Kyleigh's Eye Update

Today was the last appointment at Duke for this week. We saw the eye doctor. Dr. Freedman was pleased to tell me that her corneas appeared clearer and her pressure was remaining at a normal level in both eyes. She agreed that Kyleigh had outgrown her frames and needed new glasses. She also changed her prescription to a lower strength indicating that her eyes are improving. Of course the right eye has a greater prescription strength need because it is the weaker of the two eyes for Kyleigh. After the appointment I took the Rx to the Optical shop to have her new frames ordered. Because the Rx was being changed we needed to re-order her glasses completely and it gave us the choice of 2 different frames. However, the price of both were the same- over $200 a pair and there is no telling how long they will last her considering the last pair was less than 6 months of wearing time. The optician suggested I speak with the doctor's office to see if they could set me up on a payment plan or help us somehow with the expense because insurance will not cover the cost. As it turns out we were extremely blessed today by Dr. Freedman and her office. The Duke Peds has sponsored Kyleigh for one pair of glasses for free!!!!! Yes, completely FREE!!!! We went seeking help with payments and we got a gift that was overabundant. My eyes filled with tears with the love shown to our baby girl. I can't begin to express my gratitude to Dr. Freedman for looking out for the best for my baby. Such a caring and wonderful doctor and office. So blessed!!

We will go back in 6-8 weeks for a check-up and until then we can expect her glasses to arrive in the UPS within the next 2 weeks.