As I Begin My Journey
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Posted:Mar 21, 2007 8:28 pm
Last Updated:Aug 9, 2015 2:28 pm
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As I Begin My Journey
I am in the begining stages of a new journey, one that I have never taken before in my life, and yet has been taken by almost a million others. Yes I finally got my new ear. The operation was a success. I did have one minor setback when I had to go back to the hospital after I passed out. And after a short 6 week recovery period ... I finally got outfited with my sound processor this past Wednesday. For those of you who dont know me or the new members ... I have lost 98 % of my hearing in both ears since birth. And I was outfitted with a cochlear implant. The cochlear implant is a little device that is inserted under the skin around the head with an electrode wire going in thru the cochlear and finally attatching itself to the auditory nerve.
Now the auditory nerve is in a process of being awakened from its long 42 year nap. I can only view the awakening process as stronger and better than ever. But one thing I would like to tell all of you is that having a cochlear implant has truly freed me. The implant that I chose to get is Freedom put out by a company named Cochlear. The Freedom implant is so appropriately named. I felt so trapped in the beginning, but I feel free now. I don’t feel that my deafness defines me. I’m free!
Free like a bird.... to be able to hear the whisper of the wind behind my back, the songs of the birds in the air, and of course Carebear7981 whispering in my ear ..... "Oh feels so good Hershey !!! Do it again baby !!!!" Oh I longed for her to whisper it into my new ear.
May this upcoming Spring season find everyone with renewed hope and friendship.
God Bless
Hershey
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~ Valentines Day ~
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Posted:Feb 14, 2007 9:10 pm
Last Updated:Apr 3, 2013 8:28 am
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When I first joined this site almost two years ago. I thought that I might one day wake up to see the sunlight shining on the face of my companion. I honesty thought I would at this time be bringing home roses or candy or maybe even both. Who knows maybe she would just want a trip to the islands where it is warm this time of the year. Hey I wouldn't blame her. Dont get me wrong I like the snow, just dont like the cold associated with it. Nor the slippery roads, all I can say is that due to recent surgry, thank goodness I am not driving much.
But on this Valentine's day, let me lift my glass of Merlot and toast those who have found a wonderful mate. As you all give insperation to those of us who are still looking.
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The Day is coming near.... my surgery
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Posted:Jan 21, 2007 5:23 am
Last Updated:Oct 27, 2012 11:31 pm
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Greetings to all who read this post in my blog. It is my sincere hope and wish that this post finds you all in good health and spirits. Please find enclosed a copy of a letter that I sent to a friend of mine in Hookup.Date Naughty Affair Dating, this letter basically sums up everything.
lol @ nice to "hear" from you. Good news for you, my dear friend, you did not miss my surgery. My surgery is scheduled for the 5th of February with the activation of the device scheduled for the 14th of March. Now if only I can get an on/off switch for my totem pole that I can use at call (winks) I am actually nervous about both dates. Number one the 5th of February, I guess I am just nervous as to wether or not I would wake up from the surgery, I was never much of a person who believed the body was meant to be cut up in the first place. So I have some friends who plan to visit me in the hospital with nurse outfits and what have not, and play stripper music. Hey, If I wake up and see some naughty girls, at least I did not die and go to heaven. (lol) Now the second date I am nervous about is the date of activation. On that date I will be at the audiologist for two hours while she tries to play around with various settings on the device to find out what works best for me, and that is only the begining of the mapping session. I will in fact have a total of four or five maps that will be created over a period of one year. I do not want to hold much expectaions as if I expect something to happen then the surgery will be a failure, so in that aspect I am not planning for much at all, other than the fact that it will work, and it will help me more than the hearing aids that I wear now. I guess the best way to explain the difference between a hearing aid and a cochlear implant is that the Hearing Aid is designed to amplify sound and force it thru the damaged parts of the ear, whereas the Cochlear Implant does in fact amplify sound, but bypasses the damaged parts of the ear and sends the signal directly to the auditory nerve inside the head. So in that aspect, even my own 's voice will sound different to me. Oh goodness now is that scary or what? But all in all .... I am actually looking forward to the end results, just a bit of anxiety during the process.
If any you would like to visit me in the hospital, you are more than welcome to do so. Just drop me a line and I will give you the details.
Hope all is well with you.
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Upcoming Surgery
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Posted:Oct 19, 2006 8:31 pm
Last Updated:May 31, 2014 6:03 pm
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Okay Everyone,
Just about getting ready for a life changing event. I was born with a moderate hearing loss, as the years went on it went from Severe to Profound. Now I have a 98 % hearing loss in both ears. I am now a candidate for a cochlear implant ... and no autumgirl its not a cock implant.. I am looking forward to being able to hear the birds sing, the whisper of the wind behind my back, the melodies of the brook, ah the glorious sounds of nature that many of you take for granted. It would be nice to be able to hear those sounds, and to be able to tell what song is playing on the radio without having to ask others what song is playing. I went to see the doctor and he scheduled my surgery for January 15th. And it will require an overnight stay at the hospital. Now I have had nine people from a this site who have agreed to come visit me in the hospital and give me a strip show.... hey after all if my neck muscles get cut; they need some therapy after all. Only one problem, I dont remember who half of the people are at all. So I guess I better find out who they are. lol Just keep me in your thoughts and prayers during that time. As I am also scared in addition to being excited. I will in fact lose all my residual hearing in the ear that they put the device in.
Anyone have any questions just ask.
Hershey
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Silence - A poem
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Posted:Aug 8, 2005 12:22 pm
Last Updated:Feb 22, 2017 6:05 pm
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When I was born, Silence
greeted my ears,
not able to hear my cries,
nor my mother's sighs of joy,
As time goes by .....
All my friends hear,
not by a hands wave,
but by the spoken word,
a thing that I have never heard,
that makes up their lives,
As time goes by ....
Silence .....
hides in the beat of the music,
The loneness never goes,
yet no one really knows,
what solace I truly seek,
As time goes by ....
Not able to hear my cries,
nor my mothers sighs of joy
As time goes by .......
© copyright HersheyCoco2 2006
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