{"id":5608,"date":"2025-07-01T15:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/nieuws\/poem-about-contact-day\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:07:13","slug":"poem-about-contact-day","status":"publish","type":"news_pt","link":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/nieuws\/poem-about-contact-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem About Contact Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Embrace Your Pain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hans received his prosthetic eye 7 years ago<br \/>Wisdom tugged at his sleeve and said, \u201cEye to Eye.\u201d<br \/>Elsa had to come to terms with her diagnosis and surgery<br \/>in a week and a half<br \/>Most people take longer than that<br \/>Others share: he got an arrow in his eye<br \/>is writing a book full of insight<br \/>She heard, \u201cLook through your eyes!\u201d<br \/>\u201cYes, if I could, I would.\u201d<br \/>Her prosthetic eye means no more pain<br \/>Freedom in her hands From computer to massage table<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all need a massage<br \/>Mentally. Physically.<br \/>Even with both my eyes, I keep bumping into things<br \/>I still want to be seen<br \/>But I\u2019d rather see myself <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In front of the mirror. Yes and no. Acceptance.<br \/>Infinitely imperfect. And dancing with that.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Oog in Oog, you can dance.<br \/>Hans found like-minded people.<br \/>People with experience.<\/p>\n<p>I learned something today.<br \/>If you&#8217;re ever stuck.<br \/>Reach out. Call. Visit.<br \/>I don&#8217;t know much about prosthetic eyes.<br \/>But there&#8217;s one thing I do know  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You feel better with like-minded people.<br \/>And even with a stranger<br \/>Hand in hand<br \/>If you&#8217;re looking for hugs<br \/>Arm in arm<br \/>I, too, am more likely to<br \/>Eye to eye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of the National Contact Day, we were treated to a wonderful closing ceremony. Arnold Bald\u00e9 wrote a poem especially for this day, inspired by conversations with participants.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5609,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_daextauttol_enable_tooltips":""},"class_list":["post-5608","news_pt","type-news_pt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_pt\/5608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_pt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_pt"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}