HOPE!!!!

We had some great news tonight. We are not out of the woods yet, but we had a glimmer of hope. Lila had her MRI today and after some long and agonizing hours we found out that things are looking better than they thought. Her optic nerve is much smaller than normal but it is functional. We talked to her ophthalmologist and she is going to have the cataract surgery this Friday with another one to follow in a week. Then she will just have to wear hard contacts before the next round of surgeries. So then it's just a waiting game.... I think my test in this life is to learn patience.
The doctors did find something to be a little concerned about. Lila is missing a part of her brain called the corpus callosum . It connects the left and right hemispheres together, but apparently there are plenty of people missing this part of the brain and you would never know, they would never know. They lead completely normal lives.
It was so great to get the news. Usually you have to wait for results (something that would have killed me!) but the radiologist reading the results was a friend of my dads. When I heard his name I called my dad who came down and read the results with the doctor. It was so sweet and special to get the great news from my dad. It was a wonderful moment, we were all bawling.
What a miracle! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU! Thank you to all of you who fasted and prayed for Lila. I believe in miracles and I believe that we had one tonight. Quinn and I were truly touched by the outpouring of love from everyone. We figured that over a hundred people fasted and prayed for Lila on Sunday. How can I ever thank you all enough! We feel so so blessed to have you all in our lives. I am so overwhelmed tonight. Thank you all so much. Please continue your prayers for Lila for the round of surgeries coming up. We know that Heavenly Father is listening to us and to all of your sweet prayers. THANK YOU!!