Great news about Mihret’s eyes!

Sometime last year, Mihret’s ophthalmologist noticed what looked like cataracts forming on her eyes. While he was concerned about this development, there wasn’t really anything to be done at the time. He just wanted to keep an eye on them (no pun intended).

He saw her again at the beginning of the school year and her cataracts had grown quite rapidly. She could barely see because of the cataracts. I can’t imagine how frustrating it was for her to go through the first semester of Kindergarten without being able to see much of anything. But she never complained. She just kept plugging away, doing the best she could. This is one determined little girl who absolutely loves school. She wasn’t going to let some silly little thing like almost being blind hold her back.

After two surgeries, implants, eye patches, and countless eyedrops, Mihret has 20/40 vision. If she was of legal age, she could officially drive. And this is the girl who couldn’t even see well enough to do her homework just a few months ago.

That’s pretty exciting stuff.

Even the medical team that’s been working with her post-surgery was excited today. Until this check-up today, I think I had taken the ophthalmology team at Riley Hospital or granted. Yeah, I knew they were good at what they did. But I didn’t realize how invested they were in their patients until I saw the joy on their faces as they talked with me about how amazingly she has progressed. I’m so thankful for their talent and the way they have supported her while she was under their care.

The future’s bright for this little girl. And I’m glad she can finally see it!

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"

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