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Hi everyone!

We are back from our most recent visit to the eye doctor with David. Unfortunately, the hemorrhaging in his eye has gotten much worse. This wasn't a surprise to us since that eye is visibly a different icky yellow color now instead of pretty white. It has even changed the color of the iris to a funky yellow/blue. So, we weren't shocked that conditions were worsening.

So....we have decided to remove the eye. We are doing relatively well with this emotionally. I think we felt that this would happen eventually, so we have had some time to deal. There is still grief over the whole thing, but also a strong sense of peace and calm. Life rarely lets you feel just one emotion at a time :-).

We have found out that the surgery will be out patient surgery, and it should happen in the next few weeks. There will be several weeks for the orbit to heal, but we have found out that David will most likely be fitted with a movable prosthetic!

Our biggest concern at this point is....once they have removed the eye, they will be checking surrounding tissues to make absolutely sure that the cancer has stayed contained in the eyeball. So, you can all pray that they will not find anything when they run their tests.

Also, Isaac and Hannah will have to deal with this news about their beloved baby brother. I know that it will be hard for them to deal with the news, but it will be even harder for them to deal with the ugly eye that David will have for several months while the orbit heals and before they fit him for the prosthetic. They will have strong emotions that we need to have wisdom to help them work through.

Even though we are hoping that the cancer will be gone when the eye is removed, we will still have to go through several years of continued exams, MRIs, blood work, and etc. So...it will only be the next step in this journey.

We are so grateful for your prayers and support. We love you all!

-Kim