Tuesday, May 01, 2007

April 24th we went to specialist #2 for a second opinion on Noah's eyes. This Dr. was compassionate and wonderful in all ways, much unlike Dr. #1. He does not want to classify Noah as legally blind at this time, for he is certain he has vision - although the question still is, "But how far can he see?" We will wait until Noah is older & can read an eye chart... We got to spend a good hour+ with the specialist & he answered all of our questions, along with stating that a nystagmus has nothing to do with intelligence.
We now have to have an ERG test done up at Strong over the summer, just to make sure everything "inside" is A-ok, which he was certain things will be, because of the rate Noah is developing. OT & PT tests came back and Noah scored in the 91st percentile... WAY above average, praise the Lord!
We're getting there, it seems like a long road, but thank you all who are praying & continue to do so. We currently have the Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) coming twice a month, rather than weekly - that, too, is a blessing.
God is faithful & I'm so glad we have found a specialist who loves children, who is kind, and who is willing to work with us & Noah as we travel down this road.
By the way, Dr. #1 said Noah would never be able to feed himself... this picture shows otherwise. Noah is a pro at eating his Gerber Puffs!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Liana, I have been catching up on the story of your baby through your website the past few days. I am so happy that your doc 2 appointment went well and more importantly gave you some renewed hope. I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers. Andrew

Emily said...

Glad to hear things went well at your appointment. Poor vision and feeding problems do tend to go hand in hand. Your little guy must be pretty special!

Liana said...

Andrew & Emily -
Thank you both for your prayers & encouragement, it truly is needed through these times.
Noah IS doing well, but with further testing always happening, it also can make us very uneasy.

~Liana

Abigail said...

I'll keep praying and am thankful for the good news so far.