Perhaps if you’re reading this, you would pray with us that Cam’s ear infection would heal. We had him back at the doc last night, who was puzzled that all the antibiotics, etc are not having the desired effect. We are so afraid that his eardrum will burst and that he’ll have permanent damage to his ears.
On a happier note, we also took Cam for a check up with Jacobus (his ophthalmologist) yesterday, and he is very happy with his eyes. He is amazed at how well Cam is trying to focus on things. He will have another exam under anaesthetic in three months’ time.
The photos are of Cam discovering hundreds and thousands. He first feels them, then stares really hard at them, then seems to see them – once his brain has realised that they are there, through the tactile signals from his fingers. Seeing hundreds and thousands is a standard paediatric test: if a kid can see them it means he has about 60% vision. This is still not nearly good enough to be considered as functional (normal) vision i.e. still not good enough to get a driver’s licence, etc. But, when I think about the fact that Cam was born blind, the miracle of him seeing hundreds and thousands ranks right up there with the feeding of the five thousand! The other day a grey dove flew into the kitchen and flapped its way into our bedroom. Cam was playing there and he saw it! His eyes followed it as it flew back and forth trying to find a means of escape.
Cam is doing Kindermuziek at school every Tuesday morning and loving it! He is also really enjoying ‘reading’, and toddles over to his bookshelf, takes a book, sits down on the floor and starts paging through it, exploring all the touchy-feely pages and bright colours and making sounds of great intellectual appreciation…! :)
On a happier note, we also took Cam for a check up with Jacobus (his ophthalmologist) yesterday, and he is very happy with his eyes. He is amazed at how well Cam is trying to focus on things. He will have another exam under anaesthetic in three months’ time.
The photos are of Cam discovering hundreds and thousands. He first feels them, then stares really hard at them, then seems to see them – once his brain has realised that they are there, through the tactile signals from his fingers. Seeing hundreds and thousands is a standard paediatric test: if a kid can see them it means he has about 60% vision. This is still not nearly good enough to be considered as functional (normal) vision i.e. still not good enough to get a driver’s licence, etc. But, when I think about the fact that Cam was born blind, the miracle of him seeing hundreds and thousands ranks right up there with the feeding of the five thousand! The other day a grey dove flew into the kitchen and flapped its way into our bedroom. Cam was playing there and he saw it! His eyes followed it as it flew back and forth trying to find a means of escape.
Cam is doing Kindermuziek at school every Tuesday morning and loving it! He is also really enjoying ‘reading’, and toddles over to his bookshelf, takes a book, sits down on the floor and starts paging through it, exploring all the touchy-feely pages and bright colours and making sounds of great intellectual appreciation…! :)
1 comment:
Dalene, I love to read your blog. You are an amazing mother! I do want to encourage you about Cameron's ear. Rebecca's older sister Julie had an eardrum burst and her hearing was not affected. She was on antibiotics from 3 months to 4 years of age. She always seemed to have ear infections. But we were vigilant about having her ears checked. You are doing all the right things! Keep up the good work! God bless you. Kris Jellum (Rebecca le Roux's mother)
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