Wearing an eye patch every day can be tough for a little kid, but instead of letting his daughter feel self-conscious for being different, this artistic dad decided to make the best of the situation and make wearing an eyepatch a fun experience.
When Layla Grubb was 8-months-old, doctors discovered she had been born with a small cataract in one of her eyes. To let her weak eye gain strength, the doctors told dad Geoff Grubb that she would have to wear an eye patch over her eye for two hours each day for a few years until her eye was finally as strong as the other.
To make the process more enjoyable, Geoff decided to draw a fun new design on the eye patches each day.
“Patching can be frustrating for me as the parent, so this helps make it fun and it keeps me committed to doing it every day,” Grubb said. “We bought her some plain patches and I thought they were a little depressing so this was my way of making it more fun, especially for me.”
Since starting the project, Grubb started an Instagram account where he shares the cute design from the day, and has attracted nearly 13,000 followers.
“It was easy to come up with ideas at first but it’s gotten harder because I don’t want to repeat designs. I have a running list that my wife and family help me with. I’m always open to new cute ideas, though,” Grubb said.
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[Featured image credit: Instagram/ laylaspatches]
Dad Draws One-Of-A-Kind Eye Patches When Doctors Find Something Wrong With Daughter’s Eye is an article from: LifeDaily