So last Friday was beyond busy for us. With Daddy, Glama, Gigi & Great Grandma Sheepie (and big sister Danica) we headed for a full day of appointments in Oakland. Last apt. of the day was putting on Brinley's hearing aids. I was really worried about how she'd react to sound but it was a momement I'll never forget. The audiologist put Brinley's "ears" on and asked me if I was ready? I nodded yes. She clicked activate...... Brinley froze. Her eyes (already big mind you) tripled in size. She looked at me, looked at Sara the Audiologist, looked at me again and smiled. One of the best moments ever in my life.
With the help of hearing aids Brinley should be hearing at about 42 decibels. Normal hearing is under 20. You hear water dropping out of a faucet at 15 dec. While Brinley can't hear everything we have reason to believe she can make out most speech. This is great! We are giving her as much sound and sensation as possible in preperation for her big surgery which has been pushed up to Feb 26th. Right around the corner!!!!
We also had the pleasure of meeting Susannah and Monrovia (AKA Little m) I met Susannah on CiCircle Support Group and finally got to meet up at a coffee shop in Oakland in-between appointments. I was really inspired by the entire CI process after seeing Monrovia in action. She didn't miss a beat, even informed us when the phone was ringing. It's Moms like Susannah that take the time out to help "newbie" Moms like myself that really make a difference. Many thanks! Hopefully I'll be able to do the same for another Mom down the road. <3
