We just got home from the hospital. Evie, for those who don't know, was born with a port wine stain birth mark on her face that we have been getting laser treatments in the hopes that it will fade and be unnoticable. This morning was such a laser treatment. This morning we had to wait quite a while because the attending anethesiologist was busy doing another case before he could come and do Evie's case. While we were waiting, another family came in. They had a really cute little boy that had a port wine stain on his face, but he has more bad effects of the condition than Evie does. When I was talking to the boy's mother, I really started to see how lucky we are that Evie's birth mark, while red and covers her face, does not effect her development or her eyesight. The little boy's sister was the same age as Evie and the two little girls sat and played until the anethesiologist came in. It was very cute. When it was time to take Evie back, she just took hold of the nurse's hand and led the way to the OR. She didn't seem to worry about the fact that she had left Mamma and Daddy behind. When she woke up, she was very calm and didn't cry. She hasn't cried after a treatment for a long time.
She really is a very brave girl. I think that part of it is that she is just naturally brave and strong, and part of it is that she has a lot of faith. Before each laser treatment, Nathan gives her a priesthood blessing- and by golly, it really helps. It really is amazing to see the amount of faith that this little girl has that her Heavenly Father will help her through her troubles. Her birth mark is fading really well...we have a lot of treatments left, I think, but there is already a significant difference in her birth mark. I am grateful for that.
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