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flip flops. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness 8am. Both of us still in PJs, one hand is holding my coffee and the other my sweet boy's hand. I slip on my Jack Rogers, Christian his shark flip-flops and we head outside. ... Read on »

I'm having a hard couple of da ... by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I'm having a hard couple of days. Just when you think you have a handle on the whole grief-component of raising a deaf child, it sneaks right back up on you. Christian is ... Read on »

Kindergarten Orientation by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness When we started at Christian's current school when he was 18 months old we set a goal: Christian would attend our neighborhood elementary school by Kindergarten. I remember ... Read on »

baby steps. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Activation week in a nutshell "Mom, I can't understand you. It sounds like "BZZP" "BEEP". We're working hard to get Christian to articulate what he's hearing ... Read on »

activation. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Just as a disclaimer, I've shared about 2 bottles of wine with one of my besties--take this post for what it's worth, but know that it's from the heart. Today we went bil ... Read on »

Big Time. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Could this week be any more HUGE for Christian? 1st Cochlear Implant activation is tomorrow at Hopkins, Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday and Board Breaking on Friday ... Read on »

The Days Are Long But The Years Are Short by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today was my last Mother's Day with 2 Preschoolers. Here's the rundown. I was totally spoiled. The only thing that could've made it better was being with my own Momma today. ... Read on »

Savor. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness One day, sidewalk chalk will be replaced with iTouches, XBoxes and who knows what else. Until then, I'll take the multi-colored handprints all over my house and the tie-dye ... Read on »

lily bean by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness How I LOVE this girl. She has this infectious laugh that gives me the giggles. She literally dances through life, making every moment a performance. She is sweet. She is ... Read on »

Recovery by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I am constantly in awe of how quick these kids can bounce back. This past weekend Christian built many legos, watched movie after movie, and then got really bored. Just 2 ... Read on »

Surgery Day by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We're on our way! Christian checking out his new implant! Daddy ready to head back into surgery with the brave boy! ... Read on »

It's weird how even though we' ... by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness It's weird how even though we've done this before, I'm still full of the same anxiety and worry as the last time. On top of it though, is this odd sense of an almost peace. ... Read on »

A Letter To Christian Version 2.0 by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I wrote a letter 4 years ago to Christian the night before we took him to Hopkins for his first Cochlear Implant. Tomorrow morning we're going bilateral. Tomorrow morning ... Read on »

Spring Sports by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We're a busy sports family these days. Christian has Tai Kwon Do on Mondays and Wednesdays. Soccer on Fridays, Lacrosse on Saturdays and Swim Lessons on Sundays. The back of ... Read on »

Moved Up. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Every time my phone rings with a Baltimore area code, I race to pick it up hoping that it's Hopkins rescheduling Christian's surgery date to an earlier slot. I've been doing ... Read on »

By the Numbers. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness 34-Days until Christian's 2nd Cochlear Implant Surgery. 10.5-Lily's new shoe size. My hopes of her fitting into a perfect sample size Louboutin are fading fast. 13-Chr ... Read on »

Spring Break. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Christian has been on Spring Break this week, and Lily's is next week (Hooray for next year when they will FINALLY be on the same schedule). We've been doing a whole LOT of ... Read on »

Reality Check by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We took one more step closer to the next chapter in our CI Journey today with a quick phone call from our implant center with our 3 activation dates. Activation will happen ... Read on »

Lucky Number 7 by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness 2nd CI surgery scheduled for May 7th. Same surgeon. Same hospital. Same kid. Same fears, but a bit more excitement this time around. Read on »

Bringing Peace. by Christina M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Is there anything sweeter than seeing the eyes of a Mom light up when her deaf baby repeats a Ling Sound? I had an opportunity to spend some time at our school's Parent I ... Read on »

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