing, and we are believing Him for a great outcome! Thank you for keeping her in your prayers! We love you!