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A Spooky CI Moment... by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Here is a question for you: If a car alarm goes off in the garage and no one is around, does it make a sound? The other day I was working in my office upstairs (I work at ho ... Read on »

Four Years Ago Today... by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Four years ago today my first cochlear implant was activated... Four years ago I heard the sound of a little boy's voice as he talked to his mom....sounds I had missed when o ... Read on »

A Cochlear Implant Journey Video by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness This is a must see video! It describes the hearing loss journey of Josh and Sam Swiller, their cochlear implant surgery, activation, therapy, and life afterwards perfectly.... ... Read on »

A Lotte Update by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness After I sent a response to Lotte's father about "the experiment," I received the following response. Lotte's father has given me permission to share it: "Hi Lau ... Read on »

A Must Read....Jennifer's Post by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness My friend, Jennifer, posted a very moving and poignant post yesterday.....it is a must read! She shares her bilateral cochlear implant journey from her heart at SURROUND SOUN ... Read on »

Part II - The People I Meet - 2009 HLAA Convention by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Here are a few more pictures from the Convention. I don't want to leave anyone out but I didn't get pictures of all the new people I met there. Barbie & Ken (Sunny & C ... Read on »

The People I Meet - 2009 HLAA Convention Pictures by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The 2009 HLAA Convention in Nashville has come and gone but the memories remain.....here are some pictures for you to enjoy!HLA of Knoxville ChapterThis is my local chapter (c ... Read on »

The Wellspring...: Ear number two! by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Below is another blog that I like to read. Some of it is hearing related but mostly concentrates on their family and pictures. This couple adopted their daughter from Quito ... Read on »

Another Friend Goes Bilateral! by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Another friend has taken the step to bilateral hearing! I met Becky a few months ago because she had many questions about having two cochlear implants versus one. She travel ... Read on »

Paying It Forward... by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness There is an old Chinese Proverb that goes something like this: If you want to be happy for an hour, Take a nap. If you want to be happy for a day, Go fishing. If you want ... Read on »

A Very Special Walk by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Please CLICK HERE to see my Walk4Hearing Page! (There is also a link to my personal walk page in my sidebar to make a donation.) On Saturday, May 16th,I'll be participating i ... Read on »

Support Deaf Actors by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness My husband and I are huge fans of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. After much talk and anticipation, NBC has announced an episode featuring not one but many Deaf actors, incl ... Read on »

Nerve Deafness by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I originally wrote this post in my " Book Blog" (which I rarely write in anymore) on August 20, 2005 before my first cochlear implant surgery and thought it was wort ... Read on »

Can You Read My Lips? by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The above picture needs a little explanation. (Smile!) My husband and I are currently in Los Cabos, Mexico for a much needed vacation, our first in four years.! Traveling to d ... Read on »

Veterans With Hearing Loss by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Please check out this news article. . . this featured veteran is a member of my HLA of Knoxville Chapter and is a wonderful young man. Mark Brogan is helping HLAA reach out to ... Read on »

A New CI Friend by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I continue to advocate and support others with hearing loss on a weekly basis and would like to introduce you to Becky! She emailed me a few weeks ago asking for advice on go ... Read on »

President Obama's Name Sign by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Just in! A student at Gallaudet University has given President Obama his name sign and posted a video on YouTube! It is subtitled for the deaf & hard of hearing. Click H ... Read on »

Jackson Update! by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Jackson with his Tennessee grandparents! Here are a few pictures from the holidays! Steve and I flew to Texas to be with our grandson, Jackson, and his mommy & daddy. He ... Read on »

UT Department of Audiology & Speech Department Saved! by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness When the University of Tennessee announced the pending closure of the Department of Audiology & Speech this past June, I went right to work advocating for the group for se ... Read on »

ANOTHER BOY by Laurie P. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Sleepless and bewildered but gloriously proud, the husband of Mary emerged from the stable and made his way to the census takers booth. For it was the decree of Imperial Rome ... Read on »

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