The time to hear is NOW!

I credit Laurie for the topic of this post and thank her for the infinite wisdom she has. In my last post I talked about my thoughts and questions about what may happen 10 or 20 years from now when technology is even better. Cyborg Queen and Laurie offered their wisdom about the situation and I appreciate it so much. Sheri I assure you my brain is a constant tennis match going back and fourth but like I said I think it’s healthy for the most part. :-) It doesn’t consume me. The waiting consumes me though. I'm constantly trying to plan stuff to make time go by faster. Is it July 22^nd yet? I can’t imagine how those 4 weeks of having the implant and waiting for activation will be. Grueling I’m sure! Lord be with me.

So, I wanted to touch on Laurie’s words which spoke to me LOUD AND CLEAR! I will repeat: THE TIME TO HEAR IS NOW. I agree! I wonder if I can convince Dr. Merwin of that…let’s speed up the process here. But seriously…why wait for what could be the next best thing? There is already a GREAT thing out there. It’s not like this is first generation stuff. Although I am so thankful for those who went before me and I’m talking about those who have the 1 channel implants (yet they still have the ability to upgrade to the current processors...amazing!). If those people didn’t do it then where would many of us be today? They were thinking THE TIME TO HEAR IS NOW…and it was and it still is…and I agree with that completely. I wish I could explain it more but I can’t. All I know is that phrase touched me. It inspires me.

I hope this concept helps someone down the road. Someone who is wondering “should I get an implant”? “Should I get better hearing aids”? The answer is YES. I don’t know why I never thought of it that way. Perhaps this is why I’m getting a Cochlear Implant now and not years ago when I should have. I am not bitter though I think things like this have a way of working themselves out.

I must say I’ve been thinking more and more about the implant and what lies ahead. I’m moving past some questions/concerns and gaining others. I am getting excited too. It’s hard though because I really, really, really don’t want to get my hopes too high. Just because other people experienced great success does not mean that I will. I promise you this…I’ll work at it though. I will do everything I need to do…listening to audio books, have my husband read to me, wear the implant only (no hearing aid)…whatever needs to be done. I will do all of this not only because it cost 80,000 bucks but to the fact that.... THE TIME TO HEAR IS NOW! :-)