Amy began having trouble with the vision in her left eye yesterday. We thought that it may be due to either a migraine (which she occasionally gets) or a side effect of one of the many medicines she has received in the last several days. By this AM she had very little sight in her left eye and went to see an ophthalmologist. He determined that Amy is having macular hemorrhages behind both eyes. He feels this is due to either the fact that Amy's fever has been so high or that during surgery to place the stent, her blood pressure became elevated. He told Amy that this a treatable condition, as far as being able to keep the situation from worsening. However, he could not guarantee that her sight would return. Amy is currently on her way to see a retinal specialist. She is very discouraged today and really needs everybody to pray that God will touch her and be so close to her today. Thank you so much. Carole
I just called to see if Amy wanted to blog anything today, but at the moment she is talking on the phone to her wonderful friend, Deb Rose. Deb and her husband, Brian, used to live in Louisville several years ago. They were our very best friends. If I were talking to the Roses this evening, I would tell them that Amy is desperately scared. The docs have given her a very stiff dose of antibiotics, but as of this moment, her body temp is climbing once again. Her primary doctor told her he fears that this infection may be fungal in nature. I don’t completely understand all of the implications, except that we are shooting at this infection with our biggest guns, but it just keeps on coming. In her introspective manner, she shared with me today that if she had known she would lose her sight, she would have invested it more wisely in the things she read and watched: “What if I go completely blind and can’t read the Bible? I have to get more serious about memorizing.” This morning a do...
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Love, Lisa