Recent content by Sherri RN4u2

picture of nick with hearing aid on whoops here is the picture of the little guy with the hearing aid on.

Yes.... He seems to hear my voice more than anyone elses, although when I talk I do ASL and he watches my hands. He was just fitted for a bone conduction hearing aid. He has extremely stenosed ( tight ear canals ) it is hard for the doctors to even visualize his ear drum when looking in...

thank you for all of the information.....

Nick was born with a rare genetic disorder called BOF, Branchio Oculo Facial Syndrome, this syndrome has many dfferent characteristics ranging from mild to severe. Nick has a mild case of it, but his challenges were that he did not want to breath when he was born, he did not want to eat, he was...

your daughter is adorable... i love pictures.... My little guy can be seen on this web site. www.carepages.com the name of his page is called PrayersForNick (all one word) I look forward to reading all of your posts.

don't get me wrong, i do not doubt his love for Nicholas... He is a great daddy to all 3 kids, i am very lucky... i just wish that he were more open to the idea of things being different, and embracing the ASL the way that i have... He is a good guy, with a great big heart and means well...

Thank you....... thank you hugs s

Ok Now.... what would I have to do to make you mad? I want to make sure I stay clear of conflict here..... No really,, tell me about the "other hearing parents" that come here and why they upset people? Just curious..... thanks s

It has really moderated in recent years. I saw you're in Boston! Are you hooked up with DEAF INC, The Learning Center for Deaf Children, Beverly School for the Deaf or Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hoh? Don't contact SHHH since, the Boston SHHH is really more of an auxerailly for oral...

thank you all so much for the welcome Thank you all so much for saying HI and giving me the "NEWBIE" advice that I so need. It is funny to hear (I mean read :Oops: ) you call hearing people "HEARIES" LOL :lol: as when I read "hearies" I saw HAIRIES, and i was like what in the world is a...

I am new. I have been reading many posts and I can't believe how tough this crowd/community can be. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to get off on the wrong foot with anyone... but I was a little scared to post or even introduce myself... and to be quite honest that isn't me. I am not...