Hearing Loss Blog

After thinking long and hard, I've decided that I'm going to use this blog to post sporadic updates about family happenings, random thoughts, etc.

The hearing loss related stuff can be overwhelming and make the fun posts seem trivial. I started a seperate blog at:

http://ourlifesurprise.wordpress.com to discuss our journey raising a D/HH child in a hearing world. If you're interested about specifics along Katelyn's journey, feel free to check it out.

Giving Thanks #4: Second Chances

I grew up with one idea of what life was going to be. My eyes were consistently set on that "prize". Well, while I was busy working towards one thing, life had other plans. 2010 brought the best and the worst into my life. Heartache & lots of life lessons followed. I was determined that this would also be "the end". I truly did not believe I would find happiness. Thankfully, my friend Julie has great friends. Eric was a surprise when I least expected it. A second chance on a family was a surprise to me and I got more than I bargained for. I'm a lucky woman.

Carter's Mountain - September 2012

Giving Thanks #3: The Internet

Seriously though...

Have you ever wondered what your life would be without the internet today? I looked at my mom shortly after Katelyn was born and said, "How did you have babies without the internet?" I was dead serious with my question. The "What to Expect" books contained an overwhelming amount of information and made me question the most horrible things. I decided to only look things up that I was concerned about rather than knowing all of the terrible possible outcomes.

In the past 18 months it has really hit me hard with Jessyca's diagnosis with Celiac and Katelyn's Deafness. I would have extreme difficulty learning information about Gluten Free cooking, American Sign Language, or hearing aids without the internet. Reading books on each individual topic is possible, but would require an extreme amount of patience to feel competent to care for a child based on the newly acquired knowledge.

So here's to you Google... I LOVE being able to "Google" it. This technology is certainly worth being thankful for.