In recent weeks, my hearing has been getting weak. Since so many people I know have been losing their hearing as a result of age and since I’m 75, I went under the reasonable assumption that I was losing my… Read More ›
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COCHLEAR IMPLANTS, MEDICARE, AND ADVANTAGE PLANS
We have had BlueCross’s Advantage plan now for the past five years and I really have no complaints about them. They are as good a medical carrier as I have ever had. As a Medicare advantage plan, they have been… Read More ›
OLD CAN BE FUNNY
I have a thing that occasionally happens to me which is sort of like a seizure but isn’t. It happens once in a while — like every year — but it remains a medical mystery. I do know how to… Read More ›
ONLY IF YOU’RE PAST 70
I have a thing that occasionally happens to me which is sort of like a seizure but isn’t. It happens once in a while — like every year — but it remains a medical mystery. I do know how to… Read More ›
HEARING AND ITS CHALLENGES – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Hearing No surprise that hearing is a big issue in this household. I’ve lost some hearing, but it’s in a more or less normal range for my age. I often feel like I need to… Read More ›
IT’S A NEW DAY AND NEW STUFF TO LEARN – Marilyn Armstrong
Every day brings a new learning curve. In the absence of the people we go to see to fix things, we find ourselves doing our own repairs on things we never imagined repairing. I’m pretty savvy about software, not great… Read More ›
CAN YOU MAKE THAT LOUDER? … WHAT? – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Volume In a household where Garry recently underwent surgery for his hearing, we also now have two deaf Scotties. Bonnie is almost entirely deaf and Gibbs can hear, but you have to talk louder. Yelling works, too…. Read More ›
MY COCHLEAR IMPLANT: THE 3-MONTH AUDIOLOGY EVALUATION – Garry Armstrong
LEARNING TO HEAR by Garry Armstrong, Photography: Marilyn Armstrong Sing “Hallelujah” softly and this year, I will hear you. Crystal clear! That’s the lead on a delightfully mild Monday as I look back on today’s evaluation of my Cochlear Implant at UMass… Read More ›
ANOTHER DAY AT UMASS – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s another one of those lost days for us. This is Garry’s official 3-month audiological checkup. I’m expecting great things. I’m charging my little camera because this time, I am remembering my own excellent advice: NEVER GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT A… Read More ›
DOCTOR AND PATIENT – Marilyn Armstrong
Today was Garry’s 3-month post-operative surgical appointment at UMass hospital. He hasn’t had any problems at all with the surgery. Actually, he has not had any trouble with the process, except for the minor detail that every day is a… Read More ›
SOMEWHERE, SOMETHING IS BEEPING – Marilyn Armstrong
For years, I never knew what was beeping. I’d sit here in the living room and I’d hear something beeping. I could only guess where it was coming from and it drove me nuts. Today, there was some very serious… Read More ›
HEARING, IMPLANTS — AND WHAT’S THAT SOUND? – Marilyn Armstrong
A couple of days ago, Garry had his one-month follow-up for his cochlear implant. It’s hard to believe it’s just one month since the gear went on his head for the first time and it’s also hard to believe how… Read More ›
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