Celebration Story From Dick and Sue Richards

I just have to tell this because it is so awesome and a real celebration. As many people know, we raise our granddaughter Alyssa. She is legally blind. When she was first born we took her to Grand Rapids Ophthalmologist to see a pediatric ophthalmologist. She told us that Alyssa was blind and would never be able to drive, read, etc. A good friend of ours is a firefighter for the City of Walker. He contacted a friend who is an eye surgeon in New York and a surgeon at Will's Eye Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was told that we should take Alyssa to Dr. Peters on Cascade Road where she would receive the same treatment that would be given at Will's Eye Institute. We have been going there for 5 years now. Dr. Peters told us that Alyssa does have some vision but what she has is limited. He doubted she would ever be able to drive. Through out this all, Rich has been laying hands on Alyssa periodically and praying with her, along with others from the church. A couple of weeks ago we took her to Dr. Peters for a checkup and he was amazed with how well she was doing. He said that she may someday even be able to drive! You can imagine how happy we were to think that this little baby that one doctor said would never be able to read or drive has come this far! This definitely is a God thing. God does work miracles and she is our little miracle girl. We are so thankful that God has given her to us. We are asking everyone to pray for her as we keep moving forward. This is a big step for all of us. Thank you!