Tulsa-Left eye surgery completed
The surgery went well today. Dr. Romano (in black jacket in the group picture below) was able to take out Yakelin’s old lens and put a new one in the anterior chamber of her eye. He also did a procedure to help her from developing elevated pressure in her eye. The day couldn’t have gone smoother!
Dr. Kolker was able to scrub in and watch the surgery. I was able to be with Yakelin in the pre-op and recovery rooms and helped with bilingual communication. Yakelin was very brave before the surgery. She is prone to getting nervous, so I feel her calmness was an answer to prayer and evidence of God’s intervention. The staff at the eye surgery center seemed especially interested in Yakelin’s case and folks from the Kirk Church had opportunities to share a bit of Yakelin’s story with them and to give testimony of how God had opened many doors for her to make it this far.
Yakelin spent the majority of the day sleeping. Earlier today, Dr. Kolker and I went to the gym and his wife, Nancy, stayed with Yakelin. It was great to get a cardio workout in, especially since there is freezing rain and sleet and more to come all around Tulsa. Tomorrow the weathermen suspect we will get 6 inches of snow! Even though it may mean we get “snowed” in, I sure hope it snows…I would love to see Yakelin’s face the first time she sees it!
