More than one child who's hoh....

[Guest guest]

I agree with - my first thought after my little guy was diagnosed was

" it's my fault " (okay, I've dealt with that one), my second thought was " how am

I ever going to afford two sets of hearing aids!? " . Certainly working full time

and shuttling kids back and forth to the audiologist for earmolds (one is there

as we speak - thanks, dad!), meetings with special ed team, etc. adds a level

of complexity to your life. I wouldn't trade Tom and Sam for anything, but

sure, I have to be honest, it would be easier for them if they could hear.

Of course, the up side is I've met so many wonderful people in this journey and

I've gotten to know a side of myself I didn't know I had - I'm much stronger and

more persistent than I ever thought I could be!

Barbara

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For some

families, having another child with hearing loss can take away from the

support available for the rest of the family...esp, if there's already

one child...$5,000 just for h/a's, second child...another $5,000 just

for h/a's.....

[Guest guest]

How true, Barbara! When I feel like having my own little pity party (yes, it

happens occasionally), I psych myself up again by reminding myself that not

just *anyone* could juggle all this. And, wow! what a wonderful, new world

and people I would have never met if I had all hearing children.

Pam

> Of course, the up side is I've met so many wonderful people in this

journey and

> I've gotten to know a side of myself I didn't know I had - I'm much

stronger and

> more persistent than I ever thought I could be!

>

> Barbara

[Guest guest]

How true, Barbara! When I feel like having my own little pity party (yes, it

happens occasionally), I psych myself up again by reminding myself that not

just *anyone* could juggle all this. And, wow! what a wonderful, new world

and people I would have never met if I had all hearing children.

Pam

> Of course, the up side is I've met so many wonderful people in this

journey and

> I've gotten to know a side of myself I didn't know I had - I'm much

stronger and

> more persistent than I ever thought I could be!

>

> Barbara

[Guest guest]

How true, Barbara! When I feel like having my own little pity party (yes, it

happens occasionally), I psych myself up again by reminding myself that not

just *anyone* could juggle all this. And, wow! what a wonderful, new world

and people I would have never met if I had all hearing children.

Pam

> Of course, the up side is I've met so many wonderful people in this

journey and

> I've gotten to know a side of myself I didn't know I had - I'm much

stronger and

> more persistent than I ever thought I could be!

>

> Barbara