Another Miracle

Last Monday morning, Jay started his normal morning routine when he was suddenly shocked to learn his contact had a BIG crack in it. Now those of you that know Jay and the story behind these contacts, there was a “slight” panic.



Once the panic wore off a little, he remembered he had a backup lens that didn’t fit great but it would work for the time being. We were then discussing ways to send Jay on an emergency trip to Texas to replace his lens. We knew that this trip was coming soon, but we were thinking we could hold off at least another 6 months or so with the whole baby thing in all.

Just to catch you up for those who don’t know. In 2005 Jay was diagnosed with keratoconus in both eyes and on top of having the disease, it was severally progressive. There were glasses, contacts, more contacts, surgeries, unsuccessful transplant attempt and then God, Brenda and Dr G. stepped in. I will save that story for a different day.

With the panic of think about a trip to Texas and new contacts; God would STOP us yet again in our tracks!!!

I emailed Dr. G in Texas to find out what we can do. With his quick response, he told us to find a doctor to do a color topography scan of Jay’s eye, send it to him and he will check for any significant changes. If there were no changes, he would just send us a new lens and we would be on our way. $250 is much more manageable than $2500. But if there were changes, he would have to see Jay in Texas again. Then the reminder, Jay’s disease is severally progressive so don’t be surprised if there are changes.

On Thursday, Jay was able to get his eye scanned for $65.00. We just had to pay for the scan (excitement)! Then our amazing, wonderful school secretary Nicole was gracious enough to scan the color paper for us, so we would be able to email it instead of mailing it. This was exciting because now we will not have to wait days, only hours.

Within a couple of hours we received the email……
From Dr. G. – “Jay, it does not appear that anything has changed.”

HUGE sigh of relief, there will be not trip to Texas and now we just pay for the contact and he will ship it. Then I continue reading the email…..do my eyes deceive me???

“If anything, the topography looks slightly flatter.”

What does that mean, Jay’s eye is in the shape of a cone, it is not suppose to be getting flatter. That is the COMPLETE opposite of what all the doctors have told us. We were told it would NEVER get flat again, that doesn’t happen.

Well low and behold WORLD (and Laura), God likes to answer prayers!!! For some reason, God likes to shock me with miracles.

Now, just for understand, this does not mean that Jay’s eyes are normal again. He still GREATLY needs the contacts to see anything, but what I do believe is that the “disease” is NO longer severally progressive. There will be NO bursting corneas and blindness in our future.

Thank you to all the people that have prayed for this!!!!!

Now we patiently wait (by the mail box) for the new contact.