Very exciting news. We met with the surgeon yesterday and he says that Brian's cochlea is perfect. Nothing wrong there so we can go ahead and have the...
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tblue37
May 16, 2006 11:20 pm
That is great news! This means that as he learns language, he will have hearing to help him. Do make sure, though, to have him learn sign and to learn it as a...
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damisa72
May 18, 2006 3:20 am
Hi Laura, I am glad that all is going well medically with Brian. It seems like you have a great surgeon who seems to want you to understand the process and ...
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jo_stays_home
May 19, 2006 4:03 pm
Great news! As a 'recent' implantee myself, I'd just like to mention a few things. For one, don't expect miracles, okay, granted, he's a child and he'll...
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tblue37
May 25, 2006 7:10 pm
I am glad you are adjusting to your implant....
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tblue37
May 25, 2006 7:14 pm
"The West Ring": http://www.deafnotdumb.homestead.com/thewestring.html (I bet a lot of you can tell what this one is about just by the title.)...
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tblue37
May 25, 2006 10:05 pm
"Why Do Agencies That Serve the Hard of Hearing Use Mumbled Automated Telephone Menus?" http://deafnotdumb.homestead.com/mumblemenu.html Dawn, you get a brief...
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Doreen Pettipas
dodiepettipas
May 26, 2006 2:01 am
Tina, I have a CapTel phone. You can speak to the person on the other end and see what they say in a caption screen. The service is free and I got the phone...
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damisa72
May 27, 2006 2:53 am
Tina, I read and loved both articles! So glad that you were able to find the services -- even if it was a pain in the... ummm... ear! Do you mind if I share...
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tblue37
May 27, 2006 4:01 am
By all means, do. Once I post it's public, after all! It is a very busy week for me, but I will try to get a phone application in next week. I need to go to...
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tblue37
May 28, 2006 6:57 am
Since Monday is a holiday, I have to wait until Tuesday to go to the hearing clinic to get the audiologist's signature, and that means calling her on the phone...
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damisa72
May 29, 2006 4:05 am
You know what, Tina, despite our chosen professions, some just don't get it. As I said, I am a member of a Cochlear Implant Workgroup and I have, twice, had...
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tblue37
Jun 2, 2006 12:37 am
My Linda sister (charvragma) is 53 today, June 1....
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tbonemom62
Jun 2, 2006 10:08 am
Happy Birthday, Linda! A bit belated, but hope you had a good one. My sisster Andrea's here visiting with me, so we've both been neglecting our email as of...
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damisa72
Jun 3, 2006 3:13 am
Joining in the fun and doing the *happy birthday Linda dance* I hope it was great! Dawn Takes two to tango, and if one doesn't want to dance no sense whirling...
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tblue37
Jun 4, 2006 3:55 pm
to join us here and also at iVillage. She is the mother of a 25-month- old boy with severe progressive hearing loss. I also sent her the links to both the...
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akperfectparty
Jun 4, 2006 9:31 pm
Hello Tina! I have joined today, thanks for the links, as well just to let you all know that I travel quite frequently with my son, as the services are not...
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tblue37
Jun 5, 2006 3:11 am
Welcome, Susan! We are glad to have you aboard (pun intended) and we hope we can provide the support and information you are looking for.--Tina ... ...
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damisa72
Jun 6, 2006 1:33 am
Welcome, Susan! I hope that you kick your heals up and enjoy! Dawn Takes two to tango, and if one doesn't want to dance no sense whirling across the room."...
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lauraandmyson
Jun 11, 2006 12:22 pm
Brian surgery went very smoothly. We arrived at the hospital at 8 and filled out all the paperwork. We were then taken to a small room where we were to wait...
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tblue37
Jun 11, 2006 2:10 pm
Laura, Your description of Brian' surgery actually made me cry. I can just imagine what it felt like to you. My own son was in the hospital for longish stays...
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damisa72
Jun 13, 2006 4:09 am
Hi Laura, I'm glad that the surgery went well and that Brian is going to be back to being himself soon. I don't have kids, so I can't imagine what you went ...
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lauraandmyson
Jun 13, 2006 4:13 pm
Hi Tina, I couldn't believe what I was reading about the gang that savagly beat up your son. It is unbelieveable that people would do that to another person....
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tblue37
Jun 13, 2006 11:11 pm
You wrote : "I'll do the publication so other parents aren't as scared as I was when this happened to me." One of our main purposes here is to help people deal...
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tblue37
Jun 19, 2006 6:28 pm
I don't believe our group allows attachments, though I am not sure and don't know how to find out or make sure it doesn't. But there has been a virus affecting...
Great article Tina. I have one of the amplified cordless phones for the hearing impaired. Does yours have a warning sticker on it about the volume and that...
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tblue37
Jun 24, 2006 2:08 pm
Solve that problem with a kitty alarm system: "Kitty Alarm System" http://www.deafnotdumb.homestead.com/misseddelivery.html Just last week my kitty alarm...
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Doreen Pettipas
dodiepettipas
Jun 24, 2006 2:41 pm
Tina, My cat, Fluffy, doesn't always respond. Sometimes she does. She is very unreliable. Having more kids isn't an option either. We took care of that...
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tblue37
Jul 10, 2006 3:41 am
They make it very hard to locate a specific message board there. Their URLs are very complicated and not intuitive at all, so although I can memorize most of...
