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Sharon I'm so glad for you.  I'm sure things will improve really soon.  please keep us informed.

Cairie

>>> Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> 2008-01-08 05:45 >>>
Well today was The day!  Larry, my PSR worker and case manager, took me to 
Boise to Elks Hearing and Balance.  It was weird weather, with hard snowing 
probably during the night and in the morning.  Later the sun came out, then 
it was snowing as we neared town.  Walking toward the building, we met with 
my sister Judy and brother Dale.  Our parents would have come but for the 
roads, which disappointed me.

To make a long story short, both my speech processors were activated.  They 
give you two of them in case you need a backup.  The sounds I hear reminds 
me of a whining little harmonica  at high and higher pitches, on which you 
move your mouth around to make speech sounds, but the speech isn't very 
clear. The best I can detect are the S sound.  It also sounds like my ear 
ringing at different pitches of the harmonica.  As Judy and I were leaving 
the clinic, I heard tinkle, tinkle.  I asked her if it was the blinkers, 
which it was!  I didn't hear it with my hearing aid.

I asked Judy and Dale if we could celebrate, and I decided I wanted to eat 
at a drive thru, in the car, which is my favorite wayo eat out.  Then on the 
way home, Judy and I stopped at Dairy Queen to get me a chocolate chip 
cookie dough blizzard and a large diet pepsi.

Judy has made video excerpts of what happened, and I'd like to upload it 
somewhere.  Does anyone know of a better place than U-Tube?  I want to share 
this moment with you all.  Even if you're blind, you'll probably be able to 
get an idea of what's going on.  If you[re curious about any of it, just 
ask!

Maybe I'll write more in the days ahead, but I think I'll go for now.

Hugs and high-fives!

Sharon