I Almost Missed the Kentucky Derby
We all have those triggers. Whether you have experienced loss or trauma or both, there is that thing that never fails to slingshot your brain to the moment it all happened. Many times it is a variety of sights, sounds, [...]
SJ’s First Year in a Mainstream School
This time last year SJ had just graduated from her deaf school. Her graduation was one of the greatest moments of my life for sure, but followed by a little anxiety and trepidation about what was next. Her whole life [...]
SJ’s Hearing Anniversary
When someone receives the cochlear implant surgery they don’t hear anything until they get activated. This happens once the incision heals and they go to an audiologist for the external parts (the processor that goes over your ear). What the surgery [...]
“It took 6 years to get to this point.”
It's been 6 years since SJ was diagnosed with profound hearing loss. The Kentucky Derby never fails to serve as a reminder of this milestone. It was May of 2012 and we had been waiting a month for the [...]
5 Years with Cochlear Implants
This week marks five years since SJ got her first cochlear implant. I looked back at the blog post I wrote about her surgery and it brings me to tears. Then I look at the blog post about the time [...]
The 5 Year Mark
It's been five years since we found out that SJ was deaf. 5 years of trying to unlock a world of communication for her. 5 years of moving our family from house to house to get to a place that [...]