Tuesday I went for my last of 14 doctor appointments! Dawna Mills AuD.(most audiologists have a Masters Degree) gave me the
Hearing
In
Noise
Test that I had at the beginning of this saga. Originally I scored 17% in my left ear (which is considered 0%). But yesterday, I scored 81%!! She is very happy with the above average results. She said that I should score even higher when I go back in 3 months, and then level off in a year.
I also had an appointment with the Cochlear America customer rep. She went through all the accessories that go with my implant. I found out that Kirk and I can go to the movies!! (If we can find one that is decent). We did go to the theater when "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" came out about 3-4 years ago. I couldn't understand any of the words, but I am familiar with the story line, so it was not all lost. Before that, the last time we went to the theater was to take Heather to see "Everlasting" when she was 6 or 7.
I've been working 45-70 minutes a day on my "listening rehabilitation" CD. I've gone through all the available levels at the basic training level and am working through the Advanced Modules. I wrote a letter to the doctor who made it and Cochlear America with some suggestions for their next edition. The customer rep. was very glad for the input.
I want to thank those of you who sent get well cards, drove me to my many appointments, washed my hair, brought us dinner, and asked how I am doing. We are part of a caring community, for which I am most grateful! I am also grateful for the technology, research, our insurance paying for it, and the way God made our brains that can be re-programmed!
Today I went up to see the progress. Here is the kitchen on the first floor. This is the corner where the cabinets will go this weekend. :-)
They hired a tile-layer to come redo the shower in the bathroom. Philip put in this window for light and ventilation.
Here's Abby by the cubby in their future bedroom. I like the colors of paint she chose.
Here she is standing on the newly covered floor. There will be a railing right where she's standing so no one will fall down the stairwell hole. Eventually there will be a spiral staircase in this space.
This is the corner across from the cubby. Their bed will be in this corner, soon. They are hoping to strike a deal with a perspective renter on the 2-bedroom apt. tonight. Then they will need to hurry and finish the studio apt. so they can quickly move into to it.
