Thankful Thursday #9

January 23rd, 2008 Melanie Posted in Thankful Thursday | 34 Comments »

If you’ve been reading my blog for a little while then you know about the problems Hailey has been having with her eyes.  If you don’t know and you have an extra minute you can read about it here and here.  If you don’t have an extra minute- to make a long story short- she does an unusual eye rolling thing.  Her doctors have so far kind of brushed off my concerns.  Well, last weekend I was able to get her rolling her eyes on video.  I am so thankful I was finally able to get it on video so that the doctor could see what Hailey is doing.

I brought it to her doctors office on Monday.  On Tuesday I talked to the doctors office and the doctor had sent the video to a pediatric neurologist for him to look at.  I am very thankful that a neurologist will be looking at the video.  While I think pediatricians are wonderful people they are not brain specialists.  The doctors office told me to give the neurologist a few days to look at the video, then he will call the pediatrician back and tell her what he thinks.  And, then the pediatrician will call us to let us know what the next step will be.  So, after months of worrying and feeling like my concerns were not important to the doctors, I feel like we are finally getting somewhere and I am so thankful for that.

I’ve also gotten a lot of emails and comments from you all about this situation and I am so thankful for that as well.  It means a lot to me to know how many of you care about little ol’ me and what is going on in my life.  Most of all, I appreciate your prayers. 

I will keep posting updates as soon as I know more.

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34 comments on “Thankful Thursday #9”

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2. Denise on January 23, 2008 at 9:35 pm said:

   I am so thankful to read this news. I will continue to pray, love you.
3. Pam on January 23, 2008 at 9:42 pm said:

   I’m so thankful to read this! I am glad that you are getting somewhere with all this! Good mommy for pushing on and making them listen to you- better to be sure! I’ll be praying and thinking of you all!
4. Lara on January 23, 2008 at 10:14 pm said:

   I’m glad to hear that your daughter is getting the attention she needs! I hope it just turns out to be something she will grow out of –! Keep us all posted!
5. Iris on January 23, 2008 at 10:24 pm said:

   Melanie – I hope that all will be okay with Hailey as you are waiting to hear back from the doctor. I am glad that you were able to capture it on video.

   Thank you so much for sharing your grateful heart with us this week.

   Be blessed today and always.
6. kreativemix on January 23, 2008 at 10:28 pm said:

   i’m so happy that you guys are making progress on this and that the doctors are finally taking you seriously.
7. MamaGeek on January 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm said:

   You’re absolutely right. The evidence is in the right hands and I’ll keep sweet little Hailey in my thoughts and prayers friend.
8. Lynn on January 23, 2008 at 10:50 pm said:

   Melanie,

   It is a giant relief to finally have someone believe you. I know how you feel. Praying the Lord watches over you and your daughter in the weeks ahead. Love and hugs, Lynn
9. Susanne on January 23, 2008 at 11:25 pm said:

   Just wanted to let you know that I will be praying for you and your precious little Hailey. Take care, and let us know what you find out…
   Hugs,
   Susanne
10. Trina @ Daddy's Chicks on January 24, 2008 at 7:15 am said:

    Just added your sweet little girl to my daily prayers.

    HUGS,
    Trina
11. jennifer on January 24, 2008 at 8:26 am said:

    You and your daughter are in my prayers. Please keep us updated.
12. La Bellina Mammina on January 24, 2008 at 9:24 am said:

    Amen! Your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
13. Nise' on January 24, 2008 at 9:28 am said:

    Thankful for the technology that has allowed you to do get video to the doctors!
14. Mary on January 24, 2008 at 9:34 am said:

    Praying for a great report. Thanks for sharing. Blessings!
15. Susan on January 24, 2008 at 9:54 am said:

    Happy TT to you…

    I’m so glad you finally got to a neurologist and were able to record your daughter’s eye movements.

    Now,it was my persistence also that lead to a discovery of my son’s brain tumor. OK, don’t want to scare you. But you really have to be your child’s ADVOCATE!!

    No one knows her better then you mom.

    I’ll be praying for some answers…soon.

    Let me know if you would like to talk.
16. genny on January 24, 2008 at 12:01 pm said:

    Thanks for sharing your entry this week. Happy TT!
17. liza on January 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm said:

    I’m glad to hear that finally the doctors are paying attention to Hailey’s eye rolling thing. I hope it’s really nothing to be worried about.

