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, …
Post Op Thankfulness
With the Thanksgiving Holiday around the corner, I want to share how grateful and thankful that I am. It has been a challenging few weeks as you will see, but all in all, I am grateful for many things. As you enjoy time with family and friends, count your blessings. I am thankful and grateful …
Game Day CI Surgery Success!
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash In my last blog I talked a lot about Game Day Anxiety and this certainly was something that I had high emotions about. The day before surgery, I actually felt less anxiety and more at peace with my decision to move forward. I AM confident that this is the …
Game Day Anxiety!
Photo by Josiah Day on Unsplash I can imagine that each of us have had “a big game” day. Whether is it a championship sporting event, a musical performance, a key note presentation, or any other big day; these events naturally bring about a mix of anxiety and excitement. My “preseason” is almost over and …
Roller Coasters
Photo by Pedro Velasco on Unsplash Less than 2 weeks away from surgery date! November is here and the countdown is real. On the professional side, I know that this is the right decision for me. On the personal side, I am feeling anxious, nervous, excited, and scared. I am a person who LOVES order …
Choices
Photo by Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash Before I dig into this week’s topic, I just have to say, I cannot believe that November is less than a week away and the surgery date is less than 3 weeks away! November seemed like it was so far in the distance when I made the appointment …
Appointment Day Part 2
Trust Before blogging about appointment day #2, I wanted to share that I am officially less than a month away from surgery day. I feel like October is flying by and November is right around the corner. In one way I am thankful that I am busy with family and work which gives me less …
Appointment Day: Audiology Testing
JULY 28 #HearStrong day! It is amazing when things happen at just the right time. Two days before my scheduled CI consultation appointment at Ohio State, I found out that I was nominated and selected to be a #HearStrong champion. Check it out at https://www.hearstrong.org/champion/carrie-spangler/. HearStrong is a nonprofit organization that empowers people with hearing …
The Phone Call
How often do you tell yourself "what if _______ doesn't work?" Honestly, this phone call took me a long time to make because of the "what if" question for myself. I also knew in my heart that once I made the phone call it was going to “officially” start my journey of finding out if …
#peermentors #sameselfpeers
Anyone that knows me professionally knows that I have a passion for bringing teens/tween together who have hearing loss. WHY? Because there is comfort in knowing others share a similar challenge. In 1999, I had the idea to start a peer mentor group (Hit It! Hearing Impaired Teens Interacting Together). Why? Because I did not …
