Update on surgery

Picutres ...
Our THREE 8 year olds...Happy Bday Selah
Sam waiting for his exam
Sarah waiting for her exam...
Sarah with 'her daddy




Quick update....
We arrived in Rochester NY on Sunday after a long but safe trip!

Sam and Sarah both had EUAs (exams under anesthesia) today.

Sam's was perfect, everything is just right, five years and one day since the implant!

Sarah's was a bit more complicated. First they couldn't do the implant today because her cornea is smaller than normal and she has to have a custom made implant to fit her eye. Also the sclera (the white of the eye) has some issues. There is concern that it may not be able to support the implant and her eye would be like a deflated tire. Also there was some strange things seen on the ultrasound of her eye near the pupil. Soooooo she will be scheduled for a MRI Wed or Thurs and based on that, they will know how to proceed.

We feel they will attempt the implant next Tuesday despite all of this. The good thing is her eye pressure is normal, the retina and optic nerve are there and in the right places and we KNOW she sees because she reaches for light up toys, up to a foot in front of her. We don't know how good the optic nerve or the retina is because they were looking at it through the cloudy cornea and on the ultrasound.

We love our Dr Aquevella and totally trust him in this decision. Please pray for him to know just what to do to help Sarah, that's his heart desire to give children sight! Pray for Sarah!

I have to admit I'm a bit shocked by this. We've felt that she saw more than Sam did before his implant and thought this would be straightforward but we trust that they are gathering all the info necessary to be prepared for the surgery.

Today was Selah's 8th Bday and we didn't spend much of the day with her but plan on doing something special for her tomorrow. She did get a dolly from us and a lion and a dolly from the Ronald McDonald House. So we now have THREE 8 year olds and think that is pretty neat:)