When Lizzy had her strabismus surgery, 2 years ago today, we read her a book called "Blueberry Eyes" beforehand. It talked about a girl whose eyes crossed, wore glasses, a patch and eventually had to have eye muscle surgery. Her family calls her "blueberry eyes" because they are as blue as Maine blueberries. The book talked about her family and things she liked to do. I liked the surgery part, because it showed the hospital and the nurses and doctors. It made things seem not too scary. I thought it was a great pre-surgery book because it was real and accurate, probably for kids 3 and over.
When I was looking for the book online tonight, I found another, "The Patch", about a girl who is a ballerina and needs to get a patch, looks cute! Speaking of patching, the Eye Patch Club is a great resource for kids who need to patch. When Lizzy was being patched, we joined the club and got a newsletter, a calendar with stickers to mark off days patched, online resources and games and puzzles for kids. She enjoyed getting the stuff in the mail and putting the stickers on the calendar with Patch the dog.
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