Wednesday, November 7, 2007
She Can Hear!
The device is programmed and on! She responded by looking up and turning to look for the source of various sounds during the programming appointment. She does'nt seem upset or scared. She is wearing the device and not pulling on it at all. We are so excited! The device is turned up gradually. She will wear it at this level for a couple of days and then we will bump it up every 2-3 days as tolerated. Now it's time for the hard work - learning to listen and make sound associations! At home she responds to several noisy toys, the phone and microwave. She makes the funniest facial expressions demonstrating her shock and amazement. We will try and post some videos soon! Please praise the Lord with us as we rejoice that our daughter can finally hear us say "I love you" and hear us sing "Jesus Loves Me" to her. There is no doubt that he does love Marygrace! How blessed we our to have her be apart of our family and experience this incredible journey with her!
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8 comments:
I'm so glad I checked in today to read the wonderful news! I can only imagine how wonderful it is for all of you. Congratulations!
Michelle Johnston (Mattea Yang-Yang's mom)
That is great!! When I was first activated all the sounds were very loud. I was able to hear the phone ring, the microwave beeping but what took me aback was water out of the faucet! I couldn't believe it is so loud. The first week was very jumbled up, nothing made sense as far as speech was concerned. It wasn't until my 3rd mapping I started understanding speech. I'll be checking up on her progress. Good luck and congratulations on a successful activation :)
Congrats! We are very happy for you and Marygrace. We think about all of you often.
Bill, Aleda and Ellie Ciafeng Diggins
Marygrace and Family, we're so glad everything went well. What an exciting new world for you to learn about.
Heather, Bill and Acer
Awesome news!! We are so happy for you guys. Too cool that Mary Grace is doing so well with the implants. What a miracle.
Marygrace looks so happy at home.
PS: that pink dress looks familier :-)
Gary, Michelle and Hailey
What wonderful news! I check in every so often to see how your little one is doing...so glad to hear the news of her progress!! We'll check back again to see what amazing things she does in the future :-)
Erika Best (Gwenelise Jin's Mommy/May travelgroup) VRS interpreter and Deaf Educator
Hi Kelley,
All I can say is "WOW!!!" I am so thrilled for your little girl. The Lord has really been shining on you and your family this whole past year. Give her and the boys a hug from us at Wayside. We hope to see you again sometime when you have time. (Time? What's that?!!!)
Judy
You write very well.
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