I do admit, it's been way too long since I've blogged. I've been super busy recently - Sarah has been keeping us pretty occupied as has Maria, I've had quite a bit of travel over the past month too (and going abroad again Tuesday!) and work hasn't exactly been static recently. Coupled with this, I can honestly say that the novelty of the Implant has well and truly worn off. Not a day passes when I am not grateful for this opportunity to live again, and I still do read the occasional article that my google news turns up, but at the end of the day my implant has become a quintessential part of me in the same manner that, say, my spectacles are, or my watch. Something indispensable, but something you don't really notice is there.
I still marvel to this day that I can pick up a phone and call whoever as easy as that, but I don't actively look out for new sounds or try to identify indistinguisable ones with the same gusto that I used to. At the same time this is proof of the fact that this is such a life changing thing. I mean, if it DIDN'T meet my expectations I would think that by now I'd be pretty bitter and upset. I still do emphasise that it's not a party, it's pretty tough actually getting there, but the end result is worth it. It's not perfect hearing but frankly, compared to what I had before, it's manna from heaven.
