AG Bell Ohio – Annual Meeting

The Ohio Chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will hold its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, October 27th. The keynote speaker is Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., a very well known and published Cert. AVT and Co-director of the Hearing Implant Program at the Cleveland Clinic. [...]

Booth Test

Oh, how I am getting used to “the booth”. Four grey, padded walls where all sound in the world is blocked out and you can hear every little noise or breath you take. I think in some ways Drew is getting used to “the booth” too. A little too used to it, to the point [...]

CI Cookout

We attended the annual Cochlear Implant Cookout held by Children’s Hospital yesterday. It was a great opportunity to meet other children with cochlear implants and their families. Drew and his sister had a great time despite the very hot weather. Drew’s Dad and I had fun talking with parents, both ones we knew prior to [...]

How Lucky is Drew?

He’s pretty lucky. It’s true: Drew is blessed with the best big sister a little boy could ask for! She talks to him constantly (actually, she talks constantly to anyone that will listen, or if no one is listening, she’ll talk to herself!). She loves to “help” put his “C.I.” on each morning and after [...]

Responding to His Name

Drew is continuing to amaze us everyday. This journey to hearing is so exciting. We have turned Drew up to P2 which is an ADRO program. Drew’s audiologist plans on using this ADRO setting for all future maps, as it really helps children by equalizing both loud and soft sounds to a comfortable listening level.
Drew [...]

Drew’s Therapy Status

If you’ve been following along with us during the last several months, you know that even though Drew now has his bilateral cochlear implants, we all have much work to do. Right now, his work includes several therapy sessions per month with professionals, and many with the “I’m not an AVT, but I play [...]