Cardiology report

We went to Joplin today to see our cardiologist. Well we got really good news. It doesn't look like we are going to have to have any more surgeries until toddler hood at the earliest and maybe not even then. It all depends on how her homograft does. (that is the piece they put in her heart that will need replaced several times in her life). So anyways nothing has changed with her heart. This is good news, we don't want things to get worse. Since she is growing and doing so well, she is just basically growing into her heart. She compensates for her leaky valve so much better now. In fact the Dr. today mentioned maybe being off the vent and having the trach out in the around a year. I think that is a really optimistic statement, but you know me I love optimism!!! He also wanted Matt and I to know that the vent and the feeding tube are not what is making Isabella better. She is better because the feeding tube and the vent have given her a chance to grow and get better on her own. He did not need to increase her meds and he said since she is growing and not needing to be increased, that means she is basically weaning herself off her meds. He said we would start weaning more meds once she comes off the vent. So this is all really great wonderful things. So far the new year is looking really good and promising. Miracles, Miracles, Miracles!!! We are seeing them everyday. Also I want to share one last tid bit about today. As you all know Isabella touches many lives and I think she has touched her Cardiologist. He as known Isabella since she was 2 weeks old and has seen her go through some pretty tough stuff. Well he knew she was supposed to be blind and since he has not seen her since September, he assumed she was still considered blind. So today when he came in to do her echo, he said "Hi Isabella" she then turned to him and looked at him. You should have seen his face. He said "She can see!!" And I was like YEA!! You could tell he was really excited for her. So we are released from seeing cardiology until March 11th. We also go to fit Isabella for a wheelchair that day. So exciting new changes we are seeing!!! All I can say is thank you Lord so much for what you have given me and my family. For we would have NEVER survived without you!!