First things first, we are so blessed! Aimee received a check yesterday from a Komo 4 news viewer for the entire cost of the chair. All of the funds raised through the baby photo contest will be put into Aimee's medical expense account to cover her upcoming costs. We are just so thankful for the active support we have received from all of you. It means so much to us that you care about Aimee and took the time to show it. What a weight has been lifted off of our shoulders!
I've attached both of the news casts below, just in case you haven't had an opportunity to view them yet.
Updates from this week:
Aimee and I had a long visit with Opthalmology on Tuesday. According to this doctor, Aimee has great vision and can see perfectly. The signal input to the vision center in her brain is working fine. He believes that she has a form of CVI (cortical vision impairment) called Sensory Mobility Disconnect. Essentially what this means is that the information is coming in to her brain, but the "signal strength" is so low that the information is not getting to her brain stem. The brain stem would typically send a signal then to the eyes and tell them to follow an object or to look at a person over there, ect. We are going to have a test done in a couple of weeks to see if her brain stem is a part of the issue or if it is just the connection between the two.
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This is wonderful news! :) So happy she can see perfectly! Yay!
ReplyDeleteRosa, I have linked your Support Us section on my blog under Helping Others.