Vision

Jacob and Joseph both got new eye wear yesterday. Jacob got contacts for the first time. He's been asking for quite and while, so we decided that he was ready to handle the responsibility. He loves how they improve his vision, which is very bad. He is worried about whether or not he will ever get the hang of putting them in and taking them out. I assured him he will.

Joseph has had vision problems that just seemed to not ever be resolved completely. This has led to delays in school and frustration. I hope we finally are on the way to a total solution. A prism was added to his lenses to correct strabismus (turning of the eyes). Joseph's turn inward as he looks at things, worsening, of course, with shorter distance. This causes him to see things, not double, but overlapped vertically. The long story short is that continuity of care and some other misunderstandings have led to a delay in this more aggressive treatment. I am grieved that he is almost eleven and just getting this corrected, but hopefully it will make a big difference this school year and allow him to catch up to grade level.

Need to go. Joshua's loses his wisdom today as his teeth are extracted=) I need to get ahead in my day.