tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post6151429295578385961..comments2008-05-31T17:31:17.832-04:00Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028bionicwoman2007@gmail.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-56006653230228150732008-05-31T17:31:00.000-04:002008-05-31T17:31:00.000-04:00Hi Abbie...Thank you so much for your kind words...greatly appreciated, really. And, thank you to the other people who have commented about RALLY CAPS, it's been a Very rewarding and exciting ride that keeps doing loop-dee-loops. *smile* Hugs, Jodi<BR/>PS. Aboveall, thank you for donating it to your library so mainstreamed kids can meet a child like my son and many others who have cochlear implants. You're such a Coooooool Woman!Jodi Cutler Del Dottorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11437710259566671762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-59475909741312370402008-05-31T08:14:00.000-04:002008-05-31T08:14:00.000-04:00Hello, this site is nice!!<BR/>I already link to this page.<BR/>If you don't mind. Please link to my blog this URL<BR/>http://showbiznow.blogspot.com/Mr.gallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10351680273394751229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-63501350391724690772008-05-30T15:23:00.000-04:002008-05-30T15:23:00.000-04:00Wow! Interesting comments ! <BR/>I agree with Valarie...I would love you to write your story. It would be an amazing help to people like me. You have helped me so much over my CI time. <BR/>DavidDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02250044610162724765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-26901117291011812662008-05-30T14:45:00.000-04:002008-05-30T14:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing. I would like to buy these books and donate them to the library that will open up in a few months in Seattle.<BR/><BR/>Keep on blogging and best to ignore those ignorants! Otherwise they will keep coming back. They have nothing better to do. I for one have open up to CI since I came across your blog, Jodi's, Val's and others a year ago. More people are doing the same and becoming more accepting. Keep at what you are doing.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, I just had a sudden hearing loss a few months ago and just had an CI evaluation. I'm qualified and scheduled for surgery next month in seattle. Zowee! Thanks to you bloggers! <BR/><BR/>SueyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-91139756668506888642008-05-30T14:05:00.000-04:002008-05-30T14:05:00.000-04:00Hey Val, great find!!! Thank you so much for sharing that with me! I updated the post to include My Brother John. It looks like it is supposed to be released this month!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-84071893490470393702008-05-30T13:21:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:21:00.000-04:00http://www.mybrotherjohn.co.uk/<BR/>this is one more I found out about...from a sibling's perspective...about a ci and hearing aid user. haven't read it thoughValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188520199027370788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-82557821171442241852008-05-29T22:55:00.000-04:002008-05-29T22:55:00.000-04:00Aside from your name (kind of) for Abby Gets A Cochlear Implant - My name is one of the children's that the author thanked to...Deanna. :-)<BR/><BR/>We're famous. :-D<BR/><BR/> I'll have to read up on these books!Cyborg Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12911773950696381882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-60671989466077988252008-05-29T17:48:00.000-04:002008-05-29T17:48:00.000-04:00We just ordered our copy of Ellie's Ears...I'm ordering Rally Caps for my neighbor's kids too...<BR/><BR/>THANKS FOR THE LIST!Christian's Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907650985364910773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-21565080340619552722008-05-29T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-29T11:07:00.000-04:00Hey! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the supportive comments on my blog! You rule!Yanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972683348520232525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-31930681311653325612008-05-29T04:33:00.000-04:002008-05-29T04:33:00.000-04:00Really cool.Diane J Standifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-21271666447828250032008-05-28T23:09:00.000-04:002008-05-28T23:09:00.000-04:00Cool books! I definitely want to read Rally Cap only because I love sports, he he. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing since I had no idea they even exist out there other than ASL books. I love all of diversity books out there to keep me entertained!<BR/><BR/>Hugs!<BR/>-SGSeek Geohttp://www.seekgeo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-12603581676977308332008-05-28T23:04:00.000-04:002008-05-28T23:04:00.000-04:00I agree with Denise, this is a wealth of information. I think I might go to the library soon and check these books out.<BR/><BR/>It's about time for me to venture into different parts of the deaf community now. It's still pretty much uncharted territory for me.<BR/><BR/>-BenBenjamin Vessblog.benvess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-4548753010031800932008-05-28T17:34:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:34:00.000-04:00Wow! What a "wealth" of information through this list of books. This is a "keeper" for me! Thank you!Denise Portishttp://hearingelmo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-11330891633110715882008-05-28T13:23:00.000-04:002008-05-28T13:23:00.000-04:00Hi Tasha!!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you came over here! It is so hard to keep your expectations low and your hopes high. There is just no words that any of us can use to describe what you hear at activation. It is one of them things that you have to experience. The one thing that I will drill into you from now to activation that it DOES get better :) Believe me, I walked right after activation and had a helicopter almost land on my head. If it wasn't for the wind kicking the sand up in my face, I would have never known it was right above me. :) Don't worry, I can hear them now!