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

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Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.
Karen Carter '74



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> 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.
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> Thanks!
>
> Sharon
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Hi guys!

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>
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.

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Thanks!

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>
Sharon

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