June has two activated, programmed, working cochlear implants! Her right side was activated a few weeks ago and she is responding well to both implants. While Jonah was participating in an adventure/service project in Hawaii, Chris, June, and I sailed around Mount Desert Island region of Maine in our 31 foot sailboat Ranger. June was… Read more

It was not easy but June did it! The internal piece of her right helper ear has been implanted. Typically kids June’s age stay in the hospital for 1 night after cochlear implant surgery. June likes to be different, so we stayed for 4 nights! She is doing great now but did require some additional… Read more

It has been quite some time since I’ve updated the blog! June had a great year, making some good progress in all areas and especially with helper ear #1 (the left cochlear implant). I’ve been trying out different names for her CI and these days I’m liking helper ear so let’s go with that for… Read more

June is now activated! Last Thursday, her cochlear implant was activated! The process of June beginning to hear will take some time as her brain makes sense of the sounds around her. We are not sure yet how much she is hearing or will be able to hear but the journey has begun! She did… Read more