Conversation with Mr. Barron & Airfare

Today I had a phone conversation with Mr. Barron about Elizabeth's ear. I sent him in some pictures and he feels confidently that he can fabricate her a prosthetic ear so that it looks natural and will not have to deal with the stares and questions, which we had to deal with in the shoe aisle of Wal-Mart just this week. I understand people have questions, but sometimes it is better to hold your tongue especially when the child is present. It's not really nice to blurt out "Is that a birth defect?" or "What is wrong with her ear?" Right now I think she is kind of oblivious to the questions but it won't be long and she will understand. That is why I want to be able to get the funds as quickly as possible so she will not have to deal with people who don't understand how to approach the situation correctly.

Mr. Barron said that the way we would do the prosthetic is to have impressions made of both ears and at that time 1/3 of the money would be due. He could schedule us anytime to have that done and we would not have to stay any length of time, could go home the same day. We then would have to come back to Virginia to have the ear painted and fitted. He has appointments scheduling 2-3 months out for getting the ear fitted. When we have the ear fitted we would have to spend the night.

So we would either have to drive to Virginia which is about 20 hours one way or be able to come up with airfare. If you or anyone that you know has airline miles that they would be willing to donate that would just be an awesome blessing. A road trip would be the cheapest, maybe not the sanest, way to go so gas card donations are welcome too!