I have heard good things about them. Father in Heaven be with Sharon and let her know your perfect will in this situation. In your precious name I pray Amen -- Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace. Karen Carter '74 -------------- Original message -------------- > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C5241E.69FDB2A0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi guys! > > Tomorrow I go to the ear doctor to see about getting the cochlear = > implant. My sister Judy, who, thankfully is a nurse, is taking me. = > I've talked with some people who know people who have it, and several = > years ago I've talked with someone who has it, and I plan to talk to = > someone else who has it too. It sounds like a pretty good thing, but = > it's scary too. As I understand it, once you have the surgery, and if = > it doesn't work, you're deaf in that ear and a hearing aid wont work = > anymore. A couple of years ago they weren't so open about accepting me = > as a candidate. Now the audiologist said I am within the FDA = > guidelines, and after she tested me the implant team had me see their = > psychologist, so they're more open now. It helps me a little to look at = > it this way: the way it is now, I miss a lot of what is being said. If = > the implant doesn't work, at least I'll learn a way of communicating in = > which I'll understand 99 percent of what is being said to me, or to = > anyone through an interpreter. Oh well, God knows best, so please pray = > with me for wisdom; I would appreciate that. > > Thanks! > > Sharon > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C5241E.69FDB2A0 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > > > > > Hi guys! > > Tomorrow I go to the ear doctor to see = > about=20 > getting the cochlear implant. My sister Judy, who, thankfully is a = > nurse,=20 > is taking me. I've talked with some people who know people who = > have it,=20 > and several years ago I've talked with someone who has it, and I plan to = > talk to=20 > someone else who has it too. It sounds like a pretty good thing, = > but it's=20 > scary too. As I understand it, once you have the surgery, and if = > it=20 > doesn't work, you're deaf in that ear and a hearing aid wont work = > anymore. =20 > A couple of years ago they weren't so open about accepting me as a=20 > candidate. Now the audiologist said I am within the FDA = > guidelines, and=20 > after she tested me the implant team had me see their psychologist, so = > they're=20 > more open now. It helps me a little to look at it this way: the = > way it is=20 > now, I miss a lot of what is being said. If the implant doesn't = > work, at=20 > least I'll learn a way of communicating in which I'll understand 99 = > percent of=20 > what is being said to me, or to anyone through an interpreter. Oh = > well,=20 > God knows best, so please pray with me for wisdom; I would appreciate=20 > that. > > Thanks! > > Sharon > > ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C5241E.69FDB2A0--