Christmas Came Early

Just yesterday Willow had her latest, and hopefully last, examination of the year from the surgeons that performed her palate and ear surgeries a couple of months ago. We're thrilled and relieved to report that everything appears to be A - O. K. The "fistula" (small opening) in the roof of her mouth (which the surgeon basically said wasn't a fistula after all but rather something else... whatever) did end up healing on its own, for which we give great thanks and praise to our Lord for. Furthermore, her ears and hearing also appear to be in good shape. So for now, Willow really cannot have any foods for the next ten months or so that could sharply puncture her mouth-roof lining since it will take about a year to really firm up. We've also had her checked out with some speech therapists and they all feel she doesn't need or qualify for speech therapy at this stage of her development. We will have to revisit this in about a year.

So, we can enter into the Christmas season having received all of our most desired gifts already. In fact, we need or wish for nothing else. Christmas is complete and now we can just bask in the comfort of knowing that everything's progressing as hoped. We know and understand that these types of outcomes are never promised.

Thank you for your countless prayers for, and continually prompting into, Willow's condition. We know that God does move through the mysterious means of grace in prayer, which causes us to want to pray with great faith all the more.

Gratefully in Jesus,

Tom (& Victoria)