Recent content by willsmom

Callums Mum Callums mom you sound frustrated- try not to let them get to you- I have gotten some flack over my choice to have my son implanted with CI also- he was 10 months old when we got his implants. He is doing wonderfully. The surgery was scary. If you want other CI moms to talk to check...

Doing my best and then some I get everyone is not purposely trying to seem critical but it does come Across that way - no offense. I am everything I can but there are limits. My husband works all day and I dont have any "deaf community" anywhere remotely near where we live. I had to teach...

My child Is amazing I expect him to talk because he can and does. If he was not capable of doing it I would not make him do it. As a parent it is my job to push him To do everything he can do. When he first got his CIs activated he immediately started to try and talk verbally with us even...

Looking for ideas for childrens toys (my son 18 months) that are good for deaf children with or without CIs my son does have a CI. I am looking for toys or even iphone apps good for fostering speech development or just fun toys that would seem to be good for deaf children! Thanks

I don't think anyone in this board is trying to be difficult and start a fight. I think some of you are trying to defend me and others are trying to educate me. I appreciate both and hope nobody is offended or upset by anyone else!

Asking anyone who feels like sharing. I love to read others stories.

Various There are none closer who work with CI users. Jeff VanTassel is great to work with very knowledgeable and works in Syracuse.

Love to I would love to but I plan to put the money I hopefully get into a fund for gas money to travel 4 hours each way to Syracuse for appointments. Yikes. So expensive.

It took me a long time to learn sign and I have so much more to learn but my sons favorite sign is elephant. so cute. Are you or your immediate family hoh or deaf? Have you ever met anyone with a CI?

I get that no one here has been against me. I tend to be defensive because other people have been and really mean about it too - not on this site and hopefully it stays that way. I know they learn to listen and it takes more work than hearing children but it is worth it. I work with my son hours...

Oh. I am not familiar with her. We go to the CDU in Syracuse and work with Jeff VanTassell.

Clinic By the time we got a clinic appt after getting the hearing aids (2 different offices what a headache) 60 days had already passed! Scheduling everything is hard. My son has so many speech therapist appointments and dr appointments and appointments with the audiologists (4 hours away) to...

Thank you so much beach girl. It hurts me so much when I feel I have to defend my actions when I am doing everything I can for my son. I did not make my choices without considering both sides, I have family who is deaf (one who got the courage to get the CI she could never admit she even wanted...

Last thing This is the last thing I am saying because I feel like There is no one here who is on my side now and I don't know why. Getting him the CI was the hardest choice I have ever made but I would do it again. Hearing children are expected to know 20 words by 18 months and my son is beyond...

Who is Helen Waters? What do you mean they look funny? I bought them from a professional.