I cannot believe that I failed to mention this wonderful and very exciting accomplishment. Getting Dallas to wear and to keep his cochlear devices ON, has been a challenge. It has been a group effort and it has not been easy, but all the work has paid off. For a solid year, there were days I would put his cochlears back on at least 100 times. I would pull over while driving to put them back on. Dallas pulled them off from Day 1 and our efforts were relentless to keep them on. Many of you remember the goofy hats he wore all the time.....my eyes water as I write this because it is so wonderful to see Dallas enjoying what the cochlears do for him; allow him to hear. :) The proof is in the video! See for yourself.
Yeah Dallas, and a pat on the back to all who helped in the effort to make this happen! (A little side note for those who are unfamiliar with how the devices work...once the round magnetic piece is off his head, he hears nothing.)
http://youtu.be/q2R31p9mG-c
I loved seeing this video! It's so great to see Dallas putting his CIs on all by himself! You spent so much time putting the magnets on again, and again, and again. And now you know that your persistence was worth it because he can connect to the world around him through sound. He sure does seem to like listening :o) Yeah Dallas!
ReplyDeleteErika King