It’s almost time to say goodbye to that perfectly imperfect little smile! Phoebe’s surgery to fix her cleft lip is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13th at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The doctors tell us that the surgery will be about 3 hours long, we’ll stay the night, and then go home the next day. They also said that Phoebe should be able to eat as she always has afterwards (which is pretty amazing!) She’s a pretty stubborn and resilient girl, so we think she’ll bounce back from the procedure fairly quickly.
As far as the financial side of everything goes, we were blessed to find out that we qualify for 100% coverage, which means that anything our insurance doesn’t pay for will be paid for through the hospital’s financial aid program. This is a tremendous blessing and we cannot express enough thanks to all the individuals who donate to hospitals like Seattle Children’s who have made this possible.
We will keep you updated on how the surgery goes when it happens, but in the meantime, if any of our Mormon friends are looking for something to fast for this coming fast Sunday, we’d greatly appreciate you keeping Phoebe in mind! We have faith that her surgery will goes according to plan, but we also believe in the power of fasting and prayer and know that the more people we have petitioning to God for her, the better off she’ll be.
Stay tuned!
