Today was a rather routine day. One thing I was able to do was finally locate the source of a tapping sound. Originally, I thought it was something in the heater duct but it turned out to be dripping water…
Category: Cochlear Implants
Weekend 1 – Mish-mash, potpourri and other things of interest
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Lots of things going on this weekend….so let me start…. Firstly, congrats to my friend Paul Schwartzmyer who completed a whole day’s worth of spinning courses on his way to being certified as a spinning instructor. Michelle better watch out…
Day 4 – New mappings
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Right now, I am listening to Ahmad Jamal, the great jazz pianist. Thank god for CD’s. I don’t have to worry about wearing tapes, needles or vinyl out! Today is the first day of new mappings. Basically, one is a…
Day 3 – mapping session #2
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Day #3 bought more surprises and more new things. I tried the smaller batteries since they are lighter but being the early riser I am, it conked out at 4:00PM meaning I got 9 hours out of it. Fortunately, I…
Day 2 – Can you hear me?
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After a good night’s sleep since I was totally exhausted from the first day, day 2 started out with the usual morning run at the gym accompanied by congratulations from wonderful friends. I didn’t wear the implant while working out…
Activation day and day 1
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What a day! First it started off with the local tv station ticker across the bottom of the screen announcing the closings for the day and that included “Buffalo Hearing and Speech ECP”. It turned out to be the Early…
Random ramblings
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A little more than 24 hours to go before activation! I wish I could go back to sleep and then wake up tomorrow morning instead. Last night’s game/party at Mike’s house was great. Great company, good food, awesome house, lousy…
A change in venue
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Starting today, I am going to be write in the evening rather than the morning. This way, I can report on my experiences as they occured during the day while fresh in my mind. This will be extremely important particularly…
Less than a week to go
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I hope I am not boring you by not having much to write about but with less than a week to go, but I can tell you I am really getting anxious. Now, I am sure I’ve told you that…
A Spiritual Perspective
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I have to admit that I am not very religious but the other day a friend of mine at the gym, Paul Schwartzmyer wrote a very spiritual piece. Paul is a member of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Eggertsville, NY.…