Therapy Bear For The Blind
Hello. I am visually impaired. I have an eye condition called Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, ONH for short. I have very limited vision in my right eye and my left eye is completely useless. When I was a child, I was given a therapy bear created for blind children. It was a brown bear with a cassette player inside. I know there was a knob on his stomach/chest that you could turn to adjust the volume.
I was trying to find it since I’ve been through a lot these past few years. I loved the spare and he really helped me as a child. I lost most of my childhood belongings a few years ago. If someone would be able to help me track down one of these teddy bears I would really appreciate it. I think the one I had was specifically created for blind children.
I think it’s called Spanoza Bear. What’s confusing me a bit is there seems to be a few different versions of this teddy bear. Mine had a shirt with his name on it and a carrying bag. It also had a lot of cassette tapes that you could put into the cassette player, depending on what you needed at the time.
I would really like to find one! I don’t know where to begin looking. I don’t know how to find the version of the bear I had. I’m not sure if I’m just getting confused and all versions of the bear are the same. If anyone is aware of the spare or the different versions or history of the bear, I would really appreciate any help.
I apologize if I’ve made any spelling or grammatical issues in my post.
EDIT: I was born in 1998. I got the best when I was three or four!