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  • This Is 55

    After My First Mountain  There is nothing to do except brace myself.  It’s so cold.  I’m so sick of this wind.  It isn’t just blowing—it howls, whistles, whooshes, then slaps the side of the… Read more

  • More Hope, Less Worry

    Good Morning! I’m feeling better now. Last night I read The Worry Box- https://www.comfortinganxiouschildren.com/worry-box-picture-book/ It’s a super cute story about cute bears and bunnies, one of the bears talks about… Read more

  • Two Days After my daughters CI surgery

    I’m having a sad attack! Fiona’s doing ok following the Cochlear Implant surgery. She has no swelling or redness. Today a streak of bright red blood dribbled down her neck.… Read more

  • Complicit

    Fiona will miss school today, she is resting. She is sore but not in excruciating pain. She’s definitely questioning the decision to get a Cochlear Implant. Also, I don’t think… Read more

  • Surgery waiting Room in Times of Covid

    I’m sitting in my car in the hospital parking lot. My daughter is in surgery getting a cochlear implant. There was a moment we almost left. Fiona went from being… Read more

  • The Burden to HEAR

    Only 21 hours until Fiona’s CI surgery. I find myself grappling with the same issues about the burden of hearing placed on Fiona. Last week we had several issues with… Read more

  • Cochlear Implants and ASL

    Two days until my little girl goes in for surgery to get a cochlear implant in her left ear. She is six years old and was born with moderate to… Read more

  • New Light

    I started over again, With new blinds that darken the house during the day, Shadows cast across the walls, Lights off, except a very few, All power to the AC.… Read more

  • The joys of a Pandemic

    It feels like there are so many major problems right now, the coronavirus everywhere. I’ve come to accept I most likely will become infected sooner or later no matter how… Read more

  • Acorns are Falling

    The wind blew, sun light shown through the huge Oak. I thought to myself, Halloween will come even with the virus. We touched playground things, the kids climbed and swung.… Read more

  • And School Begins

    Quiet fills my home as the children work on their homework. Doing a better job than I imagined they would. It’s early, the first class log in, which I found… Read more

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