Kyla Surgery Update

Kyla has finally had surgery on her eye and everything went great!

There was some concern about the health of the retina because they could not see it, but it is healthy and functioning fine. The day of the surgery she slept a lot because of the drugs. The day after the surgery she was looking around at everything with a smile of shear joy as she saw the new world around her. She was especially interested in her hand as she rotated it from side to side grinning from ear to ear. She had only been turning her head to the left to look around at things but now she is looking steadily to the right and her face lights up with the wonder of it all.

She has to have two kinds of eye drops 4 times each day. A steroid for inflammation and an antibiotic for infection. When that is finished she will be fitted for a contact lens since her intra lens had to be removed completely. When her eye stops growing at around age 12 she will have a permanent lens implanted. Good thing Brandi is already an expert with contact lenses.

Thank you all for you love and support, and for your payers and fasting in her behalf. I can't begin to put into words the pure joy it is in my heart to know that even though distance separates us that at any given moment in time we can be close and united in purpose! I truly love each of you.

Sheila

WELCOME

This is THE place for those of you who do not want to take the time to set up your own blog. Now you can still contribute occasionally (as frequently as you would like but hopefully not less than once every couple of months!)

As for the rest of us - those who have set up blogs that are regularly updated ; ) Just look for our links in the side bar to the right. As I receive word of new blogs created by family members I will add them to the side bar list.

I will remind everyone, occasionally, to check for updates and to add their own posts and photos.

LOVE and miss you ALL

Tami

PS - a link to old posts (created on the previous family blog are still available - just click on "old family blog" listed on right.

Hi Family! from Cole and Alexis

You can create slide shows like this one - to add to the family blog. Just create your own photo bucket account. : )