Pleasant Surprises

Chance and his cookie delivery

Chance had a nice surprise today. The doorbell rang in the late afternoon and instead of neighborhood kids, there stood a woman we did not know, holding a basket full of huge turtle cookies with bright colored frosting on them (and a cookie-card that read "Speedy Recovery"). She asked if Chance was here. Chance came to the door with his brother and sister in tow. They all stopped short and drooled as I signed for the cookie basket and brought it in inside. Upon further inspection, we realized that the cookies were from Chance's Daddy's work. Not even Chance's Dad realized they were coming. This is an especially nice gesture on the part of a company considering that they just paid $80,000.00 for this operation (the company is self-insured). It was a very nice and touching surprise. It is wonderful to have people around us realize just what a big deal this cochlear implant is to us. The fight to get it covered by insurance and the boost that the implant will give to Chance's potential, make this a major event in our lives. Chance's life will literally change because of this surgery. He will be learning to hear again in a new way. We appreciate all of those who have been there for us and who delight with us in finally getting the surgery. Gestures like this really mean a lot.

We had another surprise today: Appointments for activation day are complex, because you have to coordinate two different appointments at two different facilities, at either end of town. So, we had previously scheduled with the surgeon for his post-op visit on June 8th, but were unable to get hold of the audiologist that will actually activate the implant. By the time we did, she was booked all day on June 8th. So, we could either wait until June 12th (no thanks) or call and try to reschedule the post-op visit with the surgeon, moving it up a week to June 1st, when the audiologist also has an opening. We were able to do this, so now, Chance's activation date is June 1st. We just got a week closer !

T-minus 22 Days to Activation !