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 ›
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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 ›
BRACE YOURSELF! GONNA BE A LONG DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP THURSDAY – BRACE It’s going to be a long day. Any time we have to get up early for one of these extended audiological checkups for Garry’s cochlear implant, it’s going to take a while. This is the one-month followup… Read More ›
EVERYBODY KNOWS OUR NAMEs, BUT WE’VE FORGOTTEN THEIRS – Marilyn Armstrong
Everybody Knows Your Name This is Uxbridge. I do not know everybody’s name and everybody does not know my name. But everybody knows my husband. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know their names, so he spends a lot of his time trying hard… Read More ›
UPDATE: WEEK 2 – ACTIVATED COCHLEAR IMPLANT – Garry Armstrong
I feel like I should be singing “Getting To Know You” as I write this update. It’s the beginning of the second week, wearing my activated cochlear implant. It’s Saturday, the first day of the 9th month. If you sing… Read More ›
FIRST DAY: ACTIVATING THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT – Garry Armstrong
After 76 years, 4 months and 18 days of hearing impairment, aka deafness, I can HEAR in both ears. Sing Hallelujah. But hold the applause. We’re not home yet. I’m writing the morning after the cochlear implant parts were activated… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S ONE WORD CHALLENGE – THE SETTING : DOCTORS! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Setting Yesterday’s setting was Garry’s first post-surgical checkup at UMass Memorial. Today’s setting is going to be (in an hour from now) our regular family guy to see if we can get his blood pressure a little… Read More ›
GARRY’S COCHLEAR IMPLANT IS TODAY – Marilyn Armstrong
By the time you read this, we will be at the hospital and quite probably surgery will be underway or even finished. I guess it depends on what time zone you’re in. This is exciting stuff. Nervous-making, too. It will… Read More ›
TO HEAR: THE OBJECT OF THE EXERCISE – Marilyn Armstrong
THE OBJECT OF THE EXERCISE: TO HEAR Yesterday, I got a call from the Audiology Department of UMass. She said she wanted to give me the rest of Garry’s official audiological follow-up appointments — as opposed to the surgical follow-ups…. Read More ›
TODAY, INCOMING TV CAMERAS – Marilyn Armstrong
Ragtag Prompt # 25 – Precedent Garry’s getting a cochlear implant. Because this is a life-changing and unprecedented event for him, he volunteered to help UMass with their cochlear implant fundraising endeavors. Although Garry has been retired for a long… Read More ›
