Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! You brought happy tears to my eyes. I'm very excited and happy for you all, so I can only imagine how you must feel. Thanks for sharing the news Autumn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 .. I just was so excited I wanted to share it with some people who could REALLY RELATE to where I'm coming from. (And as excited as I am I wish you could hear Caleb.) , Caleb, Benny Ahrens omygod I am SOOooo happy for you guys!!!!!!!!!! it's letters like yours (let alone the results like dr J) that make ALL my 17 years at this worthwhile! i'm thankful we could all share in your wonderful news. thank YOU for letting us come into your life with advice which we hoped and prayed would be the very BEST! jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 Yeah ! You have extra blessings to be thankful for this holiday! So happy for ALL of you. You have worked so hard. Caleb and Benny are very blessed to have a mom who is so supportive and goes to bat for them! Caleb must be feeling like a new kids to be hearing so well and doing so well in school. You're an inspiration to me! Hugs to you all! Love, beth > >Reply-To: AtresiaMicrotia >To: AtresiaMicrotia >Subject: almost a year later >Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 20:47:45 -0000 > >Hi everyone, > I haven't been very active with the group but I have been lurking in >the shadows. Yesterday I had an appointment to get both of my boys >canals cleaned and have follow up hearing tests. I'm thinking about >framing Caleb's test!!! (Once the glow of my beaming wears off.) If >you remember he is my no.1 son which has endured 5 surgeries- 3 of >which could have been avoided. The right ear, which is the one that >had messed up surgeries, still has a moderate loss. But the left one, >which Dr. J operated on in Houston last December tested with 20dB in >all frequencies but the top 2 which tested 25dB. I was so excited!!!! > We also had Caleb's IEP meeting. Perhaps you will remember my >questions about his struggles in math. Caleb was released from speech >therapy, going to the special education teacher, and Title 1 math. He >is now in the classroom full time. He went from the bottom 16% of his >class to upper mid in math just since last January. It feels a little >strange to have all of our goals for Caleb met. We have been >struggling and fighting and working for this since he was 3. Now here >we are thanks to Dr. J and so many in this group I would have trouble >giving credit to all who played a part. All the struggles and tears >were soooo worth it. Lately Caleb has been talking of wanting Dr. J >to try fixing the right ear again. The canalplasty he performed June >of 2001 was a repair of previous surgical messups. So we shall see. > Our no.2 son tested well also. He has mild loss in the 3 low >frequencies but normal testing in the mid and 25dB in the high >frequency. So we are a very blessed family. I hope this wasn't too >long. I just was so excited I wanted to share it with some people who >could REALLY RELATE to where I'm coming from. (And as excited as I am >I wish you could hear Caleb.) >, Caleb, Benny Ahrens > > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 FANTASTIC !! We are all thrilled to hear this news!! Steve > Hi everyone, > I haven't been very active with the group but I have been lurking in > the shadows. Yesterday I had an appointment to get both of my boys > canals cleaned and have follow up hearing tests. I'm thinking about > framing Caleb's test!!! (Once the glow of my beaming wears off.) If > ... > long. I just was so excited I wanted to share it with some people who > could REALLY RELATE to where I'm coming from. (And as excited as I am > I wish you could hear Caleb.) > , Caleb, Benny Ahrens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2002 Report Share Posted November 10, 2002 Wonderful news! I'm saving your email to "pull out" when DH and I start discussing doctors....my vote is already for Dr. J! Christie and (9 mos., bilateral microtia/left atresia/right stenosis) -----Original Message-----From: sig_par Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:48 PMTo: AtresiaMicrotia Subject: almost a year laterHi everyone, I haven't been very active with the group but I have been lurking in the shadows. Yesterday I had an appointment to get both of my boys canals cleaned and have follow up hearing tests. I'm thinking about framing Caleb's test!!! (Once the glow of my beaming wears off.) If you remember he is my no.1 son which has endured 5 surgeries- 3 of which could have been avoided. The right ear, which is the one that had messed up surgeries, still has a moderate loss. But the left one, which Dr. J operated on in Houston last December tested with 20dB in all frequencies but the top 2 which tested 25dB. I was so excited!!!! We also had Caleb's IEP meeting. Perhaps you will remember my questions about his struggles in math. Caleb was released from speech therapy, going to the special education teacher, and Title 1 math. He is now in the classroom full time. He went from the bottom 16% of his class to upper mid in math just since last January. It feels a little strange to have all of our goals for Caleb met. We have been struggling and fighting and working for this since he was 3. Now here we are thanks to Dr. J and so many in this group I would have trouble giving credit to all who played a part. All the struggles and tears were soooo worth it. Lately Caleb has been talking of wanting Dr. J to try fixing the right ear again. The canalplasty he performed June of 2001 was a repair of previous surgical messups. So we shall see. Our no.2 son tested well also. He has mild loss in the 3 low frequencies but normal testing in the mid and 25dB in the high frequency. So we are a very blessed family. I hope this wasn't too long. I just was so excited I wanted to share it with some people who could REALLY RELATE to where I'm coming from. (And as excited as I am I wish you could hear Caleb.), Caleb, Benny Ahrens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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