Today is the 1st time in a while I have had time to myself. Its slightly weird!
I am making lunch while Mom and Dad run errands. I have a whole 2 hours to myself :) We are having meatloaf and greens for "lunch".
Many of you know that my mom has had rough few months.It has been a full month since she woke up with no hearing.
Everyone is adjusting slowly to the hearing loss, she is completely deaf in her left ear.
We, as a family, are in the process of learning what works and what does not.
We WILL be learning ASL.
Common questions include : Is she going to get her hearing back, NO. Hearing aids? NO. Cochlear implants? No, her cochlear is non functional. Surgery?, not worth it at this point.
Are there any options, yes, but right now we are in the waiting game
The big issue is balance, it has lead to some interesting moments. Down the stairs to church, down the hallway, wherever we go. The escalator was a fun learning experience :) It has gotten better.
It will be at least 6 months until she can possibly drive, more testing will be required to clear her for that.
God has a funny sense of humor. Until all of this happened I was not a confident driver, Guess what? I am now.
Laughter has become more common in our house, something I did not expect. But (at least in our family) it is better to laugh than to cry. In this last month there have been some silly mistakes like leaning into her Left(non hearing) ear to whisper to her,( oops) she can't hear me. I'm sure as we continue there will be more silly mistakes and probably some tears of frustration,but I am confident that no matter what happens in the end it will all work out.
So for now, I am excited to see where God is leading.
I am making lunch while Mom and Dad run errands. I have a whole 2 hours to myself :) We are having meatloaf and greens for "lunch".
Many of you know that my mom has had rough few months.It has been a full month since she woke up with no hearing.
Everyone is adjusting slowly to the hearing loss, she is completely deaf in her left ear.
We, as a family, are in the process of learning what works and what does not.
We WILL be learning ASL.
Common questions include : Is she going to get her hearing back, NO. Hearing aids? NO. Cochlear implants? No, her cochlear is non functional. Surgery?, not worth it at this point.
Are there any options, yes, but right now we are in the waiting game
The big issue is balance, it has lead to some interesting moments. Down the stairs to church, down the hallway, wherever we go. The escalator was a fun learning experience :) It has gotten better.
It will be at least 6 months until she can possibly drive, more testing will be required to clear her for that.
God has a funny sense of humor. Until all of this happened I was not a confident driver, Guess what? I am now.
So for now, I am excited to see where God is leading.
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