Grandma's Prayers

As many know, my Gaby has eye surgery scheduled for August 20th.  The surgery is needed to correct a "lazy" eye which is a result of damage done to the 3rd cranial nerve during a horseback riding accident (during which she was wearing her helmet) and subsequent traumatic brain injury. 

I had been praying for all to go well with surgery.  I had been praying for the surgeon.  I had been praying for Gaby. I had been praying for peace and health. 

My mom had been praying for God to provide us a way to avoid surgery all together!  Why hadn't I thought of that?!?

About 3 weeks ago, Mom called and asked if she could take Gaby to a massage therapist that she had been seeing with excellent results (another blog for another time).  My husband and I agreed to the therapy, though skeptical that it would produce the miracle results needed to eliminate the need for surgery.  Gaby had 2 different sessions in 2 different weeks, and honestly, I didn't see a difference at all.  Rafa said he thought things were improving.  I figured it was still just wishful thinking.

This week, we went to stay with my Mom, who had been trained in technique while earning continuing education credits many years ago, but had never really used it.  After working with the massage therapist on Gaby a couple of sessions, she was ready to do this herself at home. 

The morning after receiving a treatment with Mom, Gaby's eyes looked more on center.  Upon talking to Gaby we discovered that while she does still have double vision, the images are closer together than they had been.  Mom gave her another treatment that morning.  That afternoon, Gaby tried and was successful at combining the images.  For the first time since before the accident, she was able to see just one of something. Throughout the day, her eye moved back to the "lazy" position, and I began to doubt what I had seen and heard.

Yesterday morning, I noticed  that her left eye was once again much more centered.  I asked her questions about the images and their locations.  A little over a week ago, my 2nd "me" was about 2 1/2 feet to my left.  Now, "I'm" right next to me.  For the first time in almost 10 months, Gaby was able to look at one tv.  That is really important to an 8 year old, apparently.  She said she had been trying and trying to do that. 

So, for now, we have decided to cancel the surgery.  We have another appointment in October with the opthalmologist to see if there are any changes from last month.  I've seen that there are. 

Thank you for all who may have been praying Mom's prayer, for having that kind of faith.  Thank you also who have been praying for a successful surgery.  The most successful surgery is one averted.  Please keep praying that Gaby's left eye continues to improve and has lasting results! 

God has been so good to us!!

For the entire story of Gaby's accident and recovery, click here.