We're ten years into our journey with Dane's cataract and vision issues so sometimes I take for granted the 'easy' point we're at right now. Yes, we still have to deal with his contact lens, wearing protective eyewear, wearing glasses and some other daily challenges but for the most part it's pretty good.
Every now and then though I’m reminded that things that we have been through are happening right now for other parents. I had a fellow cataract mum call me recently wanting to talk about Dane’s experience at school and whether we had had any issues with his learning because of his eye. My first instinct was to reply, ‘nah, he’s all good’ but then I stopped and actually thought about it and realised we have actually had a few tiny hurdles. You get so busy as a mum that once you’ve solved the latest problem you just move on to the next thing. But I guess they matter and maybe our experience could help someone else. So here are a few little things that we’ve come across in his school and learning journey.