Too Good to be True?

I have experienced some of the greatest challenges of my life over the last seven months. There were days after Drew was diagnosed that I did not want to get out of bed and face his deafness each morning. Luckily my family and friends were there to support me, and finally I realized that staying [...]

CT Scan Results

Dr. Kang called yesterday with the results of Drew’s CT scan. Drew’s inner ear formation is in tact and there are no structural issues with his inner ear. This confirms his candidacy for his cochlear implants! While this is the news we were expecting, we are very happy that our son has two perfectly shaped [...]

CT Complete…Barely

Drew had his CT scan today, a critical step in moving forward as a cochlear implant candidate. This will allow Dr. Kang to see the anatomy of Drew’s inner ear, and to ensure that Drew has a cochlea for the electrode array of the implant to be inserted in.
When the CT scan was scheduled we [...]

Moving Forward

We are very excited with the pace at which we are now moving toward having Drew bilaterally implanted. I am so happy that we re-evaluated the decisions we had previously made and that we decided to change course.
In the beginning, we had only looked outside of Columbus because the reputation of the cochlear implant program [...]

Back to the Drawing Board

What made us start questioning our decision to go to Cincinnati? We thought we had everything figured out. We have agreed to be a part of the research project Dr. Choo is doing at Cincinnati Children’s. We have had all of Drew’s diagnostic testing conducted in Cincinnati. Why the sudden change of heart, you may [...]

Columbus – We Don’t Want to Leave

I feel like my life is in a constant state of fast forward. Between balancing two young children, work, home, doctors appointments, school intervention, family obligations, I hardly have time to sleep (and that has been rare recently, with Drew waking during the night). And just when I think things are about to go back [...]