I am so thankful for cochlear implants! They are already giving Drew the ability to hear things he couldn’t just a few days ago. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t feel sad sometimes that Drew is going to wear these the remainder of his life. Except at night. (What if there is a fire?) [...]
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I am not a big fan of Michael Moore, but I did learn from a fellow parent on CI Circle today that his new film, Sicko, revolving around the problems with the American Health Insurance system, contains a rather large story about a four year old boy denied coverage for his bilateral implant. The good [...]
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Everyday in the US, approximately 1 in 1,000 newborns is born profoundly deaf, with another 2-3 of 1,000 babies born with partial hearing loss. While pregnant with Drew I worried about so many things, but not once did I ever worry about him being able to hear. Little did I know that it is the [...]
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It is amazing to me how many things have been in the media recently regarding deafness and cochlear implants. I don’t remember seeing so many things about the deaf community and cochlear implants before Drew was born deaf, but then again, maybe I am just noticing it now, since these story lines impact my life [...]
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