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IEP Meeting by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness As we transition to Kindergarten, it is time once again for a multi-factored evaluation and writing of a school-age IEP. I'll share the details of that with you soon, as eve ... Read on »

Cochlear Implant "Booth" Testing by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We recently had a mapping appointment for Drew's cochlear implants. At nearly five years post implant, we see Drew's audiologist about every six months, just to make sure th ... Read on »

School Age Transition by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I opened my email last night to find one from my Mother-in-Law. It said, "I always check Turn On My Ears, hoping for an update on Drew. No luck. Should I stop checking?" ... Read on »

Five Years by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Five years ago yesterday we learned of Drew's hearing loss. Yesterday, we didn't even remember. Not a clue that it was the anniversary of his hearing loss. Drew went to the ... Read on »

Padawan Drew by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We've been busy celebrating Drew's 5th Birthday! It's hard to believe that our little boy is now five years old. We celebrated with a family trip to Disney World - even the ... Read on »

Alter Ego by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew really enjoys dressing up as Superheros. He asks nearly every night to watch an episode of Spiderman or Batman "on demand." He uses his imagination to play with his Bat ... Read on »

And He's Off! by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew happily ran to the bus on Wednesday, off for his first day of his last year of preschool. I can't believe that this little boy will turn five years old in just under on ... Read on »

Four Years by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We awoke on a beautiful, sunny morning four years ago today, knowing that our son would hear his very first sounds at his cochlear implant activation that day. We knew that ... Read on »

Year End Report by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We recently had a meeting with Drew's teacher to discuss his performance this year. Overall, we were really pleased with his evaluation. Strengths: Drew has strong pa ... Read on »

T-Ball Helmets, Meet Cochlear Implants by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew's t-ball season is in full swing, and our quest to find a batting helmet that will work with his cochlear implants has finally ended! It was very difficult to find a he ... Read on »

New Sounds by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness As we sat in a restaurant on Sunday afternoon, eating our lunch, Drew leaned over to his Daddy and said, "What's that sound?" After pausing for a moment, we realized that Dr ... Read on »

Green Beer Day for Me! St. Patty's Day for Toddlers! by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness In what seems to be my distant past, St. Patty's Day meant one thing - Green Beer! Nowadays, it is a day to play silly leprechaun tricks on my kids and make crazy Irish insp ... Read on »

Wordless Wednesday by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

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Dinsey World with Toddlers by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Wow! It's hard to believe that our first trip to Disney World was nearly one year ago! We had such a wonderful time at the most magical place on Earth. Since our return I ha ... Read on »

Drew Update by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness There are so many times throughout my day where I stop and think, hey, that would make a great blog post! Then, when I actually have a spare moment at the end of my day to a ... Read on »

Deaf Child Speech With Cochlear Implants - Update by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew's Mom is presenting to a class of audiology students this week, to introduce them to the world of cochlear implants and speech therapy from a parent's perspective. She ... Read on »

Snow Tubing by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew has really enjoyed watching the Winter X-Games on ESPN over the past couple of weeks. He is always asking what "trick" a skier or snowboarder is performing, and he's be ... Read on »

Cochlear Implant College Basketball Player Greg White by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Greg White's college basketball coach had no idea he was deaf. Because Greg hears so well with his cochlear implants, his coach assumed that his player was simply ignor ... Read on »

Handwritting 101 by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness If you happened to catch the CBS Sunday Morning Show, you may have caught a glimpse of our daughters classmates. A feature on Handwriting in the 21st Century was filmed at ... Read on »

Exhausted! by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Drew's first week back to school after the holiday has been exhausting for the little guy! Come Friday morning, he asked to stay in bed and then he wasn't able to do anythin ... Read on »

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