Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Flo, reminds me alot of MacKenzie. The day after she was implanted she was standing on her head and doing flips. Glad everything went well and I can't wait for updates on how she's doing. One word of advice, PATIENCE. It's going to take her alot longer to derive the same benefits as typical deaf children, but then BAM, one day it just clicks. Good luck. Jeanie Colp mom to MacKenzie 7 CHARGE, Tyler 14 & Zachary 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first thing i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. Must be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who knows. Chey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first thing i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. Must be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who knows. Chey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first thing i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. Must be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who knows. Chey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Flo & Simon, I'm so pleased to hear that 's surgery went well and she's bouncing about again I can't wait to hear progress reports about the implant. Take care Elaine mum to Elise(13yrs) & Jack(8yrs) CHaRGE Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Flo & Simon, I'm so pleased to hear that 's surgery went well and she's bouncing about again I can't wait to hear progress reports about the implant. Take care Elaine mum to Elise(13yrs) & Jack(8yrs) CHaRGE Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 So glad you are all doing well. Never, never apologize for good news. A CI is still a big deal and some people would not truly feel that it is elective. My son goes to school with 3 kids with implants and their parents would not feel it is elective. My son only has aids but he has been with these kids since preschool in an oral-auditory program. It is a big deal and glad she is doing well. -- Kim Menne mom of Raychel-9, Tyler (CHARGER)-8, -21mo, and wife of Craig, in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 So glad you are all doing well. Never, never apologize for good news. A CI is still a big deal and some people would not truly feel that it is elective. My son goes to school with 3 kids with implants and their parents would not feel it is elective. My son only has aids but he has been with these kids since preschool in an oral-auditory program. It is a big deal and glad she is doing well. -- Kim Menne mom of Raychel-9, Tyler (CHARGER)-8, -21mo, and wife of Craig, in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 So glad you are all doing well. Never, never apologize for good news. A CI is still a big deal and some people would not truly feel that it is elective. My son goes to school with 3 kids with implants and their parents would not feel it is elective. My son only has aids but he has been with these kids since preschool in an oral-auditory program. It is a big deal and glad she is doing well. -- Kim Menne mom of Raychel-9, Tyler (CHARGER)-8, -21mo, and wife of Craig, in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 glad she went well > > No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first > thing > i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its > just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. > Must > be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who > knows. > > > > Chey > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Yes great news, just hope she doesnt knock it, last thing you need, I think Amelie at some stage will have implants, only the hearing thing for us is disasterous, no one seems to be able to do a great deal, still waiting for another hearing test, and never had any aids!! although I remember s didnt do anything for her, so maybe its no loss at the minute, will be interested to hear how she progresses. take care Les x > > Flo & Simon, > I'm so pleased to hear that 's surgery went well and she's bouncing > about again > I can't wait to hear progress reports about the implant. > Take care > > Elaine mum to Elise(13yrs) & Jack(8yrs) CHaRGE > Scotland > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Glad you are home, Flo, and that everything went well. I think I know how you are feeling about the surgery. It's not one that you see or receives any direct benefits from right away, so there's that piece of it. And then, if you're like me, you are left wondering if you did the right thing--if you've made a decision to do something that possibly your child wouldn't have chosen to do for herself if she had that capability. I wonder about that all the time with . But I have to say that I'm OK with the choice we made, especially when I see her benefit from the CI a little at a time, and I know that down the road, if she gets to a point where she can make the choice herself and doesn't want to use it anymore, I'll be fine with that decision too. It really doesn't matter to me which world she chooses to live in--the hearing or the deaf--as long as she's part of my world and is happy. Sorry to be so sappy this morning. Just watched 's slide show of and can't stop crying now! :-) Let us know how the initial stim goes in a few weeks. When does get turned on? Hugs, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Glad you are home, Flo, and that everything went well. I think I know how you are feeling about the surgery. It's not one that you see or receives any direct benefits from right away, so there's that piece of it. And then, if you're like me, you are left wondering if you did the right thing--if you've made a decision to do something that possibly your child wouldn't have chosen to do for herself if she had that capability. I wonder about that all the time with . But I have to say that I'm OK with the choice we made, especially when I see her benefit from the CI a little at a time, and I know that down the road, if she gets to a point where she can make the choice herself and doesn't want to use it anymore, I'll be fine with that decision too. It really doesn't matter to me which world she chooses to live in--the hearing or the deaf--as long as she's part of my world and is happy. Sorry to be so sappy this morning. Just watched 's slide show of and can't stop crying now! :-) Let us know how the initial stim goes in a few weeks. When does get turned on? Hugs, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.