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I understand what you're saying, but remember all I was saying is that there are differences between hearing and not hearing. I didn't say that a Deaf person could not do a particular thing.

It really is incredible how dangerous driving really is, and I also do get worried someone who isn't paying attention or drunk could hit my kids as well...so I'm with you there (but don't think we should ban driving).

A car accident is completely avoidable by not driving, and you're suggesting that we "don't drive" by halting all CI surgeries because of the inherent risks involved. It would be great to have a better evaluation like you suggest, but I wouldn't be surprised to find that there is a similar or...

I wasn't planning on elaborating, I think it's pretty obvious what the difference is between hearing and not hearing. For example, everyone knows it's easier to communicate through the use of speech when you can hear. It's easier to learn in a class that is taught through speech when you can...

I'm not sure how you got this question from my prior post talking about non-life saving surgeries, but in answering your question I can only say that I don't understand why you can't see a difference between being able to hear and not being able to hear. No disrespect to you, but their...

Let's hope none of these children need to have an impacted tooth removed, surgery to repair a broken bone, cleft palate surgery, or any other of the many non-life saving surgeries that can make a difference in their life.

In that case, transporting children or people in cars must stop until they come up with assurances that no one will suffer the consequences of a car accident - one death is too many.

A fair statement.:cool:

What a joke. Like I'm crying myself to sleep each night worried my "time and money" will "go down the drain" if Drew later wants to sign. The time and money are the least of my concerns. If 15 years down the road Drew decides to never put his CI's on again it won't make a bit of difference as...

Those ambiguous cases would be really hard to decide what to do. Drew was totally profound in both ears due to the connexin gene, so we did not have to struggle as much with our decision. I always feel bad when others are somewhere on the borderline and they can't really be sure if the child...

That's a good point because on blogs and some threads here you will see people describing the difficulty they have faced in getting an implant for themselves or their children because they don't meet some type of standard.

So does that mean "Yes, important life decisions should be made by 5-6 year old children", or "No, important life decisions should not be made by 5-6 year old children"? Also, are you advancing the position that only hearing parents would "brainwash" kids (I assume you mean "influence their...

We did discuss a case like that, but I've never seen that allegation made on this board.

That's incredible, especially after 1 mapping. I'm happy for you.

I read it a bit differently than you and Rick. By saying the NAD "recognizes the rights of parents to make informed choices for their deaf and hard of hearing children", even though they may disagree with the choice to use cochlear implants and/or other devices, they understand that the parents...

Do you truly feel that children of 5 or 6 years old should make their own decisions on important issues?

Is this directed at me? If so, how did you gather this response below (and the above post)... from this... Answer what? Where am I trying to push someone out, or take over a thread? Where am I saying my child is not deaf, Deaf, or DEAF, or DEAF? Is this just a matter of...

I haven't a clue where this is coming from.

That's what lumbingmi was discussing in the first place.