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Archive for December, 2008

A New Elmo

Posted in cochlear implant, cochlear implants, deafness, hearing loss, tagged , , , on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Santa brought me a new Elmo for my collection!  You know what this means?  I need a new picture for the blog!

Denise Portis
© 2008 Hearing Loss Journal

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Whew! Glad That is Over!

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, Meniere's disease, deafness, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, working dogs, tagged , , , on December 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Chloe sleeps, and Sleeps, and SLEEPS!
My vet agreed to do Chloe’s surgery first yesterday as it was considered “minor”, and so that I could get her home earlier than the official 7 PM “release time”.
At 5 PM we arrived at the vet, only to have to sit through post-surgical instructions, paying for the procedure, etc.  [...]

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Surgery Date

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, assistance dogs, dog related, hearing loss, working dogs, tagged , , , , , on December 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Chloe relaxes after pre-surgical blood tests
We had an unexpected surprise at the vet today.  Last week we found what looked like a “mole” or “wart” on the tip of Chloe’s ear.  I made an appointment at the vet more to put my mind at ease than anything else.
Turns out it is a cluster-cell tumor (with [...]

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Not Santa’s Helper… TEACHER’s Helper

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, assistance dogs, deafness, dog related, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, sign language, students, working dogs, tagged , , , , , , on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

When my daughter, Kyersten, started college this Fall, I had a brief moment of panic.  For 4 years, she has volunteered to be a “teacher’s aide” for me at school during hours she didn’t have other classes.  It’s really wonderful when your daughter is your teacher’s aide.  I didn’t have to worry about how she’d [...]

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