Hello to all of our prayer warriors!
We met with the surgeon, Dr. Wilson today. He was FAB! We have such a peace about his doctors and this great institution. I told the doc a lot of people were praying for him!
Ryan is my most anxious child. He is fearful and scared of this surgery. We have been as honest and open as possible about what will happen tomorrow in a 4 year old appropriate way. He has not taken it well. He will just randomly start crying sometimes. I have never seen him cry outside of being hurt or getting his feelings hurt. He has cried several times in the last few days when we have started talking about his surgery (which we are just calling "the doctor will fix your eyes").
Today was such a GOD thing. Ryan cried when we initially went to the exam room. This team is so exceptional that they did not call us in the exam room until Dr. Wilson was ready because they knew how anxious Ryan was and didn't want him waiting for the doctor. But Dr. Wilson walked in and it did not take Ryan 5 minutes to calm down. There was something about this doctor that Ryan LOVED and connected with! I can't explain it except to say it was just GOD placing that doctor there and giving Ryan a peace. He even answered the doctors questions which was a miracle. Dr. Wilson said his current vision is probably about 20/350 and "that is being generous." He was trying to get somewhat of a baseline on Ryan just to have a starting point but it is very difficult to do with children especially like Ryan that will not answer questions and just crawl into their shell!
Anyways, surgery will be about 8 or 8:30 in the morning at MUSC. Ryan will get a new lens in one eye. We are very excited for him!
Please pray for wisdom for the team of doctors. Please pray in particular for Dr. Wilson and that God will just guide his hands as he makes the incision and removes the lens and placing an aritificial one in there. Pray for Ryan to just have a peace and not be fearful. Pray for Jon and I as we wait for our little boy while he is in surgery and then as we care for him afterwards. This is outpatient surgery.
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GODSTRONG!
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Prayers for that little warrior and his parents!! :)
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