Checking In

I want to start by saying thank you for all of your kind words, prayers, wishes and positive thoughts. You have no idea how much we have appreciated it. 

                  

D is on the mend. We still have a long way to go before his eye is fully healed and he has regained his vision but progress is being made and that is what is most important. 

Now the big question.. what happened?

Well towards the end of June, during the final days of school he scratched his cornea. We saw the doc.. got some drops. Then we started summer camp. My children have never gone to camp.. this year they requested to cut down on our travelling and spend a few weeks in camp instead. And I will not lie.. when we toured the camp we were in awe.. they were going to have a blast. 

One week into camp D's eye started to get redder. By the time the weekend came around he had a fever. When following up with the eye doc she made the smart move, something we are incredibly thankful for. She admitted that this was something beyond her expertise.. called in a favor and got us in to see a cornea specialist immediately.

The cornea specialist biopsied the eye and sent us to a specialized eye hospital in another state. Further testing confirmed his suspicions. D had a rare parasite in his eye called acanthamoeba keratitis. 

Prognosis. Lots of round the clock drops, oral pills and lots of prayers and patience. 

Initially D suffered from light sensitivity, headaches, fever and fatigue. All of those symptoms have reduced immensely. Though he still has bad days.. We are trying to find activities to do.. keep his mind occupied.. oh the boardgames we have played, lots of trips to the ice cream parlor.

As of Friday the doctor has cleared us for travel as long as we are able to keep up with his intensive eye drop schedule. At this point I am an eye drop pro and we are already quite good at travelling so we feel we are up for the challenge.. 

I will still be irregular here.. let's see. 

      

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