Originally Posted by deafbajagal

The CI is like a fancy car. But it cannot run by itself. You need gas and a driver who is ready. Gas is the therapy...sometimes you need to keep filling it up before the car is ready to go. In the meantime the driver has to be ready, too.

I've seen cars with fuel, ready to go. But the driver isn't ready. I've seen cars with drivers, but no fuel.

Not all of us are meant to be car drivers. Some deaf children has to take a different route.

Your daughter is a natural driver...and she's ready to go! ZOOM. Many children with CIs need more fuel, or they are simply not ready. And some, no matter how hard they try, they will never be able to drive the car. I don't know if my analogy makes sense or not.