Monday, August 31, 2009

Vision Update

I finally heard from Dr. L. That was a hard wait. He had some very good news, though, so he redeemed himself:) Judah's brain stem and chiasma looked NORMAL!! Meaning he is not visually impaired and his muscle weakness will most likely be temporary and be resolved in time with growth and therapy. The only question mark left is related to the occipital part of his brain. His white matter here is thin, which means he's at risk to have brain-related vision loss later on in life...however, he has had kids with this same problem, and they're fine! He's very optimistic that Judah will be, too. The lack of focusing and tracking are developmental delays, so we will faithfully "work" with Judah doing therapy stuff each day (really, it's just structured play - I love it) and he will hit these milestones on his timetable.


On another happy note, Judah is smiling more and more! Every day! Thank the Lord for each miracle smile:)

9 comments:

  1. Bethany, you are an amazing mom! I love you!

    I can't wait for that first time that we KNOW he sees us! That will be a good day.

    Praise God for holding the future in HIS hands!

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  2. What a BEAUTIFUL smile! It's so great to hear your updates and see God's hand move on your behalf!

    Lindsay D

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  3. Praise God for good appointments! Love his smile, and love your heart. Praying for you always (:

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  4. I love this SMILE HOW SWEET IT IS!!!! God is so good...glad to hear about the update from the DR!!! I had been praying for good results! you are loved!

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  5. Great news...but that SMILE is what gets me! He's so sweet!

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  6. That smile is the cutest I think I've ever seen! What a great pic and how exciting! Yay Judah!
    Love the Gustafsons

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  7. Praise God!

    Last night I had a dream about Judah. He just wouldn't stop smiling. :)

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  8. That beautiful smile will take you miles on this somewhat rocky road. Isn't God good!

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  9. The smile says it all....God is great!

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