My BAHA moment

[Kaybo]

Jan~
OK, that story would maybe push me over the edge into checking a BAHA out...IF it were another time!  As I have said before, I have had enough "elective" surgery and the subsequent baggage that came with it, to last me for a while...   

K  (still enjoying good health & PICC-less-ness)

[leapyrtwins]

K -

I totally understand - and I'm not here to "sell" anyone on the BAHA    No commissions or royalties for me - honest
 
I just wanted to share my enthusiasm and let those who might be interested know that it's a very good option for SSD by giving an example of what I've experienced since getting my processor.  I encourage Transear users to do the same.  We're all here to help each other and without others sharing their BAHA thoughts with me, I might not have decided to get a BAHA of my own.

Nice to "see" you back.  Hope you enjoyed Branson.  We missed you! 

Jan

[Kaybo]

Jan~
I was completely serious - that story would make me consider one!   

Branson was OK - great to see my Girly and she had a great time.  We have already signed her up for next year AND my middle one!  I am still unsure about sending a little one off that long & far, but she is DYING to go - been counting the months!  The main reason we did it is b/c we can get our FULL deposit back until March 1st but the waiting list is getting longer and longer each year and we want to make sure we get in!  I would recommend this camp to ANYONE - it is an AWESOME, Christian experience for kids!

K

[leapyrtwins]

K -

I know you were serious, but you have lots of time to think about it - and if it's all you do is think about it, that's perfectly fine with me.  One of the reasons I stick around here is to give people something to think about.  If it helps them, great.  If it doesn't, I hope that at least it's not too annoying 

Glad your girly had a wonderful time and I think the younger one will be fine next year if she's with her sister.  I wish my kids would be comfortable doing something like this.  I think my daughter would love it, but my son suffers from anxiety disorder and can't even spend the night at a friend's house next door so I don't see sleep away camp working for him    I've been hoping he'll outgrow this, but at his age I don't really see that happening.  He may surprise me, though 

Jan

[dpetty]

Guess my last BAHA moment was in April when i attended a advanced IT class in San Franisico normally I sit in the front of the class but this time I sat towards the back and I could hear without having to strain or cock my head!!! Last not so good BAHA moment was about 2 weeks ago and I forgot i had it on and was out in the feed lot feeding the livestock and my Arabain mare who is very nosey tried to eat the unit.....close call for sure.....

David

[Kaybo]

Jan~
I didn't make it the whole night at someone's house until I was in 9th grade!!  I went to camp at ACU the summer before my Senior year and EVERYTHING changed!  I was planning to stay at home & go to the community college and everything...after that week, NOTHING could stop me.  I was on the go all the time and never looked back.  I even moved to Houston for my 1st job and didn't know a sole!!

There's hope!!  Again, I would recommend this camp -- it is INCREDIBLE and the counselors have a lot of training in helping kids overcome homesickness!!

K

[leapyrtwins]

David -

Great BAHA moment - I'm hoping other BAHA users will share some of theirs.

I can't help but wonder if you have insurance on that processor.  Although I don't know if it would cover "eaten by horse"  LOL

K -

so it sounds like I should just push my son out of the house more and that might do the trick.  It might also give me a little more "me" time.  I'll have to work on that suggestion.  Thanks for making it 

Jan

[leapyrtwins]

Another BAHA moment - just yesterday.

I was sitting at my desk at work when I started to hear a strange noise every once in awhile.  For a moment I actually stopped what I was doing and thought "what the heck is that sound?"

Turns out it was me.  I had the hiccups and I was hearing myself 

Jan

[wendysig]

Hi Jan -
How really funny!!  Once again, one of the little things making things brighter! 

Wendy

[lori67]

I had a BAHA moment the other day - my 5 year old sometimes forgets I can't hear on the right side (heck, my husband still forgets...) - anyway, she had some very important secret to tell me and whispered it in my AN ear.  I reminded her that I couldn't hear her - so I thought she'd come around to the other side - instead, she moved my hair out of the way and whispered into my BAHA processor - and I heard her - it was crystal clear!  I don't remember what she said, but I'm sure it was very important! 

Lori

[wendysig]

Hi Lori -
Kids do hte darndest things!  I'm sure your BAHA moment cracked you up, I know it did me although I found it very touching and sweet at the same tiime.  Just adorable.


Wendy

[Kaybo]

Lori~
Who needs ears when you can whisper in a BAHA??? 

K

[lori67]

K -

Exactly!  If I didn't need the ears to hold up my sunglasses - I might just have them removed!     Trying to lose weight before the beach, you know!   

Lori

[Catflower]

My first BAHA moments have been my being able to hear my husband enter the back door.  He's retired so there's many trips in out of that darn door.  I can't count the times he's scared the living daylights out of me because I didn't hear the door and didn't realize someone was in the house.

Linda

[leapyrtwins]

Nice moments, guys!

Lori your daughter is so sweet - I miss the "little kid" years - seems all my 2 do these days is yell and talk loudly 

Linda -

how freaky was it hearing your husband come in the door?  I find that my BAHA brings me back to the little things I don't remember hearing for the past year; things I thought I'd never really hear again.

Today I took my kids to an ortho appt., and I could hear a mom and her daughter whispering to each other on my "bad" side while we were sitting in the waiting room where I was trying to read.  In the past, the whispering would have annoyed me - this time it just amazed me and made me smile 

I find that since I have my BAHA, I'm not as grumpy as I was when I was SSD.

Jan