    By the way I have a tag for you http://mlizcochico.blogspot.com/2008/01/abcde-link.html, hope you’re up to it

    Cheers!
18. Heather on January 24, 2008 at 2:11 pm said:

    Hopefully the waiting time won’t be to long or too hard on you!
19. Grams on January 24, 2008 at 3:42 pm said:

    I am so glad things are working out and you will know what is going on. I hope they let you all know real soon.
    My arm is feeling better today and I did a new post and I am going to a few blogs and can leave comments again!! I missed everyone so much!! Love and Hugs Grams
20. Girlymom on January 24, 2008 at 3:48 pm said:

    Hope everything turns out ok. It’s so hard to explain to others sometimes what that mother instinct is telling us. Stick with it.
21. Leeann on January 24, 2008 at 4:21 pm said:

    I’m so glad you finally got it. I’m interested to see what the doc’s have to say.
22. JennieBoo on January 24, 2008 at 5:24 pm said:

    I’m so sorry to hear about my sweet Hailey. I am praying for you all!

    Your family means so much to me, I hope it works out okay.

    Oh, by the way, I’m back….(Joy!)
23. Karen on January 24, 2008 at 6:08 pm said:

    Thanks for your comment on my Thankful Thursdays post. I also thank you for praying for me and our baby. Since you are new to my blog, you can go to my homeschool blog to find out about my pregnancy. Here’s the link to my homeschool blog:

    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/salt

    In the Categories section, you can click on “Pregnancy Updates.” To read about my pregnancy history in order to understand why the midwives/dr. are monitoring so closely, you can check out the link below to read my testimony:

    http://www.deeperimpactministries.org/aboutthisministry.org

    Also, if you don’t mind, please check out my sticky post on my homeschool blog to read about the idea I had and how you can help.

    Thanks again for your prayers!
    Karen
    www.homesteadblogger.com/tagblog
    www.homeschoolblogger.com/salt
24. Sharon on January 24, 2008 at 7:02 pm said:

    I am so glad that it is working out this way. God is good!
    I will continue to pray for the wisdom of the doctors.
25. zamejias on January 24, 2008 at 8:41 pm said:

    I hope she gets cleared. Praying for her. I miss TT yesterday as I was out whole day.
26. Karen H. on January 24, 2008 at 9:29 pm said:

    Good Evening Melanie,
    “THANK YOU” for stoppinby by. I enjoyed reading your THANKFUL THURSDAY. I do hope and pray that you will find out what is wrong with Hailey’s eyes. I will sure be praying for and you as well. We all have so much to be THANKFUL for each and every day. Each morning when we wake up, we should be THANKFUL. We had some more of my Homemade Soup for supper tonight. It is down to 21 degrees right now. It’s going down in the teens tonight. I had alot to post about today and I do for tomorrow as well. I am having to wait to post about some more things becaue I think I have enough for tomorrow as well. LOL. Will I ever get caught up? Take care my friend and have a great evening. May God Bless You and Yours.

    Hugs,
    Karen H.
27. ellen b on January 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm said:

    I pray that the neurologist will give you the assurance you need to know that your worries can be answered. Praying for a load of peace and trust for you…
28. Twinkle Mom on January 25, 2008 at 12:05 am said:

    What great news and will be praying for you and Hailey!!

    Thank you for this wonderful post!
29. poor man's nicole richie on January 25, 2008 at 7:14 am said:

    is it nystagmus? i hope the diagnosis will come out early and hope that she will get well soon. Just hang in there. God is with you.
30. Rhonda on January 25, 2008 at 1:28 pm said:

    Yippee! The video made it to the specialists! That’s gr8 – congrats. Now, nothing but lots of faith from you m’dear Happy Friday.
31. Rhonda on January 25, 2008 at 1:29 pm said:

    Yippee! The video made it to the specialists! That’s gr8 – congrats. Now, nothing but lots of faith from you m’dear Happy Friday.

    p.s. I did the meme too. I got the same meme from MamaPJ, so thought I’d better hurry up and do it! (I have another one for Monday though… *wink*)
32. my4kids on January 27, 2008 at 6:50 pm said:

    I was so glad to read that the other day that you got it on tape. And happy to hear they are having a neuro see it. I know that feeling of no one listening or taking you seriously. Even if it is nothing your mommy brain won’t give up until you know that for sure from someone with the best knowledge. Good luck and I hope they get back soon and tell you she is fine.
33. Memoirs of a Mommy on January 28, 2008 at 9:08 pm said:

    I am SO glad that you were able to get a specialist to look into it. PLEASE let us know what they say!

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