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I need Jingles~~ My 5 year old son may have a brain Tumor.~~He's OK!!!! Pictures on page 7

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  • #121
    Aww he's a cutie! Here are the pics ~ http://community.webshots.com/user/lupinxx

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      #122
      Thank you so much!
      The first picture of him in the baseball uniform is the "scary" picture!!!!

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      • #123
        Big sigh of relief! So happy to hear the good news~

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          #124
          Yes, I can say it was the scariest thing I have ever gone through!

          ~We all rise, We all fall....Get up and get over it ~
          ~~AIM-BossMare~~
          ~~If Ponies were people, they\'d all be in Jail~~

          ~We all rise, We all fall....Get up and get over it ~

          ~~AIM-BossMare~~

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          • #125
            I can see why that picture in the baseball uniform raised a BIG red flag for you.

            What a cutie pie he is. Here's hoping for a complete recovery!

            SillyHorse
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            • #126
              BOSS: I am so happy for you both...I have the condition your son has. I too was patched as a child....then I wore coke bottle glasses FOREVER. I also went to some kind of therapy where they had me work in machines and stare at pencils as they moved toward and away from my face......that was done to help straighten the muscle and keep the eye straight. I have essentially no vision in that eye (I can see shapes and color variations)....the patching and therapy etc. did not work for me and they eventually called in quits when I was around 6years old (29 years ago!) I have had surgery 3x to straighten the eye (puberty knocked it "loose" again and then it went "lazy" again one more time when I was about 19... but nothing was ever able to be done about restoring the connection between my brain and my left eye as far as my vision. If anything ever developed I would JUMP at a chance to get it fixed so I would know what it is like to see what other people see. I have always "seen" this way so I do not know any different...but I am fine....I drive, I have depth perception etc. So, your boy will be fine no matter what develops from his patching! Good luck! Again, I am so relieved for you both!
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              • #127
                This is wonderful news, BOSS Mare!

                I'm so happy and relieved for you and your family! And your son is absolutely adorable, BTW.

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                • #128
                  Thank goodness he is okay! What a bright looking beautiful little boy! I'm a bit late for the jingles but I will jingle anyway!

                  So glad all is well! Phew!

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                  • #129
                    Great news! Good thing you picked up on that and got medical attention... amblyopia is hard to catch sometimes. I had it when I was 5 and had to wear a patch over my good eye, too. Thankfully my mom saw my bad eye was doing some funky things and hauled me into the eye doc's office, or else I would have been in lots of trouble.

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                    • #130
                      Thats such wonderful news!!! Like Castlegate, I too have stabismus, or a lazy eye. I can see colors,but no shapes etc in my right eye, so I only wear a contact in my left. It really has never slowed me down at all. I remember as a kid I used to wonder why binochuliars had 2 lenses. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the right one was used for - I thought everyone was blind in their right eye! I too wore the patches, but it didn't restore any sight. My eye still wanders, so every couple of years I get the strabismus surgery to keep it from turning in so much. I think I've had 5 so far - I'm 27 now, and I've also had 3 other eye surgeries to repair my retina's - the right one totally detached and shredded, and the left one has torn twice. Anyway, not saying all this to scar you, just want you to know that he'll be ok - but being his Mom, I bet you already knew that one. The hardest thing for me wasn't being blind in one eye, or all theteasing in school, its that I have no depth perception, and can't drive (I have my DL but I had to cheat to get it) Anyway, kudos for you for being such a perceptive Mom - he sure is a cutie :-)

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                      • #131
                        Thank You Jesus and St. Jude.........Amen!!!

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                        • #132
                          <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Irish Ei's:
                          Thank You Jesus and St. Jude.........Amen!!!

                          " Desperately seeking Full-Cheek Copper Roller, size 5 1/2 or 5 3/4 !!! "<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                          What Irish Ei's said! And do those pictures melt your heart or WHAT?!!!! !

                          BOSS, after this week I think I should share my Mom's Motto and My Horseowner's Motto:

                          "Dull is indeed GOOD"

                          another hug, love,
                          Prayers Continue,
                          June

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                          \"The world\'s greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos\"

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                          • #133
                            Awe..he's a cutie. I'm glad that he will be ok!


                            Heather

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                              #134
                              Thanks so much guys!
                              I am pretty proud of him myself! He is an angel!
                              Wish you guys could meet him. One day maybe!

                              ~We all rise, We all fall....Get up and get over it ~
                              ~~AIM-BossMare~~
                              ~~If Ponies were people, they\'d all be in Jail~~

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                              • #135
                                What a cutie!

                                Yeah, I think that first picture would have made me want to take a second look. So glad it turned out the way it did.

                                Just a note: Amblyopia is the correct term for "lazy eye" or when the vision in one eye does not develop properly.

                                Strabismus refers to the muscular imbalance where the eyes do not work together the way they are supposed to.

                                My daughter had strabismus but not amblyopia, meaning that the vision in each eye was OK, but the eyes did not work together. She was crosseyed just like a little planaria worm. She was totally exstatic when she found out she was going to have surgery because she was sick and tired of the other kids saying things about her crossed eyes. Now she has 20/20 vision.

                                The important part of all this, of course, it that it sounds like you have caught this problem in time so it can be remedied with good results.

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                                  #136
                                  That is true.
                                  I am so happy to catch it in time. I think kids are mean and I want to do whatever possible to protect him from the cruelness. And that is why I am happy that his patch does not have to be worn at school. He actually gets teased enough for his glasses and (can you believe in Kindergarden?????) he get's some teasing about his skin color (how tragic is that). BUT if the Dr. says he has to wear it at school, than he is going to have to do it with his head held high. His father tells him that we have to fix it because you can't play in the NFL with one eye...Of Course I tell him that it would make it harder for him to see the distance to a jump . I have read to him some of the things that you guys have written and I must tell you that he now thinks he is super cool and everyone loves him Of COurse I tell him that is true
                                  Thanks again for the support and the information. Makes me feel good that I wasn't alone.

                                  ~We all rise, We all fall....Get up and get over it ~
                                  ~~AIM-BossMare~~
                                  ~~If Ponies were people, they\'d all be in Jail~~

                                  ~We all rise, We all fall....Get up and get over it ~

                                  ~~AIM-BossMare~~

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                                  • #137
                                    You bet he's Super Cool! Just like his Mom
                                    love and
                                    Prayers Continue,
                                    June

                                    "The world's greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos"
                                    \"The world\'s greatest achievements often happen on the edge of chaos\"

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                                    • #138
                                      I am so happy for you Boss Mare. I can only imagine what you were going through.

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                                      • #139
                                        That's great news Boss! And your son is sooooo cute!

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                                        • #140
                                          First of all, whew! Thank goodness it wasn't bad news!!!

                                          Second of all - make him wear the patch!!!! My parents "felt sorry" for me and didn't make me wear it as a child - I now have double vision often and tons of migranes. And when I'm tired, one eye rolls up and I look really silly!! Of course this always seems to happen in photos!!!

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