Forty Four and Flabby

I’ve been buying workout videos since the 1980s (Jane Fonda, I’m looking at you) and this is the first one I’ve ever seen that had captioning.  I’ve gone for the burn with Jane, I’ve Jazzercised, I’ve done dance routines with Cher, pregnancy workouts with Denise Austin, I’ve done step aerobics, worked out with Kathy Smith, [...]

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What’s the Buzz

Here’s what’s happening:
The buzzing is gone!  I pretty much never get that weird buzzing sound anymore.  When I first put my CI’s on in the morning now, it is just VERY loud.  It takes about one minute for the sound to level off and get normal again.
I had my second mapping on Wednesday morning, Aug. [...]

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More Activation Observations

The first thing that popped into my head when my CI’s went “live” was, “How am I going to describe this?!” It was a sound I’ve never heard before and didn’t seem to fit any of the previous activation descriptions I’d read.
Now that a few days have passed, things are (thankfully) much easier to [...]

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Friday I’m in Love

…with my CI’s!
Starting back at the beginning…when Dave, Paige and I first got to the mapping room, my audiologist, Krystine, explained that she would set the volume thresholds on each CI individually. Then both of them would be turned on and we’d make sure the volume levels were compatible, stuff like that.
I was so [...]

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I’m turned on (no, not like THAT!)

I CAN HEAR!
That is all.
LOL, I’m just kidding.  Well, not about the hearing part but of course I have a lot more to say!
We’re leaving in about 30 minutes to go to my mom’s for dinner, but my actual activation appointment was just under 2 hours instead of the expected 3 hours so [...]

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The Week is Here!

Well, The Week is here. I thought I’d sit down and write this morning because I may not get a chance to again for a few days. Sometimes I try to have a coherent theme for my writing, but today it’s going to be a little of this and a little of that.
Humor
Dave [...]

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Golden Birthday

Paige turned 14 this morning at 5:37 a.m., so it’s her Golden Birthday!  I never heard of a Golden Birthday until I had kids (in other words, I didn’t celebrate it myself).  If you don’t know what it means, it’s the year that you turn the age that equals the date of your birthday.  So [...]

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Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Fifteen years ago today, Dave received a bone marrow transplant from his sister.  CML leukemia was ravaging his body, had taken his hearing and his balance.  He was dying.  And thanks to his sister and the gift she so generously gave, he is alive today.  It really is a miracle, and I thank God every [...]

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Working for the Weekend

You know, I managed to make it to 43 years of age with very few different jobs.  I think this is partly because of my personality and partly because of my hearing loss.
Anyone that’s followed my blog for a while probably knows that I’m a worrywart.  I’m one of those people who likes stability and [...]

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Post-Op Visit

Today was my post-op visit.  I haven’t seen the doctor since I woke up in the recovery room on July 22nd.  While Dave and I were in the waiting room, one of the receptionists looked up, caught my eye and asked me if I’d seen the doctor since my surgery.  I hesitated for a second, [...]

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