When Derek was 4 he got hit in the head with a baseball. We were very concerned because of his hemophilia. It hit him on his left side of his head. We did not know what the ramifications of this would be. We did not know if he would have internal bleeding in his head. He never bruised up anywhere outwardly but the concern was still there.
A little after that he started complaining about his eyesight and we noticed that his left eye was becoming lazy especially when he was tired. We decided to take him to the optometrist who told us that he was legally blind in his left eye. His right eye was fine actually better than fine. The optometrist said that he had a form of ambliopia. We were crushed. The only option for us was prayer and to patch his good eye for a couple hours a day to try and strengthen his bad eye. We did the patch for 2 years and his eye did get a little better but he was still legally blind in that eye. He had went from 20/2400 to 20/2200. Perfect eyes are 20/20. He was still were he had to wear a very farsighted prescription. Over the passed couple years we have prayed for him, anointed him, and I know a lot of the brethren have prayed for his condition.
February of this year I took him for his yearly check-up for his eyes. His eye had gotten a little better and the optometrist had no explanation for it. Then just last week Derek told us that he could see better without his glass'. I took him for an eye exam and his eye has gotten progressively better. The optometrist was in awe. He said he had never seen someone with Derek's eye problem get better on it's own. I told him that we had done a lot of praying. He said that it must be working because he has no other explanation.
Derek is still a little farsighted but he has went from 20/2400 (legally blind) to 20/50. We consider this a miracle and a blessing. We will continue to pray that God will have mercy on our son. This has been very uplifting for Kevin and I. It is good for our children to see the miracles God can do for his people big or small.
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What a beautiful testimony. It is so good to see the little ones finding the power of God. He is all controlling.
That is a wonderful thing. I told the girls about it before bed so that they could hear about the lords blessings too. Love ya, kris
Wow!! What a beautiful story Michelle!! I am so amazed, all the time, of not only what God can do, but WHAT He does. That is a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing!
God is so good to his people. And Dereck is a wonderful little boy. I remember being there when he was wearing the eye patch. He is a brave little boy who has been such a wonderful example to so many. Love ya!
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