Moot Thoughts & Musings

Oh wow, that came up so quickly! We'll definitely be thinking about you and praying for you and Chris and Ellis tomorrow. Let us know how things go. And give a call if you just need to vent!

As Jo, I'll be thinking and praying for you tomorrow! Best wishes!

Good luck! I'll be thinking about you guys tomorrow!

Resistance is futile. You shall be assimilated into the collective. Ellis is going to be a borg. All Hail The Queen Borg.

R-

Jeannette, I will be definitely praying for all of you tomorrow morning, through the day and as little Ellis recovers. What a trooper he is!!!!

Praying, praying, praying...

I know this has been a difficult decision. Praying for you and Ellis, tomorrow and as things change.

I am praying for Ellis, and for the peace of Christ to be with you all. Old Dr. Dobson wasn't kidding when he said parenting isn't for cowards. It's hard to make tough decisions and stand by them.

You are such a great Mom. Praying for you and Ellis.

Sending prayers your way, and hoping for a speedy recovery for Ellis and a peaceful orientation to the hearing world. You guys are so strong, and I know you can weather this.

I will be praying for you all.

Thanks for the kind words, dudes.
just popping in to say that I did delete one comment that I considered profane. Try to keep to the profanity on the negatory side on this here public space.
I know this is a controversial decision and some reactions have a long history behind them. I also know that there is nothing inherently wrong with technology...just with users. It is our hope that we can be responsible users, but I also realize we are also treading in unfamiliar territory. I hope that negativity can be set aside so that we can do our best to give Ellis a rich Deaf life as well as giving him the benefits of technology.

I'm very sorry you've decided to do this. But at the same time, I'm impressed by how you have considered many factors and how you keep saying you want your son to grow up with deaf friends and with our culture and language. Please keep that promise. It's clear to me that you love your son and you want the very best for him. I hope that the surgery goes well tomorrow and that there are no complications. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

Will be praying. I know that it is a hard decision to make.

Dear friend, I was in same boat as you are in now. I pray for your own strength in upcoming events. My just 5-yr old daughter has CI since January - it's the best decision I ever made for her. She is very verbal child - she obviously love making sounds, listening to the sounds and playing with her voices at all times. As Deaf parent, it's very very hard and very emotional time for me. I will never be able to help her identifying sounds, making appropriate speech, and so forth. I am too Deaf, and the rest of the family is Deaf. Her progress is remarkable since she enrolled Oral preschool for full day and 5x week. The teacher can sign - and she signs to my daughter when she is lost. In her 6th month with CI, she identifies many sounds, to her name, her peers' names, and some basic preschool words i.e., colors, and is starting to have appropriate mouth movements.
She loves wearing her CI at all times. Her ASL also bloom so much - she needs both visual and auditory input to expand her language skills.
We do not have HIGH expectations for her to speak perfectly, function in hearing world at 100%, nor to hear perfectly. We only wish for her to have all opportunities. If it benefits her, that's great. If not, it's OK! To our eyes, she is always Deaf since she is in Deaf/ASL family and in large Deaf community as well.

The people here are somewhat disappointed in our decision.. some are respectful, polite and quiet. Some have inappropriate expectations - my daughter will be "CODA".. she will speak fluently overnight.. she will not need to use ASL to communicate. I was a bit surprised at how ignorant they were. After the brief education, they appears to be completely OK.

There is a long road in therapy. As long as Ellis have ASL, he will be allright! Smile

Christ in you brings hope of all great things to come. Colossians 1:27

Jeannette,
Wanted to let you know Matt and I will pray for you, Chris, and Ellis tommorrow. Blessings to you guys!

Alina

I'll be thinking of you and Ellis today!

praying right now