Its been a while since I have written anything about Joseph, but the time has come for another big appointment. Joseph is meeting with a pediatric opthamologist on Monday. Doctors have said due to his complications at birth that his sight may not be good. They believe he may have a disorder called Cortical Visual Impairment or CVI. This is a neurological visual disorder. If diagnosed with this it will mean that Joseph could be concidered legally blind. They have described it to me in this way. "His eyes work. They function as they should. But due to the damage to his brain the picture that gets processed from his eyes and brain may not be seen clearly or at all. It can be like a light switch being turned on and off, he can see...then he cant...he can see...then he cant. "If diagnosed 100% with this disorder, the condition is concidered permanent but has been known to improve some over time. I will tell you that I do believe Joseph has this disorder. My asking for prayers is in hope that it is a mild form of CVI with the possibility to improve over time. Joseph is such a trooper. He smiles ear to ear that reacts through his whole body. If diagnosed, it will be sad, but will not bring him down. He is truely a sweet spirit and I am SOOOOO grateful that Heavenly Father has trusted me to be his Mommy. Now that I have had months to get to know him, I know that he and I were meant to be. He is supposed to be here with our family and is truely a blessed addition to our home. I pray each of you eventually gets the opportunity to meet him. Thank you again in advance for your countless prayers. Once I have more information I will post an update from the appointment.








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Well that one worked so let me try again. We have your little man in our prayers every night and will continue to do so. I know what a huge blessing he is to you. It is amazing to me just to see him in pictures I can tell he has an awesome little spirit. I can't wait to meet him one day.
I LOVE love love that little boy...seriously. I love ALL your kids but I just hold a special place in my heart for Joseph.
He makes me happy every time I am around him. THAT is really saying something.
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