My Daily Domestic Diigolet 02/23/2008

I thing that’s why I watch “Lost”.   Clearly I need some aspect of my life where I’m continually jerked around, disrespected, not dealt with openly and often unfulfilled.  I need a place where after spending 45 minutes together, I come away unsatisfied while the other party is smugly proud of themselves.
I feel like “Lost” is my bad boyfriend

All of the local doctors told us that Carter�s outlook was not good.  They said he would never really do anything and would be a �vegetable�.  The best news we received was from a neurologist who said, �I just don�t know what he will do

At 4 years old, Carter had neck surgery to remove the bone connecting his neck to his shoulder blade, and it was a huge success!  He has started thriving even more, and he started eating better by mouth.  Carter can only eat Gerber #2�s, but we are still working on it!

He started school full time this year and loves it, especially riding the bus!  Everyone who meets Carter instantly falls in love with him, so he is spoiled at school everyday.

Our hope and prayer is that holoprosencephaly will get the attention it needs so other families will not have to go through all the struggles we have.

Families for HoPE, Inc. is pleased to select Carter Wiseman as its Child of HoPE for February 2008 in honor of his courage, determination, and strength.

According to Families for HoPE, there are children defying these statistics every day.  Technically, some of them aren’t even considered “children” any longer as they are adults in their late teens and twenties!  They are our sources of inspiration and hope.

Families of unborn infants receiving a diagnosis of HPE

Families of newborns diagnosed with HPE at birth

Families of infants with delay in diagnosis of HPE

Families of children with a diagnosis of HPE

Families of adults with a diagnosis of HPE

Families grieving the loss of a child with a diagnosis of HPE

Families for HoPE Inc. is the only national or worldwide support group for families affected by holoprosencephaly. Families for HoPE Inc. is an Indiana-based organization who has made contact with two families in the Richmond area