Update on Mike's Eyes
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Mike and Amy Sager
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Mike and Amy Sager
Hello friends,
Mike has continued to make small amounts of progress over the last few days. He can stay awake for slightly longer stretches, he can go for very short walks, and we have made a couple trips to Walmart now where he has successfully navigated the aisles (mostly) without running anyone over. These trips have definitely exhausted him—mentally from the stimulation and effort of seeing through one still-bruised eye, and physically from being up that long. His body is still wholly focused on healing.
His voice seems to be a tiny bit clearer than it was several days ago, but it hasn't improved as much as we hoped. At least not yet. A good doctor friend encouraged him to keep resting it and be patient as cartilage and vocal cords are slow healers. So our house continues to be a very quiet one while Mike naps or builds legos (Yes, of course, he's still a kid at heart, but seriously, this is good mental stimulation and fine motor exercise!) =) Our kids arrive home Wednesday evening, and we all know the volume here will be changing then. We can't wait to see them again though!
We just spent a long afternoon at our local ophthalmologist's office. Dr. Angie did a very thorough examination of both eyes. We are so thankful to get confirmation that his right eye has not lost any vision and is very healthy besides the swelling and bruising that continues to subside each day. It is very light sensitive right now, but that should get better.
She did, however, concur with the surgeons at Methodist that there is no chance of restoring vision in his left eye. She told us besides being blown out and destroyed in the back, there is blood covering his cornea so that the pupil is not visible. Some of this may, in time, disappear, but not all of it. That alone would be enough to blind someone, let alone all the other damage. But we still have much to be thankful for! The left eye is moving in tandem with the right eye, and she assured us that his eyelids will heal and allow him to open his eyes fully and comfortably in time. Like the Methodist surgeons, she cautioned us that there is no guarantee that his left eye will continue to work like this as it goes through these stages of recovery, but we are hopeful that we can keep it as healthy as possible.
Through much of these past two weeks, Mike was in so much distress that there was no trace of his wonderful sense of humor. But in the last week, it has made some appearances again as he and some friends sent AI generated images of themselves with eye patches, peg legs, and missing arms back and forth. It was good for Mike to smile. The kids have also informed their dad that they have eye patches ready in case he wants to be a pirate, but I think we will just hold off on that for a bit.
We value your prayers so much! Thank you to all of you!
Please continue to pray:
Mike has continued to make small amounts of progress over the last few days. He can stay awake for slightly longer stretches, he can go for very short walks, and we have made a couple trips to Walmart now where he has successfully navigated the aisles (mostly) without running anyone over. These trips have definitely exhausted him—mentally from the stimulation and effort of seeing through one still-bruised eye, and physically from being up that long. His body is still wholly focused on healing.
His voice seems to be a tiny bit clearer than it was several days ago, but it hasn't improved as much as we hoped. At least not yet. A good doctor friend encouraged him to keep resting it and be patient as cartilage and vocal cords are slow healers. So our house continues to be a very quiet one while Mike naps or builds legos (Yes, of course, he's still a kid at heart, but seriously, this is good mental stimulation and fine motor exercise!) =) Our kids arrive home Wednesday evening, and we all know the volume here will be changing then. We can't wait to see them again though!
We just spent a long afternoon at our local ophthalmologist's office. Dr. Angie did a very thorough examination of both eyes. We are so thankful to get confirmation that his right eye has not lost any vision and is very healthy besides the swelling and bruising that continues to subside each day. It is very light sensitive right now, but that should get better.
She did, however, concur with the surgeons at Methodist that there is no chance of restoring vision in his left eye. She told us besides being blown out and destroyed in the back, there is blood covering his cornea so that the pupil is not visible. Some of this may, in time, disappear, but not all of it. That alone would be enough to blind someone, let alone all the other damage. But we still have much to be thankful for! The left eye is moving in tandem with the right eye, and she assured us that his eyelids will heal and allow him to open his eyes fully and comfortably in time. Like the Methodist surgeons, she cautioned us that there is no guarantee that his left eye will continue to work like this as it goes through these stages of recovery, but we are hopeful that we can keep it as healthy as possible.
Through much of these past two weeks, Mike was in so much distress that there was no trace of his wonderful sense of humor. But in the last week, it has made some appearances again as he and some friends sent AI generated images of themselves with eye patches, peg legs, and missing arms back and forth. It was good for Mike to smile. The kids have also informed their dad that they have eye patches ready in case he wants to be a pirate, but I think we will just hold off on that for a bit.
We value your prayers so much! Thank you to all of you!
Please continue to pray:
- For continued healing for both eyes.
- For continued healing for his vocal cord and restoration of his voice.
- That Mike and I and our children would rest in God's sovereign plan for all of this.
- That we would support each other well in patience and love over the coming months.
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