Our Little Girl

Anna had her eye surgery today. She's had these growths that seem like sty's that have grown on both the upper and lower eyelids on her left eye. The lower one has been there for 8 months and the upper for about 6 months. They have taken over and despite many treatments and efforts to get rid of them, nothing has worked. SO, a specialist from Portland, OR looked at her and decided surgery was the only way to handle it. They did a biopsy to see for sure what in the world these things are and then removed the growths this morning. She was a little champ. She's been scared to death for today, but when she got up this morning, she was ready to go. I brought some presents with us to keep her busy. She got her VERY LITTLE gown on and sat on the bed a colored. The doctor and nurses talked to us and made her laugh. When it was time to go, I had to stay behind. She was too excited about the ride on the bed to get sad, so she gave me a kiss and off she went. I was a mess of course. I hate when my kids have to do this stuff. Mostly, I hate being separated from them knowing someone is cutting into them, BUT the surgeon is wonderful and did a great job. Anna woke up very sad and confused. I wrestled her pj's back on her and they let us go after only 20 min. She calmed down after about an hour, ate some food, and has watched cartoons all day. Her best friend, Ade, brought her a present. It was adorable. What sweet little girls. She has a swollen, black eye with stitches on the upper and lower lids, but she hasn't touched it and doesn't complain a bit. Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know that she's doing well.