Sixth Nerve Palsy-Update

Just to update you, my now 20 month old son has a sixth nerve palsy in his left eye meaning it won't turn left past the mid line (in his case).  It was sudden onset at his one year old birthday party and came and went two times (once when he was sick, but second when he was healthy) yet it has been abnormal for the past six months.  The eye specialist has determined him to be in a league of his own and the cause is unknown as a MRI, CT scan and blood work showed no negative results.  It hasn't affected him in any way that we have noticed...not dizziness, no headaches or balance issues.  We have been diligently praying for his healing and God has given us peace in the meantime. 

This is a picture of Zane if you were to try to get him to look left (late September).

Two weeks ago, after battling a cold for five days I took him to the doctor and it turned out he had developed walking pneumonia.  He was put on antibiotics and breathing treatments.  Two days into the five day dosage he woke up from his morning nap and I thought I saw him look left!  I was in disbelief so I grabbed my phone and had to take a picture.  Praise the Lord! Zane looked left.  I felt like I could shout it from the rooftop and in fact I did text everyone I knew this picture of Zane looking left (late November).

I emailed this picture to Zane's eye specialist and he was very pleased.  Mostly I was thrilled that he responded to my email in 30 minutes! Anyways, he said that the antibiotics would not have affected the nerve in that short amount of time so the cure is also unknown.  Well, unknown to most but to us it is a result of faithful prayer and God's grace. 

Whether his eye is abnormal or normal this little guy has a grip on my heart!

A few things you should know about Zane:

His voice is really loud!

His response to almost any question is "Alright" (pronounced LOUD and SLOW)

He likes to tackle his sister.

He is a mama's boy and loves to be held at inconvenient times.

He is a big boy and loves to be independent at inconvenient times.

 

He has a follow up eye appointment in December where they will be dilating his eyes and checking vision.  So far, his vision is still good and no need for glasses.  I will let you know if there is any new information to share at that time.

Thanks for checking in!