Cell phones

By the seventh month it seems totally normal to hear.  It gets harder to remember that these sounds are created by a cochlear implant.  Hearing aids never allowed me to enjoy life like I do now.  The memories are fading of how bad my hearing was before, in spite of the fact there is dead silence when the CI's are taken off for the night or for swimming. 

My phone skills took a leap into the stratosphere during my time away from the CapTel phone I used at work in Hawaii. During my time with family and friends in Oregon, I've discovered that using a regular phone does work for me most of the time.  I've conducted business such as making appointments, contacting my real estate agent, talking with friends over a landline phones with minor difficulty.  Some voices are still not good for me...mainly high pitches.  There are bad hearing moments, but most of the time I get what the other person is talking about. Now that I'm using a cell phone all the hearing folks think I'm just one of them!

I've not had a new mapping (computer programming of my device) since May and am way overdue.  I'm only using one program, and plan to get the other two program settings ready for phone use and for music use.  Currently my usable map allows me to hear all the sounds around me, and a phone map would cut external noises so that the speaker's voice is easier to understand. 

So cool to have a phone in my pocket, and not feel stranded at the airport or any other place wondering where the TTY phones are and if they actually work.  If I'm at the store and think of something another person needs, I can pull out my cell phone and call them...hey I went from stone age to ultratech!

I'm so grateful to hear.  Thank you Jesus for making this possible.