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Originally Posted by faire_jour
We are talking to her about it a lot. I have shown her pictures of implants, I have explained that it will be like a hearing aid but inside her head. I have asked her if she wants to hear better and she tells me yes. She has a friend in her class with a CI so that is helpful. I have also shown her little animations that show that the implant goes under her skin, and a few (tame) pictures of healing incisions. I explained that we would go to the hosptial and they would put her to sleep, and when she woke up it would be inside. We have talked about the fact that it will hurt, but that we will have medicine to help with it.
I'm introducing the idea to her, but I don't want to overhelm her.
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Good thread, and great question...
Hope you get some first-hand answers.
I think it's wonderful that you are discussing it with her, but basing a decision on her opinion sounds totally wrong to me. A 5-year old is not capable of making a decision like that. The decision is completely yours.
Any doubts you might have should be dealt by you. You cannot get the answers from you daughter.
And - btw... be careful with the phrase "put to sleep".... the same is sometimes used for "killing pets" and a 5-year old might totally misinterpret the meaning....