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Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient Expert

I am an American Mom living in Tuscany. My twelve year old son Jordan was born profoundly deaf,... Full Bio
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The Christmas Country by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness  The day of the twentieth reunion, I spoke to Debbie, excited to finally be able to see her. While we were talking, she made the comment that I sound like a pissed off cheerle ... Read on »
Time for a Change: Paula's New Journey Starts Now by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I met Paula on the listserves and have loved her ever since. Her long arm reaches out to families in need and stretches overseas at least a couple of times a month to smack me ... Read on »
Music in Our Lives by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The twenty year high school reunion was like a starting point for me. It was a moment where I looked my past in so many eyes and became aware of my present...and it is time to ... Read on »
Spilt Milk by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness During oppressive periods of our lives, negative casualities directly affect our moods, our behavior and our level of stress. During limbo periods, concentrated negative event ... Read on »
My (Business) Date by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness *Smile*Ok. So, I had this huge meeting in Rome yesterday and I had to wake up at 7,30 am, which was 1,30 am. USA time and I'm still on USA time. I took the train to Rome and d ... Read on »
The Independent Child by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Once upon a time, I was a neurotic mother. When Jordan was born, I tried unsuccessfully to breastfeed, so unsuccessfully- that he probably starved his first month of life. The ... Read on »
Twenty Years Later... by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Twenty years after storming the graduation hall to the tune of Rob Base's "Joy and Pain," we gathered in a room in which I had passed many a crazy night, yet that night I di ... Read on »
Mac The Knife by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I was talking to a special person yesterday who gave me a sacred glimpse into a new perspective on life. This wise person hit me with a little Yankees trivia, and we all kno ... Read on »
Carpe Diem by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness For many people today will be extremely painful. Whether you find yourself alone, a missing place at that table or surrounded by family members who do not understand you, to ... Read on »
Fairy Dust: Sprinkle With Care by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I had this vicious dream about a year ago. I was standing on the beach with my back to the sea and I saw three tornadoes from a distance approaching rapidly. The first tornado ... Read on »
Old by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I spoke before speech therapists and child psychiatrists at the two day Cochlear Implant Conference in Pisa, Friday and Saturday, and my favorite line- in honor of Naomi- was ... Read on »
The Silver Spoon by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I have five minutes literally to throw out this post, but if I don't do it now, I'll forget and it's important to me to say what I am about to say. Work Ethic One of my favo ... Read on »
Oxygen, Please by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Yesterday I stopped breathing at least five times..and managed to recover. Support comes at the most unexpected times from the most unexpected places. I asked for help, resour ... Read on »
Hear the World Expedition by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness A mom from the CI Circle just posted this information that you may find useful: Call of the Wild: Amazon Adventure 2010, Peru Introducing Hear the World Expeditions Phonak ... Read on »
The Infamous 20 Year High School Reunion by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I'm desperately trying to control myself, my excitement and my dying to come home because I'm not leaving for another twelve days, but it's fairly close to impossible to not b ... Read on »
Going Back to Elementary School by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I loved Elementary school. I had the most spectacular class and incredible memories of kickball tournaments, after-school rollerskating events to the tune of "Another One Bite ... Read on »
Smokin'! by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Hot off the press!!! NHS 2010 - Beyond Newborn Hearing Screening: Infant and Childhood Hearing in Science and Clinical Practice Villa Erba Congress Center, Cernobbio, Italy ... Read on »
2 Years Blogging -Goal for Year 3: Self-Control by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness It's been two years and I still haven't learned the art of self-control. I react without counting to three and whatever happens, happens. I can't go on like this, it's oftenti ... Read on »
Catch 22 by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Well, Halloween 2009 was a smashing success with Jordan bringing home "Mr. Halloween" for some wicked dance moves and Sofia Madyson racking in the candy after a Trick or Tre ... Read on »
Happy Halloween!!! Sticky Situation... by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness When facing a single tree, if you look at a single one of its red leaves, you will not see all the others. When the eye is not set on one leaf, and you face the tree with noth ... Read on »