John A. Moran Eye Center Focus 2020

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 PAT IE N T C A R E

Andrew, 9, waits his turn while Maeve, 5, experiences the feeling of a white praying mantis on her wrist.

Program Helps Children Tap Creativity and Inner Calm through

ART THERAPY Although 5-year-old Maeve couldn’t see the white praying mantis about to step lightly onto her wrist, her face lit up the moment its tiny legs made contact. She sat quietly as Cinnamon Nash, CSW, explained that the day’s art class was going to be “all about bugs—listening, touching, and using all of our senses.”

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