Well, it's official. Nathan is a patch wearer. But the patches they use nowadays are a lot cooler than the pirate patch kids had to wear when I was a kid. The new ones are more like a big, very cool Bandaid. But there is one with pirate pictures on it.
Nathan has been really great about the whole glasses and patch business. In fact, before we knew for sure that he would need to be patched, he frequently asked us when he would get his patch. He was actually excited about the whole thing and I think Kev hit the nail on the head when he said that Nathan is super excited because he finally has a "thing." Daniel has the asthma and the dog allergy. Matthew has the asthma, the dog allergy, and the food allergies. Nathan has been our stand-alone healthy child and he has felt left out on more than one occasion. Yes, we all know that being healthy is better, but to a five year old all he sees is that both of his brothers get special attention. So he finally has something that neither of the others have and I think it makes him feel special.
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