Well, despite my whining about the healthcare system letting me down, and the fact that Kieran can’t hear because of the build-up of rotten ear juices in his head that keeps turning into a massive double ear infection, it turns out my anxiety was in vain.  We have scored an appointment with the Ear/Nose/Throat specialist this Thursday and not in May as we had originally been told! It appears that they had pity on us and have squeezed us in early!  We still don’t know if he will be able to get in for surgery quickly (if he does, in fact, need surgery), but we are finally getting somewhere with this issue that we’ve been dealing with for over a year and I couldn’t be more relieved.  Thanks for all the happy thoughts you’ve been sending our way. We appreciate them.