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Great Article on the Cultural Changes Brought About by Cochlear Implants by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness  This was a news story that someone else shared on Facebook.  It illustrates what I've been saying for a long time now about the changes that are coming to the Deaf communi ... Read on »
Whoa!!! That's a LOT of Progress! by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Liam's teachers have been telling us he's making good progress, but we don't always get a chance to see a lot of that at home with him.  This weekend is a four day weekend f ... Read on »
Just a Typical Kid by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I'm pretty sure any parent who has ever had a special needs child can relate to that feeling of just hoping and praying that their child will fit in somewhere and have frien ... Read on »
Awesome Audiology Update on Liam!!! by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I was sitting at Liam's school killing some time this morning as his audiologist passed through.  She stopped off to talk to me about his most recent sound booth testing.  H ... Read on »
IEP Complete by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness About a week ago, we had CJ's IEP meeting at his school.  Each year, things just get better and better. This year was probably one of his best IEP's yet.   We cut his ... Read on »
I Want Ketchup by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I found myself so wrapped up in the protesters outside Liam's school and researching their agenda over the past week that I forgot to pay attention to some of the amazing st ... Read on »
The Deaf vs. deaf Debate Comes to a Head by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness There was an EHDI (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) conference in our area recently.  It was picketed by the Deaf community. A few days later, an oral school in the ... Read on »
Three Little Words by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness There are so many things going on in the average person's life that something like three little words shouldn't really mean too much.  I suppose that, in the grand scheme of ... Read on »
Fun Little Updates by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have become quite the lazy blogger, I suppose. I apologize about that.  The nice thing is that Facebook has rolled out its timeline, so I can go back and find the really g ... Read on »
My Future Canadian by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness CJ is doing amazingly well with his hearing and being mainstreamed and adjusting to life and...well, you get the idea. The list goes on.  On occasion, no matter how well we ... Read on »
I Took Down the List of Liam's Words by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness It was time to take down my sidebar that listed all of the words Liam can say or sign or both.  The fact is that he's moving along at such a rapid pace that I can't possibly ... Read on »
Exlantation and Re-implantation For Liam by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Liam went in for his re-implantation surgery and I'm pleased to say it went MUCH better. I know it's been a while since we've updated and there is a LOT to share, so let's j ... Read on »
You Never Know Until You Walk in Another's Moccassins by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I received a comment on my blog recently from another mom asking me to contact her about our Baby Ears blog. I e-mailed her and received the following response Thank you fo ... Read on »
Well, Hmmm....Here are the Updates...For What They're Worth by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted. I'm ashamed really.  Things have been crazy busy, and the holiday season just means they're going to get crazier.  On t ... Read on »
The Dates Are Set!! by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I know it's been a while since I've posted. I've been busy, busy, busy and a little under the weather (more on that in the next post).  Anyway, I would be remiss if I failed ... Read on »
You Mean There's More Like Me? Who Knew??? by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We all want to feel a part of something, like we're "normal" or at least not complete aliens.  While we all love to be individuals, I think we also often try hard to "blend ... Read on »
When You Find Out Who Your Friends Are by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I've mentioned lots of times about the fact that CJ has always struggled with making friends his own age.  He does great with adults, probably because they speak slowly and ... Read on »
Our Big Announcement by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness So, Byron and I have been back and forth on this for a while. Sometimes we were fence sitting and other times we were both on the same page with one decision or another.  We ... Read on »
The Ultimate Boy Scout by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Two sometimes humorous things about having Deaf children are that they are are often loud and that they can be very literal.  Sometimes this leads to frustration and confusi ... Read on »
Liam's Exciting Pulmonology Update by AimeeTheSuperMom Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Liam went to a routine pulmonology appointment yesterday, and I'll admit that I had high hopes going into it.   Can I just say that every single thing I'd hoped for AND MORE ... Read on »