Bionic Boys

Hi! I'm a mom of 3 boys, two with Advanced Bionics cochlear implants. Matthew (Big Kid): born 1998, hearing loss ID 8/00, implanted 10/01. Brother (Mid Kid). Joshua (T-Man): born 2002, hearing loss ID at birth, implanted 4/04.

Sunday, September 01, 2013

American Sign Language Resources

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If two of my boys weren't deaf, I probably wouldn't have learned sign langauge. Because they are deaf, we have learned sign languag...

Thursday, August 29, 2013

YEAH! AB Naida passed FDA approval!

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WOO HOO! To 99% of my Facebook friends, this won't mean much. But this is GREAT NEWS to those of us who need cochlear implants (or in m...

Sunday, August 04, 2013

My Son, the Cyborg

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When Big Kid was first implanted, I knew very few people who understood what it meant to have a cochlear implant. Fortunately I met some imp...

Saturday, August 03, 2013

Habilitation Post CI Surgery

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Cool! The kiddo gets an implant! Let's video tape the CI activation to share with the world. They're going to hear sound for the fir...

Friday, August 02, 2013

Cochlear Implant Surgery Video

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I just watched a cochlear implant surgery video on YouTube. You might think I'm crazy, since my son's second implant surgery is only...

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Reality Check

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It happened. Someone dropped a big ball which would lead to postponing my son's surgery for at least two months. Well, this is actuall...

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Video: How a Cochlear Implant Works

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My son has a spiel he goes through when telling people about how his cochlear implant works. He's been doing this since he was three, an...

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Chaotic Mom: I am an Army spouse, mom of boys, volunteer and keeper of pets. Is there a balance in life? I sure hope so! ;)

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