A Chance To Hear: Chance Speaks

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Chance Speaks

We shot this video a few nights ago - thought we would let Chance tell you a bit about himself - in his own words.

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Shiloh said...: Your blog is very good. I just found it. My 2 year old son Isaac has a CI. He has a Freedom. He was implanted at 18 months old and turned on at 19 months. My husband and I are debating on whether or not to go forward with a second implant now or wait for Isaac to decide. It is awesome to see CI kids choosing to hear. Way to go Chance!! I love that he won't let you have either implant in the video. He likes them both the same. We have been keeping a blog for Isaac too. If you get time, check it out. It is http://isaacsjourney.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing your story!; 12:32 PM

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Chance was diagnosed as severely to profoundly deaf at about 35 months old. It was determined that he went deaf at about 13 months of age. He received loaner hearing aids through the Utah School for the Deaf, and later we purchased top-of-the-line Widex PowerDiva hearing aids. We fought insurance all the way to the top to cover the hearing aids, but our insurance company called them "cosmetic", and "an educational issue". We fought for about 18 months to get our insurance company to cover a cochlear implant. They finally approved it, and his surgery was on May 5, 2006. The implant was activated on June 1, 2006. This blog chronicles the lead-up to the initial surgery, the surgery and recovery, activation, and his ongoing progress. Chance received a second implant on Sept. 8, 2006, so we now get to chronicle his experience and progress with 'bilateral' implant-aided hearing. Come back often to check on the his status and progress.

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Chance Speaks

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