posted 1-8-2009
If you want to witness pure joy & delight, just look at Ben's face :o)
Here he is just 1 week after his cochlear implant surgery, with his surgeon Dr. Craig Buchman, UNC Chapel Hill Children's Hospital. Picture Ben giggling as he skipped into the operating room. This pic is his 1 week post-op... he healed so fast and easily.
(you can click on pics to enlarge)
This time tomorrow, we'll be in Chapel Hill for Ben's 1st activation. Ben has been counting down these last 4 weeks since surgery, and now he's counting down the hours. He's asking a zillion questions about anything and everything that has to do with his activation and about hearing in general. His questions are excellent and are an indicator as to his desire, anticipation, and intelligence. I have told him that learning to hear will be slow... as we've been told. There will be 3 activations, 2 weeks apart... to ease him into it. I told him that the professionals say we'll have to be patient... he disagrees... maybe we'll just have to let Ben show us :o)
I plan to post a video of his first moments of activation. We are letting all the kids miss school tomorrow, because they all want to be there in the room with him. Hopefully the room will be big enough for all of us! (Mike, me, Brianna, Brent, Ben, Lidia, Brinley & Bayla)
We'll be back home in the evening... ready to begin witnessing Ben's miracle, and seeing him discover a whole new world he always dreamed about...
Thank you God
24 Hours to Activation !!!!!
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3 comments:
We'll be praying for you all! Can't wait to see the video! Don't worry...before long he will tune out his parents voices just like all the other kids! : )
Thanks for the update
-Michele, Brad and Carly
I'm so excited for you and especially Ben. I can't wait to see the video.
Melissa
We were all in tears here in Florida as we had a chance to hear about Ben in these first few hours!! It is a miracle and we praise God for all that He has given to our family with this wonderful young boy. Mike and Lisa have been pointed in the right direction and God has been their strength and joy! I spoke to Ben on the cell phone as they were heading home. I said, "Hello Ben, this is Grandma! I love you, I love you!" All the kids in the car responded that he had said "grandma" and "love you. . ." I knew that he had actually heard me for the first time ever!. Love, Grandma Jocelyn
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