Cardiology and Opthalmology

Today we got wonderful news from Clark's cardiologist, the hole in his heart has CLOSED!  Now, in the medical world, they call this spontaneous, but in my book, it's called answered prayers.  Thank you ALL so very much for your continued prayers for Clark.  With this good news today, we avoid heart surgery and all the complications that could have come with it.

The cardiologist officially released him from his care and he no longer needs daily medication.  Scottish Rite gets the all clear on that front for next month when we should be starting traction.

With all good news, it seems, there has to be some not-so-good news.  A little while back, I started noticing that Clark's right eye was shaking.  I've gotten a couple of opinions and it could possibly be a condition called nystagmus.  Nystagmus generally signals some type of underlying neurological issue.  We already know that Clark's septum pellucidum is absent and that his optical nerve is at about 40-60% of ideal.  In infants, nystagmus generally manifests between 3-5 months of age.  So we're definitely in the ball park.  Having said all that, Clark now has an appointment on Tuesday with his opthalmologist.  We may end up getting a neurology consult,  but at this point we're just waiting to see the eye doctor.

As I have said, and will continue to say, thank you for the countless prayers.  They mean so much to us and have brought so much healing.

Here's a little taste of what was going on at our house this week: