Hearing Spanglish Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is my first post on my new blog! Life is about living in community and relationships with each other. Challenges in life are what makes us stronger and who we are. My hearing loss has been my greatest strength in life and …
STOP
Photo by Luke van Zyl on Unsplash Last week I had another checkup for my cochlear implant. Each time I go I am anxious to know how I might be performing during the speech discrimination testing. This is a list of 50 monosyllabic words (consonant-vowel-consonant) recorded words that are played that is typically used clinically …
Working Out!
When I decided to pursue the cochlear implant, I knew that it was going to take time to train my brain to listen with it. Many people continue to ask me what I think of the CI. At this point in the journey, I say that I continue to make progress, new discoveries, and understand …
New HEAR Growth Goals
What are your New HEAR Growth Goals? Whether you have normal hearing or have hearing challenges, we can all experience growth in our listening skills. God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. We should be spending twice as much time listening than talking. Why? When we listen we learn and grow …
Roaring 2020 and Happy New Year
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash The Roaring 20s and the New Year brings about new meaning as I experience this holiday season with an “newbie” cochlear implant. I am not going to lie; it has been a ROARING challenge to hear through the Christmas and New Year Holiday. It has been exactly one month …
Birthday Wishes
Photo by Nikhita Singhal on Unsplash December is a month of celebrations in our house! We celebrate the greatest gift of Christmas, we celebrate 4 generations of December birthdays (my mom, my grandma who is celebrating in heaven, my daughter, and ME!). A new celebration in December is that each year I will celebrate my …
Jingle Bell Rock!
Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock! One-week post activation and what a world of jingle bells and many more sounds abound! In my last blog, I shared about ACTIVATION day and my perception of sound initially. Lots of beeps, whistles, chirps, and feedback. I am fascinated that with …
Activation Day!
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Do you remember how you felt when you were a little kid and could not wait for Santa? This is how I feel about the night before activation day. Waiting for activation day, I felt excited, …
