If you searched the internet for sound clips of Elmo and other Sesame Street characters, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE. Elmo is “famous” here for an entirely different reason!
After the activation of my cochlear implant, Elmo was the first “toy” I heard while shopping with my family. I was so excited to hear him, I bought him… and then another… and still another. My family began purchasing Elmo’s for me for every milestone I seemed to reach in “hearing again”. 
Much to my surprise, the first Walk4Hearing I participated in had a special mascot on site for the day of our Walk. It was Elmo! I nearly tackled him, much to my family’s embarrassment!
Elmo will always be special to me, and so I have named my blog after that moment in time that is now forever etched in my memory… that moment when I realized I was “Hearing Elmo”!
Great blog. Very interesting.
I’m a “hearing” (assistance) dog in training living in Vancouver.
Catcha Later
Beta
I’m going to add this blog to my blog roll, as my blog is about my hearing ear dog, Bosley!
Denise and Kyersten,
I realized I don’t have your e-mail address to send the invitation to read my book blog, LIP READER. May I get that from you?
Blessings,
Shanna
Interesting!!
I from England.. I have meneires disease and a hearing dog for deaf, I just recently got cochlear implant.. chat more to compare? be nice as i dont know anyone with similar problem! (know the feelings about broken bones.. I lost count how many time I broke a bone due to fall!)
Very nice blog. I enjoy it. I’ve got a hearing ear dog myself and our blog can be found at http://wwwlifewithahearingdog.blogspot.com/
Thank you for posting this blog, (friends of mine directed me here Erin & Service Dog Swayer)..I was just recently (yesterday) diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease…After a pressure test and a hearing test, I found out that I am partially deaf in both ears, next week I go for my balance test..although I can say this, I will fail miserably…I have suffered with this since my twins where 5 yrs old, they will be 9 this friday..I’m 32, married mother of 3 human kids, I do Pit Bull rescue and currently have 12 dogs living here (4 are my own)…My Dr. tells me it’s going to get worse (my hearing) and that I could possibly go deaf..I am still processing all of this…I read where you wrote about Meniere’s disease and how it effects people differently…My balance is not the greatest and I catch myself often, but I know its getting worse…I was just wondering what other things are done after the balance test, my Dr. mentioned other tests, but never really stated what they where, I guess maybe it will determine how I do with the balance test….
Denise, I’ve so enjoyed reading through your blog! I am the founder of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week and we have guest bloggers spots. I’d like to have your disease represented and I am asking permission to reprint Not All Stairs Are Created Equal at invisibleillnessweek.com = check out our web site and let me know. We are sponsored by my other organization, Rest Ministries, http://www.restministries.org
Bless you!
Nice Blog site
Just want to say: thanks for commenting on my blog. Sorry if I made a social statement appear as hard fact.
Interesting background on the Elmo thing. I will give your blog a read to figure out how you became deaf and so on. It always interest me how different people with deafness have different experiences.