That Start Of It.

Arriving in Hawaii, we were greeted by the beautiful 80 degree weather, sun, and a dear friend who helped us get settled in. We made our way to get some coffee, to check in to Tripler Army Medical Center (let them know we arrived safely, and filled out all of our paperwork), and then final stop was to check into our lodging. It was a super long day, with little to none sleep on the plane... but we did manage to head to the Waikiki Beach for a beautiful sunset, and some yummy American {comfort} food. Couldn't have asked for a better way to end our crazy long day.

The next day, we headed straight to our eye appointment at 10:00...I HAD to wake up the little monster, otherwise, I'm fairly certain she would have slept in until noon if I had let her.

During our consult, Charlotte's eyes were thoroughly inspected... they pulled out every test that they could to see what has been going on with her eyes. They even dilated her pupils, and did this whole inspection of her optic nerve, using these cataract clamps, and used some sort of scope to take photos. The doctor didn't warn me about how painful this would be for her, considering she was awake for it... but it needed to be done, and I had to pull a brave mama face the entire time my daughter screamed her head off (I don't blame her, it looked so uncomfortable/painful). After the pictures were taken, the doctor took a closer look at Charlotte's optic nerves, and noticed that her left one looked "weird". She then sat us down for the complete diagnosis...and stated that Charlotte's eyes were a severe case, that needed to be treated immediately. She didn't suggest that we stay in Hawaii to have surgery, but rather DEMANDED that I let her "fix" Charlotte's eyes. Also, Charlotte was to have an MRI to take a closer look at her optic nerves, and brain. So, this was just the start of our crazy 12 days in Hawaii...