Re: Kay's Update

[Guest guest]

Kay, glad to hear that you survived the move and that you like the

area. My dh is up for orders in Jan but the kids and I will be

staying here in WA, to keep our deaf son in his private school. We

only have 4 1/2 yrs until retirement so no big deal.

Glad to have you back.

J

Bremerton WA

mom to , 9 1/2, severe/profound, Siemens bicross

aids,SEE,oral,SID, asthma

, 7 1/2, hypernasality

ph 4 1/2, articulation issues

-- In Listen-Up , " Listen Up! " <kay@l...> wrote:

> Here is my little update. We've finally completed our move and I've

finally

> got my office put together enough that it's now functional. Many

thanks to

> those who have worked " behind the scenes " to keep this list running

> smoothly. I couldn't have done it without you.

>

> It's absolutely gorgeous up here in the Washington DC area. JD and

I are

> truly enjoying watching the fireflies at night (I've never seen them

> before), and hearing the birds during the day.

>

> Today was JD's first day in his new school/10th grade. After having

lived in

> a state where they fight you tooth and nail for what you want (at

least the

> 2 school districts I dealt with did), I'm thrilled to be able to

report that

> so far this one is the exact opposite - of course that may be due

in part to

> my reputation. When we walked in for the 504 meeting, I had all our

files in

> a bag with the Listen-Up! logo on it. The audiologist asked if we

visited

> the Listen-Up! site often and JD answered, " My mom IS Listen-Up! "

You

> should have seen how excited the audiologist was to meet " Mrs.

Listen-Up! "

> ;-)

>

> Everything JD and I asked for was included in the 504 and they

actually

> suggested I take a day or two to think about it before I sign. When

I met to

> sign it, I mentioned that I had forgotten to include something (a

notetaker

> for JD), it was added without question and without the rest of the

team

> being there. I would be happy with just the 504 plan, but the

audiologist

> suggested that she and the others involved with JD at school watch

him at

> school for a short time, and then we'll all get together again to

discuss if

> JD needs formal testing, what tests, and if he needs an IEP plan.

The

> audiologist also wants to try a couple of different things in the

hopes that

> she can go with a wireless FM system that will work with both JD's

hearing

> aid and implant.

>

> Our insurance is having JD go to Walter Medical Center (on the

5th) for

> mapping his 3G - having problems getting a good map on that one, so

we'll

> start from scratch on it. He's actually gone back to wearing the

ESPrit 24

> because when he plugs his 3G into his computer, game-boy, or TV,

the sound

> cuts out when it hits a certain volume. I don't think it's the

cords because

> we've had problems in the past with not being able to hear with the

earbud

> on it either - and we've tried a different processor. Anyway, the

map on his

> ESPrit is over a year old and could use some minor 'tweaking', but

it still

> works pretty good.

>

> I had a blast at the AVI conference in Baltimore in July. I only

went to 2

> of the classes they offered, but I was so busy that I wouldn't have

had a

> chance to fit in anything else.

>

> Today is the first day I've been able to sit down at my computer to

try to

> " catch-up " and I find I have 3003 messages waiting for me. The very

first

> message I read today contained some very sad news - the death of

Dr.

> Ling.

> http://www.lingnotes.com/obituary.shtml

>

> Well, time to read more of my email to see what adventures await me.

>

> Hugs to all,

>

> -Kay