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richfed
Sachem
USA
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 Posted - October 26 2003 : 10:47:50 AM
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Ariel after unsuccessful surgery to place "eyes" into the sockets.
Upsetting, I know. But, this is why she's our Gathering "mascot."
Please help! Contact: Jayne!
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
USA
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November 27 2002
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Posted - October 27 2003 : 08:25:06 AM
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Oh... what a dear little one! How pretty she is!
Does anyone know... why was the surgery unsuccessful? What happened? |
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richfed
Sachem
USA
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Posted - October 27 2003 : 1:38:02 PM
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| Due to old age creeping in - not to mention failing memory - [this is ME I'm talking about, not little Ariel!!!] - I cannot remember for certain. I know her Dad, Garnett, told me in an E-mail a while back. Seems to me, best I can recollect, they just wouldn't hold - popped out! Maybe the sockets were cracked? ... Oh, Jayne? Do you remember?!? |
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Jayne
Overseer of Ariel's Auction
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May 23 2002
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Posted - October 29 2003 : 8:01:23 PM
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Rich,
If this picture was from the surgery this past summer, the explanation from her dad follows:
"Ariel's eye Dr. started with the tissue expanders on June 10th. These things start out really small and then with moisture they grow to a good sized marble. With the first surgery they had sewn her eyelids closed for the expanders to do the maximum. Things were going so well until one of the stitches tore through her eyelid. So when they did the second step on June 24th they did not sew the eyelids closed to give the torn one time to heal. Therefore the left one fell out before we left the hospital and the right one fell out at home when she had a nap. On the Friday that week Ariel's occultist tried to put in hard conformers( like spacers) but they kept popping out too. We are waiting for another surgery date to continue."
Jayne
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
USA
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November 27 2002
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Posted - October 30 2003 : 08:12:34 AM
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OK... I understand now. Thanks, Jayne. I hope that the next surgery will be successful.
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Kaylynn44
Mohicanite
USA
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Posted - November 22 2003 : 11:14:59 PM
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Poor Baby!!! I am so sorry that the first operation wasn't successful, but I will be praying that the next surgery is successful!!!
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Kay |
~ An Infinite Zephyr~
Some things never end
As long as goodness exists
Winds shall always soothe
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LittleOne
Pathfinder
Canada
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Posted - April 24 2004 : 1:48:32 PM
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| oh poor baby! I hope she isn't in pain! God bless her! oh the poor little thing..I see how lucky i am when i look at her. I pray that she isn't in pain the whole precidure makes it sound so! |
 ~Sincerely yours, the littleOne "Tetanktitit" |
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