I have officially embarked on the road to becoming a bilateral CI user. I have been kicking around the idea of surgery on my other ear for many months, but now I have actually taken the first steps in the process ( Read more... )

On February 1st and 2nd, my work had two professional development days. There's no students and lots of listening and learning for the staff. It can become exhausting and sometimes I almost wish the kids would come back to speed my day along. The one thing that makes me happy is wearing high heels and nice pants, something that a pre-school ( Read more... )

I've started going to my public library on Saturdays to read my textbook for the college class I am taking. This is the public library where I worked in high school and college, but they have since renovated it and it's so much nicer... except for neon signs marking everything from "reference" to "bathroom", which is a little weird in a library. ( Read more... )

On Monday night, my mom and I saw "Dreamgirls" with open captions. I enjoyed it so much. It was fabulous to hear what was going on in a movie theater, though I still need the captions to aid my focus and catch every last word. And what a movie to see while practicing my listening skills. I've been reading for months about Jennifer Hudson's show ( Read more... )

Which of the five senses is supposed to bring about the strongest emotional response? I believe it's sense of smell that can strongly trigger memory. Well, I have been experiencing a lot of emotions through my 13 month old bionic sense of hearing. It's music again. Hearing certain songs really puts me in mind of certain times in my life, ( Read more... )

I am at the point now where sound and auditory input are the way of life for me. That is not to say I can't handle being in my natural state, because Saturday mornings I still putter around the house a while on my own without putting on the processor. I go about my business in silence and there is nothing weird about it. But I am constantly ( Read more... )

My friend had a baby boy on Monday and I was able to visit her in the hospital yesterday. It doesn't matter how many babies I meet, newborns are still astounding. Seven pounds is a teeny tiny person! I was lucky enough to hold him and see his beautiful blue eyes. I also heard the noises he was making, which really surprised my friends. I was ( Read more... )

Today is December 27th. It is exactly one year since my cochlear implant was activated and this amazing year began. It doesn't feel like it's been a year yet. I still experience daily amazements, still find certain occurrences so astounding that I've been able to write this blog for a whole year. That is good, because I never ever want to take ( Read more... )

The second topic as I try to remember and describe the last two month's adventures in hearing is the ever necessary MUSICAL UPDATE ( Read more... )

I am back to blogging after an almost two month absence. I have been so crazy busy with working and going to school that there's been no time to write. Now I am on the blissful "10 day weekend" that teachers cherish and have time to breathe and think again. I will need to mush together different events on similar themes because I cannot remember ( Read more... )