Being told by Doctors that they didn’t know if Lauren would see, or the extent of her vision was really painful. In a very different way to Cystic Fibrosis. We were already living with CF and getting the hang of her meds and routines. It wasn’t wonderful but we got on with it. No matter my feeling, I got on with it because that’s what Lauren needed. And that was my job.

How do I do this with visual problems. Well, I soon got on with it and bought some bright bold contrasted books and would do some eye training exercises. But if there were going to be issues, I genuinely knew I could do nothing about it. It was hard and my Faith was being tried. We decided that we would Fast and Pray and ask family to do the same, and at the end of the month of May we would ask for Lauren to have a blessing from the Bishop and we would go from there. Our plea was simple, that Lauren would see, that she would be able to enjoy the beauties of this world; all the while knowing what would be would be. If there was reason for her to be blind or severly visually impaired we knew that was a challenge we would have to deal with. But out of all the problems before us, this was one that I so desperately did not want to have to live with.

Lauren was given a blessing, and in the blessing she was told that according to the faith of those around her she would receive miracles in her life. She wasn’t told she would see. That was a little shock for me. But I knew she couldsee if we just believed. From then on we carried on life as if she could see. Her eyes went from strength to strength.

She has visual problems. She has Occular Motor Apraxia. She is registered partially sighted due to her condition. But my little Lauren does not miss a trick! She goes incredibly cutely bogeyed when she’s tired, which makes me love her more. But Lauren see’s colours and people and nature and loves it all.

Some things seem to be sent to try our faith because we have to endure them, others seem to be test whether we still believe regardless of our problems. I’m very thankful to a God I believe is there and for the miracles I have witnessed since Lauren came into our lives. Some too precious to utter to others, but real none the less. Our family has been blessed by having Lauren with us and we are trying to keep positive and have a happy outlook on life. I mean-who couldn’t with this smile in our lives daily!!??!! xxx