March 20, 2012

Tuesday’s stories

By aweaver

Today a brother and sister, ages 7 and 9 came into the clinic.  Neither one of them have ever worn eyeglasses or even seen an eye doctor before.  The brother was very hyper and was hard to get to hold still and to pay attention to the machines.  Once the doctor prescribed the prescription for him he had a very strong prescription of +7.75 with a -3.00 cylinder in both eyes.  The sister had a prescription of +5.00 with a -2.00 cylinder.  Once these children get their glasses, I am sure the brother's behavior will calm down.   -Melissa Murdock, Target Optical #4004

I was amazed at how different the 2 days were at the tonometry station (the air puff machine).  Yesterday the kids were nervous and scared.  Today they walked right up to the machines and giggled when they felt the air puff!  A lot of credit needs to be given to Frank! (One of our great Lion's Club partners)  He makes the kids feel at ease and has such pride in National City.  He is a native here and even with a difficult situation at home where his mom is elderly and he and his sister are the caregivers, he is with us every morning spreading his brand of cheer and love for the kids and One Sight!   -Barb Aspen, LensCrafters, #2263

One of the best parts of seeing kids as patients is their innocence and the unscripted responses.  I asked a girl around age 10 what her favorite subject/class was and she said "make up" but it was hard to see and she even said she bumps into walls.  She had a +3.00 rx and -2.00 cyl!  I didn't get to see her response at dispense but I hope it makes her studying of the subject "make up" better/easier!  :)    -Dr. Danny Ngo, LensCrafters #85/ EYEEXAM of CA 191 

We helped a deaf child today who signed the letters he saw on the eyechart.  I understand what he was signing because I know the manual alphabet and was able to confirm that he was able to see the chart.  -Melanie McVey, LensCrafters #5388 &  Mary Lee Berans, Sunglass Hut, #1804

I got to meet a little girl named Monica today whose was in great need of new glasses.  The glasses she had on were broken and her parents tried to repair them.  When that didn't work, Monica's parents put a cord on Monica's head to hold the glasses on her head.  I had the privelege to help Monica pick out her new pair of glasses at the frame station when she was done with her eye exam.  We picked out a very pretty frame for her but Monica was worried about how her "cord" would fit with her new glasses.  She was so used to wearing the ill-fitting, broken glasses that I had to explain to her that with her new glasses she would not have to wear the cord with her new glasses because they would fit properly.  Monica's smile on her face said it all.  -Kelly Ulheim, CSC

There was a young girl named Roselle that made quite an impact on several member of our core team today.  Here are three members reactions to this little girl's visit to our clinic:

I had the privilege of delivering glasses to Roselle this afternoon.She is a wonderful, quiet girl who had not had glasses before today.  But she smiled often during the course of the exams at the morning clinic. When she put on her new glasses, her eyes sparkled as she looked around and saw the world in sharper focus.  Her smile grew even larger, and she hugged each member of the team that brought the glasses to her house.  Her mother was thankful, and Roselle was the center of attention for her and her two sisters.  Still no words to express her new and improved sight, but we didn’t need to hear them:  her smile said it all!    -Mark McBeath, CSC, Sears Optical

Roselle had received glasses each of the last 3 years with the One Sight Program.  Her last glasses were broken.  She is a special needs child.  She needs a +8.00 glasses.  When she received her new glasses her usual smile became bigger. Her mother is very appreciative and said "If you don't have good vision, you can't see the world, you can't play, you can't be happy!"  -Team member

We had the great pleasure of going to the house today of Roselle’s family to adjust her sister’s eyeglass, and the experience was phenomenal. Roselle’s mother has 4 children and two of them are special needs. They live a very short distance from the clinic site, but the mother doesn’t drive and therefore this special expedition was well worth the trip. When we got to the house, the window was open and we were able to speak through the grill and let them know that we were there to adjust Elizabeth’s glasses. She invited us in. They lived in a small house where there was a sofa, a tv, and some bedrooms back in the back. There was hardly any clutter and there were barely any toys. We were greeted by Roselle’s brother, Moises and her younger sister, Maricela.  Roselle and Elizabeth were excited to have glasses, although Elizabeth’s glasses were two years old and broken. Her mother commented on how she had gotten them at the clinic two years ago, but the temple had fallen off and they had not been able to repair them. When we told the mother that we were there to fix the glasses and personally invite them to the clinic so that the other daughter could get glasses, she was overwhelmed. We asked her about the opinion she had about this program and she said that it was a great program and that she appreciated it.  She broke down in tears.  This family is certainly a family that touched many of us at this clinic.  We invited more of the family to come tomorrow to take advantage of the One Sight program.   -Melanie McVey, LensCrafters, #5388

1 Comment

  1. Carol Ebersole says:

    A great big hello to Ann-Marie from Pearle #6327 in Cuyahoga Falls!  We love reading the stories!  Take lots of pictures…. you will love looking at them later!
    Also…..  Hi Lee!  Hope you had a great birthday! Sure wish I could be there to help!

    Posted on Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:41 pm EST

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