Today was the first day back to the gym since about three weeks ago. Obviously, everyone was wondering where I went. I just simply woke up one morning in December and decided right then and there to shut it down…
Category: Cochlear Implants
T -10…Pre-op testing
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This morning, I had my pre-op testing at the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Windsong. Basically, it was the kind of check your weight, height, blood pressure, purse, heart beat, lungs, fill out forms, verify filled out forms, sign forms, and…
T -15…I am not getting any younger
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Today, Steph received a phone call from Buffalo Hearing and Speech. There is a possibility of my getting the newest model from Advanced Bionics called the Harmony. This is a more advanced version than the current model and even the…
T -23…and the winner is…..
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I spent an hour and half at Buffalo Hearing and Speech going over the three devices. Sometimes, I wished I had Paula, Randy and Simon with me because all three devices were almost so similar. Actually, it came down to…
Time to choose
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The “Countdown to New Ears” sign now says 25 days. Last week, I received a phone call and subsequent emails that it is time to finalize my decision on which device I want implanted. So tomorrow, I’ll be down at…
30 days to go
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As I am writing this, the clock to my surgery is clicking down from 30 days. More and more people are asking me about the date of the surgery and what will be involved. I even have a sign that…
With love from mom
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Here is an email I receive from my “80 something” year old mother who could easily pass for 60 something… If I ever get to write a book about my cochlear implant experience, this will definitely be the foreword or…
Calling all Buffalo Cochlear Implantees with websites or blogs!
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I want to take this opportunity to make my presence felt and perhaps, do likewise for you. I have been doing some surfing and looking for websites or blogs that cater to folks in Buffalo and Western New York who…
Random thoughts
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It’s a nice quiet morning. I am thinking about alot of things. The one thing on the front of my mind was a phone conversation my family had Thanksgiving Day. It was a call to my family celebrating the holiday…
I am going to be bionic!
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Bionic, as in having some form of engineered system implanted inside me. Actually, I am going to have cochlear implant surgery on January 12, 2007. You see, my hearing has been slowly deteriorating over the past 10 to 15 years…