Dear Dr. Mol

I write this to you as a parent, not a colleague or speech therapist. I don't think anyone can put into words the anxiety a parent experiences around their child's sleep apnoea. The times we hold our breaths waiting for our little one to take their next breath, stressing about the fact that they aren't resting well enough, nor are they ever entering a deep sleep which as we know is so necessary for brain consolidation of the days experiences. This was my experience with Hannah for a year. Despite being vigilant with her Avamys spray and deselex syrup there were times when it seemed not to help at all. As a mother I know I tend to over react and so many consultations with GP's, many doses of Celestamine (which is a GP's drug of choice for any nasal blockages), copious amounts of Sterimar later, I realised that Hannah needed a specialist intervention, hence our journey with you. A well respected, well loved and godly ENT.

Hannah's adenoid- and tonsilectomy on June the 16th honestly changed our lives. The loving way you and your anaethetist handled my little girl, explaining the procedure to her, giving her a teddy which really relaxed her, is much appreciated. She has post surgery experienced very little pain and asked on day 2 to stop taking pain medication because it really wasn't that painful she said. She resumed normal food intake immediately and has had no side effects or bleeding. For me the biggest change has been her sleeping pattern. Post surgery the first thing I said to Shaun was, "listen to her breathing". She sleeps peacefully through the night. She used to wake up every hour, heart racing from another bout of apnoea. She is a different child, peaceful at night, easy to awaken in the morning and not as exhausted after school. (Unfortuneately she does present with a little hypernasal speech now, but it's understandable and easily corrected).

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the professional and caring way you have alleviated so much of my anxiety and Hannah's frustration around, and I quote, her "broken nose". She odften said she wished she could throw her nose away and get a new one.....well, now she has.

May the Lord continue to guide you in wisdom as you continue to use your God given gift to benefit your patients. I never hesitate to refer clients to you and will always hold the name od Dr. Duane Mol in highest asteem. Please forward my thanks to the anaethetist you used on the day for the way he made Hannah feel at ease and counselled Shaun through the anaesthetic process. We appreciated it so much. It sounds cliche'd, but this procedure has really changed our lives, and little Hannah's too.

Kindest Regards,
Shaun and Bronwyn