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Climbing Past Limits

We all have limits, some of us have more than others. My hearing has limited me in my life- has changed the direction of my career and more. That can be good and bad, I would not be where I am today and would not have the opportunities of family and friends that I haveContinue reading “Climbing Past Limits”

I HEARD the End!

This was a tough week. Technology is awesome when it works-when it doesn’t it can be a totally dumpster fire!!🔥 Good stuff first of the week. Got to see The Rock Star Surgeon-Dr Nelson said that despite my best efforts, all was good and pulled the one stitch that refused to dissolve! (THAT was aContinue reading “I HEARD the End!”

It Takes Work…

It takes work. Everything. It’s been 10 days since my bilateral activation. Each day gets better- especially yesterday, I got my haircut😜 That means I got to put on my Kansa 2’s!!! For the first time in over 15 years, I was able to go out without something riding on my ears! It was absolutelyContinue reading “It Takes Work…”

What does it sound like??

I think that is the one question EVERYONE asks! 😂 I have been trying to figure out how to make a FAQ’s page- let’s just say hearing isn’t my only impairment! LOL Let’s start with the basics of why it works, and it will hopefully make more sense as to why. The cochlear implant isContinue reading “What does it sound like??”

STEREO!!

So, post op day 12 (yesterday) was a disaster. Hot mess of a dumpster fire, and I was driving the struggle bus. I could not understand anything from anyone!! Emailed my Audiologists (have I mentioned that she is FREAKING AWESOME?) and she got me in this morning to see what was going on. Seems thatContinue reading “STEREO!!”

FORGING Ahead!

So, if your AWESOME wife gets you and the Youngest Munchkin the best birthday gift ever, and it is such a blast that you want to do it at home, go for it! Yes, that is me and the Youngest Munchkin in TN after we just made our first knives. What better way to spendContinue reading “FORGING Ahead!”

Hearing Exhaustion

Yes, it is real and has hit like a freight train!! LOL who knew that was even a thing? I didn’t before my first CI Surgery, but you can darn well bet I could write a doctorate thesis on it now! Yesterday cabin fever hit, so I went with my buddies to the Midwest versionContinue reading “Hearing Exhaustion”

World Hearing Day! (what???)

The first post is what today is about, this one not so much. So this is day six post op for my bilateral surgery. World Hearing Day! What better way to celebrate than by NOT being able to hear? I know, I have an implant on my right side that is amazing-98% word recognition inContinue reading “World Hearing Day! (what???)”

World Hearing Day!(for everyone!)

Today is World Hearing Day, when the WHO and everyone else try to acknowledge the health impact hearing loss can have on people, and the treatments available. Did you know they are doing studies that link hearing loss to early onset of dimentia? Hearing loss can lead to loved ones to withdrawal and isolate (haven’tContinue reading “World Hearing Day!(for everyone!)”

Reflecting on Down Time

You don’t realize how much you do, until you can’t. Crazy as this sounds, I have been planning on this blog for a while, and just didn’t have the time to pull the trigger. My second Cochlear implant surgery has definitely given me the opportunity for down time! LOL normally I would be in theContinue reading “Reflecting on Down Time”