Appointments

Over the past two days, we've made our way to the dentist, eye doctor and pediatrician, and with the exception of needing glasses for reading, and the fist-sized squishy mass on the back of his head, Nawroz is in remarkably good shape. And squishy mass is the doctor's term, not mine - but it is completely accurate. The 4 cm x 5 cm tumor which protrudes from the right side of the back of his head has been growing there since he was born, and it is squishy and feels something like a fluid filled sac. In another country it might have been caught at perhaps 6 months of age and removed, but due to the lack of medical care where he lives in Afghanistan that simply is not possible. So we will be scheduled for an appointment to have a CT scan with contrast so that the doctors can determine exactly how the tumor is organized, how it is "fed" and how we can possibly remove or drain it. It appears to be just under the skin, and since he's developed as an otherwise normal boy for the past 12 years, we are hopeful there is no brain involvement. I'm trying to stay in the moment of the here in now and not get my hopes up too high that it will be as easy to remove as the pediatrician seems to think it could be. But I just can't help and think about how happy Nawroz's parents will be if we are able to remove that mass. And how really happy he will be too. For now I will be patient and pray for my miracle while we wait for the scan and results, and I'll continue to soak up every single moment of this most incredible time.

Peace,
Meg