One of the interesting side benefits of parenting two kiddos with special needs is all the fascinating little hints, tips and helps along the way. I had no idea there was even such an animal as a hearing aid drying chamber until 4 of 8 began sporting those little hearing devices. I have a little tool that almost looks like…
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4 of 8 spent her days last week at Drama Camp, a five day extravaganza of script writing, plot pruning, costume designing, singing, dancing fun. And I have to admit, I was a little trepidatious about turning 4 of 8 loose on the stage. I didn’t know how she would feel in a boisterous group, trying to listen for instructions….
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You know how when you get ready to donate an old computer keyboard and when you pick it up, your diamond solitaire that’s been missing and you didn’t tell you husband about its misplacement, that diamond solitaire, well, you know how it falls out of the tray underneath the computer keyboard? And you know how when you are going through…
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Can you guess what these are? They’re not cheap. They’re very useful. They’re ear molds, the little bits of colorful silicon that carry the sound picked up by 4 of 8’s hearing aids, conducting that sound into her ear canals. They run about a hundred dollars a pair, are not covered by insurance (neither are hearing aids) and have to…
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I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso “Ow!” “Oooww! Ow! Ow, ow, ow!” 7 of 8 repeats this mantra over and over. She says it at physical therapy. She says it when we do weight bearing exercises. She says it when we place kinesio tape…
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