Today, we had to take Libby in to the doctor for her eye. In 2005, she had a serious eye infection- she’d gone to bed with a little red spot on her eyelid and woke up with it swollen shut.

Here’s a portion of a scrapbook page I’d done back then of her experience (doesn’t she look so young? She was 2 1/2).

Well, she had the same experience again- she had a red spot on her eyelid yesterday and this morning it was much worse. I definitely knew it was not just a bug bite reaction, don’t know if that is maternal instinct or Dad speaking to me or what, but it was definitely clear to me.

Our friend Rachel was seeing a doctor in a nearby (30 min away) town for something else, so we thought we’d try to squeeze in at that doctor’s office. They ended up treating Libby- even her antibiotic injection- for FREE. How amazing is that? We were truly touched by that gesture- we’ve never had a doctor give us free treatment before- and it was just such a sweet and thoughtful thing for them to do.

She has the same thing she had in 2005- periorbital cellulitis. We are so thankful we caught it early again this time- it can spread easily and cause meningitis, brain abscess, and other really nasty stuff. Both times we’ve been able to avoid in-patient treatment which is pretty standard for kids who get it. We’re relieved we’ve been able to skip that part!

So, she got a shot of Rocephin (antibiotics) and we have a prescription for Augmentin if we need it. I love that he put Novocaine in her shot- such a nice way to give a shot!

Here’s a pic of Libby today- she’s looking better already tonight!

Today was a very tangible reminder of how loved we are by Dad, and how wonderful it is to have that worldwide network of “family” who will be there for us.

Because this was Libby’s second time having this it was recommended that we see an ENT and have a CT scan to see if she has any abnormalities in her sinus/nasal cavities.  So after we get settled in overseas, we will see what we can do on that end.  If there is an abnormality that can be surgically corrected and prevent this from happening again we’ll have to see if that is a possibility.

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