Sweet Norah Lei
...is scheduled for surgery both tomorrow and Nov 23. Tomorrow she is having tubes placed in both ears. We discovered this past week that she has 40-50% hearing loss. We are prayerful that the tubes will improve that significantly. There is a chance that some of that might be permanent as she has gone so long with her ears being full of fluid. It is a very minimal procedure and we will likely be home before Nate leaves for school!!! Norah is the first case of the day and Lainie, our sweet friend, is the case right after her.
November 23, 2 days before Thanksgiving, Norah (and Lainie) will have her palate surgery - with the intent of closing it up all in one procedure. This is a more invasive surgery, will be quite painful, and will also be an inpatient stay (one night, assuming all goes well). We were really hoping for an October date, but the schedule is full so this was the first available. There is also a small chance that they will bump it out even further as we are going to try an orthodontic device to help shift the two clefts in better alignment. Most kids that have this appliance are less than 12 months old and tolerate it just fine. Our hesitancy is that Norah will want to take it out all the time and thus it won't be effective. We are going to visit with this specialist this week and make a decision from there. Aligning the clefts now, before the palate surgery, makes things a little easier down the road as we look at further procedures when she is 6, 8, 10, 12.
It is a gorgeous day here. I feel like today has been such an encouragement to me. Maybe it was the Pumpkin Spice Latte (first of the season!!) or maybe that Naomi went on the potty all on her own for the first time, but I feel rejuvinated. Joel is gone all day with 4 back to back football games, so the kids and I are headed to a park later on.
Enjoy your Sunday!! Have a blessed week :)
posted by Joel and Lee-Anne at
2:38 PM
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