<BR/><BR/>The music is usually the last to come. Many of us sit there and listen to a song over and over (no different then a hearing aid) until it sounds good. It takes a while for that to happen. It took about six months for being to listen to a song one time and recognize it again. The cool part is that I sometimes can pick out some words in the song and I never used to be able to do that. I just came out with an article if you care to read about story about how I got one and the beginning stages and learning how to hear. You can go <A HREF="http://contradica.blogspot.com/2008/04/download-my-hlaa-magazine-article.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> to read it. It is a PDF file and you have to download but it might help you :)<BR/><BR/>I am sure the Audiologist at the children's hospital are jumping for joy! They usually work with kids that can't talk back and having someone giving them feedback is probably a welcomed change :)<BR/><BR/>I added you to my list my dear! Welcome aboard, I'm looking forward getting to know you!Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-6957229562746472562008-05-28T12:22:00.000-04:002008-05-28T12:22:00.000-04:00Oh, and I keep forgetting to tell you you can add me to your CI Bloggers list!! :)*Tasha*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724283252279081613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-74600543453312097582008-05-28T12:07:00.000-04:002008-05-28T12:07:00.000-04:00Yeah it would be a LOT easier, I agree! But that's also kind of the exciting part.... you could totally exceed their expectations! And usually they (at least in my experience) have low expectations as not to give you TOO high hopes.<BR/><BR/>I REALLY want music (detect a beat, and melody) and SOME speech comprehension but I don't ever expect total speech comprehension. I guess at the bare minimum I wish I could KNOW when someone was saying my name and recognize it. <BR/><BR/>They're sending me to Children's Hospital in Seattle for mapping/training instead of working with the people that work with adults, due to the type of hearing loss and how late I'm getting an implant. So they are the ones that typically work with babies and young children so I think that'll be really good, since I never learned speech comprehension or lost my hearing slowly. I was simply born deaf, period.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy reading your blog as well! :)*Tasha*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724283252279081613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-38476012420867193832008-05-28T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:07:00.000-04:00Hi Abbie!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment! Yay, you're the first person ever to comment. I just got the blog up today and wish I had done it sooner. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the explanation about the vaccine. :) I don't get why I have to get it again if I've already gotten it for college.... but I'm not really going to question it either way. I'll mention I already got it but we'll see what they say. Oddly they did say it wasn't required, so maybe the FDA requirements are different in states or it isn't actually required per se but is highly recommended as a precaution. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for welcoming me! :) I look forward to getting to know all of you. <BR/><BR/>Also? Your video and the fact it's captioned is AWESOME. It helped to see how you reacted and that it wasn't a total "amazing experience" (i.e immediately) like how some others' experiences have been.*Tasha*http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724283252279081613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-28236439196992415652008-05-28T07:15:00.000-04:002008-05-28T07:15:00.000-04:00Thanks Abbie, I had not heard of the first one...you're a goldmine for informationValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188520199027370788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-35162026376343882832008-05-28T05:04:00.000-04:002008-05-28T05:04:00.000-04:00How interesting, and what a great way to raise awareness of cochlear implants. I work on http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk which<BR/>focuses on cochlear and baha implants and the impact they have in helping both young and old to hear. I'll post a story on the site about these books, as I think they'll be of interest to our readers.Nicolahttp://www.thedeafblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-18742910849132553702008-05-27T21:05:00.000-04:002008-05-27T21:05:00.000-04:00Mary, Benny, Anonymous, Greg and I am sure by the end of the night you will change your name to Larry, Moe and Curly,<BR/><BR/>As much as I am enjoying the trouble of watching you change names in attempt to leave rude and unsubstantiated comments, I feel that you are wasting your time and energy trying to do so.Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-493125558054275142008-05-27T20:51:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:51:00.000-04:00See MameYokum Huff! LOL<BR/>See MameYokum Puff! LOL<BR/>See MameYokum's Teeth Fell Off! LOLBennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-45657371231598913002008-05-27T20:39:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:39:00.000-04:00People like Benny and Anon are not worth anyones ire! They enjoy the two minute fame their comments give them. Any comments these people write is just a picture of their mental state, best to be ignored!! But Benny heres one!<BR/>MameYokum Happy!! LOL<BR/>MameYokum Proud LOL<BR/>MameYokum six feet under No fear!! LOL<BR/>Abbie Go girl!!!MameYokumhttp://openid.aol.com/MameYokumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-11449790857902191932008-05-27T20:36:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:36:00.000-04:00Abbie,<BR/><BR/>I read your profile. Did your mommy write that for you?Beckywww.agbell.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-76462691877029142312008-05-27T20:21:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:21:00.000-04:00"Kids would have learned at least the obnoxious ones that deaf kids are no different <B>then</B> anyone else :)"<BR/><BR/>You must be proud of your education, Abbie.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204559418819418519.post-80728468875321704992008-05-27T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-27T20:19:00.000-04:00Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>It is my pleasure, I just can't wait to get my hands on it! :)Abbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272667052295179028noreply@blogger.com