[tri-med] Re: one for the "good guys"

Chalk one up for us....

Ruth, wife to Rudy, mom to Brendon (19), Scott (17), Joshua (13), Matthew
Rudy
(Full T18, born 09/13/01, and Rudy Matthew (born 08/13/04)
http://members.cox.net/t18mom

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of
trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and
success achieved. ~Helen Keller

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of McCormick Holly
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:52 AM
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tri-med] one for the "good guys"
>
>
> Today Morgan had his hearing test, it was just the hearing booth
> & such.  It went as expected, normal to slight hearing in left
> ear, normal in right, although he did have some earwax that was
> causing flat tymps.  Need to get that cleared out.  Anyway, I was
> talking with the audiologist (who has been seeing him off and on
> since he was 1) and she told me that because of knowing Morgan
> she never tells parents that hearing loss can't improve.  She
> said she often tells them it is unlikely to improve, but no
> longer rules it out all together.  I was soooooo happy to hear
> this.  Hey, everybody, we did it again.  We changed a
> professional's mind.  I mostly think of things like this as a
> collective success for all the kiddos with trisomy all over the
> world, we did it all together.  Yeah!
>
> "Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult,
> whereas I am merely in disguise."
> Margaret Atwood
>
> Holly --  wife of Mike, mom of Morgan (7 yrs.), partial t18q &
> partial monosomy 9p (unbalanced translocation)
> mommy to Bonnie (border collie/spaniel mix) and Clyde (gray kitty)
>
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