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February 05, 2020 06:36 PM

Wacky World of Rubber: Adhesive bandage art heals hearts, eases fears

Erin Pustay Beaven
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    Art is more than an expression of the soul. It heals us, too.

    One Akron Children's Hospital surgeon has proven the healing properties of artwork thousands of times throughout his career, simply by adding smiles to the bandages he gives his patients after their operations.

    In February 2018, Akron Children's shared the work that Dr. Robert Parry does in a small video. After each surgery he performs, Parry will draw a special picture for the patient and use a clear adhesive bandage to place the image over the child's incision.

    "I wouldn't call myself an artist," Parry said in the video. "…I do draw and paint a little bit. I like to feel like I am giving them something I spent some time on to tell them, 'you are not just something I operated on. You're a human being (and) he's a piece of me with it.' "

    The artwork, though, does more than bring a smile to the face of the child who received it. It also gives parents encouragement and strength when they need it most.

    The Washington Post, in a story posted earlier today, shared exactly what the gesture meant to Susan McFrederick after her son's surgery in 2011.

    Each of Parry's drawings is done at the request of the child. Over the years, Parry told The Washington Post, he has drawn a number of beloved cartoon characters, superheroes and sports teams mascots. But he's done a few unique drawings, too.

    "There was a girl once who really wanted a cheeseburger, but couldn't eat after surgery, so she woke up and found a cheeseburger drawn on her bandage," Parry said in the story. "And another time, when I took a bullet out of a child, I drew a gun inside a circle with a red line across it."

    Erin Pustay Beaven is the online content editor for Rubber & Plastics News. She is an appreciator of life's littlest treasures, a reader of great books and supporter of the Green Bay Packers. Erin is an advocate for libraries, arts education and PBS. Follow her on Twitter at @EBeavenCrain.

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