Re: Re: Should have known stories

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In a message dated 12/31/2004 9:39:30 AM Pacific Standard Time,

lidagreg@... writes:

<<Here is one thing that should have tipped me off to the fact my son

had a hearing loss but didn't. One time was about 5 or 6

months old. He was awake in his crib with his head turned toward

the wall and he was playing with one of those fisher price crib toys

with spinners and mirrors and stuff. He was looking at that and not

out towards the room. He was absorbed in his toy. I walked into

his room and said his name 2 or 3 times. He did not turn. Then I

finally touched him and he startled. >>

Isn't it interesting to look back in hindsight and realize how obvious the

hearing loss actually was? I can think of several things that should have

tipped us off about Neal. One in particular was that at about 10 months, Neal

stuck his hand inside the vaccuum while it was running. I was using the tool

attachment a few feet away and Neal crawled up and stuck his hand right under

the

main part. It caught his hand and basically ripped the skin right off. When

I took him to the doctor they said they had never seen that happen before

because most kids were afraid of the vaccuum. I just thought it was another

example of how Neal was not a kid who fit the mold. Of course now I realize

that

he wasn't afraid of it because he couldn't hear it.

Rhonda

Mom to Audrey, almost 8, hearing; and Neal, 5 implanted at 2.9