A blog for Charlie

As many of you know there is much concern about our sons eye. I was told that starting a blog to update family and friends about any developments could be helpful. It is comforting to know people will pray for specific needs as they arise. Many people have questions, and we will be honest about what is happening in our little family. I hope no one will think I am jumping the gun by starting a blog. We have appreciated so much all of the e-mails regarding Charlie. Rather than trying to answer all of them, I thought some people would like to have questions answered by this blog.

For those who have not heard, late Saturday evening I became concerned about the sight in Charlie’s left eye. When we covered up his right eye the left eye was not tracking. A call was made to Dr. Bouma and he so kindly took time out of his weekend to look at Charlie's eye. After an examination I was told that Charlie’s left eye is blind and a mass was causing this lost in vision. Dr. Bouma said that there is a very great concern of cancer. Dr. Bouma was able to set up an appointment for Monday at 12. I would like to publicly thank Willem and Joni for caring for us during those unreal moments. We are blessed that when I was told Charlie most likely has cancer I had someone holding me and bringing my son to the great Physician  . Thank you both so much.

Today we saw another Doctor in Brantford. This doctor also confirmed that Charlie is unable to see out of his left eye. He also saw a mass. Initially he gave us more hopeful news that he thought the likelihood of cancer was 50%. We were also told the wonderful news that Charlies right eye looks perfect, which we are thankful for.  After an ultrasound on his bad eye the doctor was not quite so optimistic about the 50% chance of cancer. The ultrasound seemed to indicate the mass was filling the whole eye and showed there could be calcified spots in the mass.

The doctor told us that if his child had Charlie's condition, he personally would not fight to save the eye. Adrian and I had already talked about this and think if it is safer to simply remove his eye we would be fine with that. He may have been blind in that eye for up to two years and we never noticed anything off about him. He would have a normal life with a prosthetic eye.
We will be called in 48 hours with our next appointment which will be to see a pediatric eye surgeon at Mac.

Our largest concern and fear at this point is the question "has cancer gone into his brain".
We are asking for prayers for this specific concern. We are begging God that this tumour/cancer is contained and has not spread. We ask for your prayers.

We are so thankful that God has given us such supportive family, friends and church family. We are overwhelmed with support, it is such a blessing.

I warn you in advance, this blog thing could become therapeutic for me. So don’t be surprised if, along with updates,  many pictures and songs are posted here. : )

Please pray for our Charlie with us.