A Recap of the First Year with Cochlear Implants
It's been a year since SJ had her cochlear implant activated. There have been a lot of highs and lows, but I feel like FINALLY, we are getting some momentum and everyday SJ is saying new words and responding with [...]
A Little Cochlear Panic Attack
I haven't done an update in a while reporting how far along SJ is with new words and hearing milestones. It's been a bit discouraging lately. I have had a hard time getting her to keep her CI's on. She [...]
I Have Meniere’s Disease?
I have so much that I have wanted to blog about, but life has so rudely interrupted my attempts. Vertigo has no manners I tell you. The first time I ever experienced vertigo was about 10 years ago. I was [...]
Our Decision To Implant
Little did I know that by having a deaf daughter I would be thrown into a controversial cultural land mine. I love watching the show Switched at Birth on ABC Family because I get my ASL fix. In the latest [...]
Processing Deafness
Just to let everyone know right up front, we are doing just fine. SJ is great, we are still learning to sign and speech therapy is underway. I just wanted to be transparent about the reality of all the complicated [...]
Learning to Communicate
Finding out you have a child that can't hear is a little bit of a shock, but as with most situations in parenting you have only a moment to let it sink in before you have to respond. The day [...]