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My name is laura Im from the united kingdom i have suffered from profound deafness since i was 8 years old and i had a cochlear implant at 9 yrs old  i also have a condition called Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions which means my energy genes dont work and i found out that it... Full Bio
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major error!!! by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness oh my freaking god i forgot my saline for like 4 weeks!!!!!!!! i should be changing it once a  week no w ive ended up with this eek!! it shud be clear and 4 mm of saline ... Read on »
scar by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness i have been cleaning out my room and all the rubbish i dont need any more and i came across  my pictures of when i got my 1st cochlear implant here is me showing off my ... Read on »
hot weather.. by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness ohh so warm!!!! arggh my room was like a sauna with windows open lol we nnormally get a breeze from the busy road but its empty at night so no breeze etc  i had to meet my n ... Read on »
today sucked! ... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today has pretty much been sucky i woke up too damn early at 9am thats early for me! then i had to have a bath n get ready for a funeral of my brothers co worker at sainsbur ... Read on »
new PEG Ttubies... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness my ci friend Leah gave me a link for a tubie which is like a safe object to go round your peg to keep it ssafe from infection n its machine washable! i odered one last wek n ... Read on »
crafts.... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have always been intrested in crafts and doing all sorts of crafty things!  you name i do it and if i dont do it i will try it!! haha i do knitting sewing cross stitch ... Read on »
retford,,, by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today i travelled to retford to see my uncle and cousins! was a nice day and got some fresh air in the countryside as my uncle has a industrial farm! he has a nice house on ... Read on »
busy bee by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness i have a busy weekend ahead of myself  i have to my uncle who has cancer and attend a friends funeral which is crap then i have my nail bar i need to get enroled on a nail c ... Read on »
busy bee... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness been a busy day today i got my self outa bed when mum woke me up at 12pm then got myself ready for exercise class with victora. exercise class was good we were shatterned ... Read on »
jazzed up ci... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Cleaned out my room and i found these Read on »
cold.. by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness ive caught  a cold off my dad it maybe a simple thing to you or someone whos healthy but someone with a mitochondiral disease it can cause all sorts of problems like chest i ... Read on »
new look.... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I thought it was time for a change and a new start life is on the up from here starting with a new blog background! :) hope u like it! x Read on »
cold... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness urgh dads given me his cold! crappy immune system! at least i aint gonna get flu  coz ive had the flu jab! although im on my feed pump right now pumping me full of vitanmins ... Read on »
mito info day in newcastle,,, by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We travelled up on the friday tea time as we had to be at the newcastle university at 11am! so we got our selves dolled up and stopped off at middlesbrough to see my nan ... Read on »
peg huggies... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I got this awesome website for PEGS they are like huggies avaiable for children and adults!here is the linhttp://www.mybuttonbuddies.com/ im liking the sunflower one!! n the ... Read on »
new newspaper aricle by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Mum bought the local paper today and what was in there but a full page spread of me! i was only expecting a little corner feature on one page not a 2 page spread but the art ... Read on »
Heart monitor... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness On friday i had an appointment at the heart clinic at the lcoal hsoptial so i got there bright and early it was busier than the last time we went there!  Me AND my mum went ... Read on »
Thank you for your support by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness i have been made aware that i have 75 followers on my medical blog and i would like to thank each one of you for reading my posts no matter how boring or trivial they may be ... Read on »
research and genetic by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Yesterday i recieved a letter from Prof turnbull about the reveiw of my muscle biopsy that igave in 2004 i was surprised they have any left!! ha butt.. the long story shor ... Read on »
Easter... by groovychik007 Patient ExpertFacebook Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Im having a good easter with my family today i watched PS I LOVE YOU with my  parents and i enedered up blubbering again ive seen it before but its so nice that it makes my ... Read on »