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In a message dated 09/01/1999 11:19:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

conbest@... writes:

<< Hi everyone!

Kay asked me to write a little about myself and my connection to deafness so

here goes...

My name is Connie and I have four daughters; 13, 10, 5 and 2-1/2. My five

year

old (Cassidy) is deaf. She just started kindergarten (today as a matter of

fact!) and is mainstreamed in the morning with an ASL interpreter and four

other

deaf kids in her class.After lunch they go back to the d/hh program for any

support they might need. I'm a little nervous as I think five is a kind of

young to depend on an interpreter, but I'm willing to give it a shot!

Anyway,

I'm looking forward to sharing and learning here! Thanks for having me!

Connie >>

Hi Connie,

I'm Terry. My son started to use an interpreter at that age and he did fine.

Just ensure its a good interpreter.

Terry

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Welcome to the list it is a great group!

~ and 's Mom

At 11:19 AM 9/1/99 +700, you wrote:

>

>

>Hi everyone!

>Kay asked me to write a little about myself and my connection to deafness so

>here goes...

>My name is Connie and I have four daughters; 13, 10, 5 and 2-1/2. My five year

>old (Cassidy) is deaf. She just started kindergarten (today as a matter of

>fact!) and is mainstreamed in the morning with an ASL interpreter and four

other

>deaf kids in her class.After lunch they go back to the d/hh program for any

>support they might need. I'm a little nervous as I think five is a kind of

>young to depend on an interpreter, but I'm willing to give it a shot! Anyway,

>I'm looking forward to sharing and learning here! Thanks for having me!

>Connie

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

How sad for you all that this happened. My son Matt (9 yrs old) has a

bilateral loss, moderate to severe. Reason unknown. Everyone's story is a

little different, but there's great support here, --you've come to a

good place :-)

LuAnn

>My name is Ricketts and I am Hannah's father. Hannah is a

>beautiful 2 year old girl who was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss.

>She had perfect hearing and speach until a fever associated with

>mononucleosis took most of her hearing away. She has had her Phonak 2

>P2 AZ hearing aids in for about two weeks now and seems to be responding

>well to them. I am very curious to find out if anyone on this list has

>suffered a hearing loss like this (due to illness/fever).

>

>Because I am very new to this, I have many more questions than I do

>answers. I look forward to learning from each of you.

>

>Have a blessed day,

>

>

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Welcome to the list ...my son's loss is at this point believed to be

genetic so i am not able to answer any questions with regards to loss from

fever or illness but I am sure there are some here who can.

Just wanted to say welcome!

~ and 's Mom

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son has a severe-to-profound hearing loss as a result of meningitis as a

newborn. Not quite the same situation as yours, since we never knew him as a

child with

perfect hearing, but if I can answer any questions, ask away.

(yes, I am on the list, just rather quiet)

justin ricketts wrote:

> My name is Ricketts and I am Hannah's father. Hannah is a

> beautiful 2 year old girl who was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss.

> She had perfect hearing and speach until a fever associated with

> mononucleosis took most of her hearing away. She has had her Phonak 2

> P2 AZ hearing aids in for about two weeks now and seems to be responding

> well to them. I am very curious to find out if anyone on this list has

> suffered a hearing loss like this (due to illness/fever).

>

> Because I am very new to this, I have many more questions than I do

> answers. I look forward to learning from each of you.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the list! My 4-1/2 year old son was diagnosed with a severe (now

severe-profound) hearing loss at two years of age. He appears to have been

born with his loss. Good luck as you start on this journey!

Dixie

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,

My son was also 2 when he lost his hearing. It was a result of bacterial

meningitis. It was very hard for us to face at first.......I know how you

feel. But now, 3 years later, things do not look so bad. There was a time

when i never thought our lives would be " normal " again - and I longed for the

" normal " problems that I thought were so big prior to losing his

hearing.

But now, our lifes are normal again - it is just what I call a " new normal " .

now has a coclear implant, and he is doing quite well with it. Of

course, he cannot hear the same as a child without a hearing loss, but,

compared to what I thought 3 years ago - I think he is doing great.

Feel free to ask any question - no matter what it is. I am pretty slow

reading mail - usually at least one week behind - but i will get to it and be

sure to answer you as soon as I can.

Hang in there........

Shirley

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Welcome Angie!

You've joined the best List around! We are glad to have you here! I don't

know the answers to the bread questions but I am sure someone can share with

you what they know.

Post often.... we are glad to help in any way we can.

Cheryl Ü

<< hi

i am new to the list i am finishing 2nd week of induction and have lost

8lbs on the first week but i am made some errors on the 2nd (too much

aspartame, and had a little too much carbos) >>

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hi

i am new to the list i am finishing 2nd week of induction and have lost

8lbs on the first week but i am made some errors on the 2nd (too much

aspartame, and had a little too much carbos) so i am staying on the

induction another week to get it right. i think me and the induction

will get to know each other really well (LOL)

i live in upstate ny and i would be interested if someone could tell me

where to buy low carbo foods in the albany area. and if someone could

send me a bread machine recipes with a few variations for flavor.

angie

[Guest guest]

Angie - welcome to the list and a great group of people - you'll

laugh, you'll cry, and, hopefully, you'll lose. 8 pounds is a

wonderful start and more than most people start with - you

should be humbly proud!

/TX

> hi

>

> i am new to the list i am finishing 2nd week of induction and

have lost

> 8lbs on the first week but i am made some errors on the 2nd

(too much

> aspartame, and had a little too much carbos) so i am staying

on the

> induction another week to get it right. i think me and the

induction

> will get to know each other really well (LOL)

>

> i live in upstate ny and i would be interested if someone could

tell me

> where to buy low carbo foods in the albany area. and if

someone could

> send me a bread machine recipes with a few variations for

flavor.

>

> angie