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June has two activated, programmed, working cochlear implants! Her right side was activated a few weeks ago and she is responding well to both implants. While Jonah was participating in an adventure/service project in Hawaii, Chris, June, and I sailed around Mount Desert Island region of Maine in our 31 foot sailboat Ranger. June wasContinue reading “Our Cochlear Cruiser”

It was not easy but June did it! The internal piece of her right helper ear has been implanted. Typically kids June’s age stay in the hospital for 1 night after cochlear implant surgery. June likes to be different, so we stayed for 4 nights! She is doing great now but did require some additionalContinue reading “Update on Helper Ear #2”

It has been quite some time since I’ve updated the blog! June had a great year, making some good progress in all areas and especially with helper ear #1 (the left cochlear implant). I’ve been trying out different names for her CI and these days I’m liking helper ear so let’s go with that forContinue reading “Helper ear #2”

June is now activated! Last Thursday, her cochlear implant was activated! The process of June beginning to hear will take some time as her brain makes sense of the sounds around her. We are not sure yet how much she is hearing or will be able to hear but the journey has begun! She didContinue reading “Let the good sounds ring : )”

Well today was supposed to be activation of the left cochlear implant but we’ve got a bit of a curveball we are dealing with. June is safe and happy but we have spent the last 6 days back at Boston Children’s as she had to have a hematoma removed from close to the implant site.Continue reading “A Cochlear Curveball”

June had cochlear implant surgery on August 6th! We had been preparing for this all year – getting all the boxes checked and the day finally arrived. We went into Boston Children’s Tuesday and Wednesday for pre-op visits and then it was go time early Thursday am! While we were scheduled for bilateral cochlear implantContinue reading “Cochlear Implant Surgery #1”

Hello from Big Sky!  It has been awhile since we added anything new the blog so we thought we’d give a little Junie B update!  The big news is she got her hearing aids programmed and put on yesterday. She is doing a 3 month hearing aid trial to see if she benefits from amplification. Continue reading “Springtime in Big Sky”

Thought I’d send a quick holiday update! June had a great 1st Christmas! We spent the holidays here in Big Sky, going on some snowy hikes and getting into our groove. She is smiling more, laughing a bit, and overall seems more comfortable, yay! June started OT and PT last month and is getting strongerContinue reading “Happy Holidays from Big Sky!”

We have made it home! June got cleared from her Boston doctors and we hopped a flight on Wednesday to Big Sky! She did amazing on the flight and seems to be enjoying her home in the mountains. Before we left, June saw her Boston cardiologist, hematologist, and audiologist and they are all still goingContinue reading “June is in Big Sky!”

June got discharged on Thursday night and we are settling back into our routine at the Adams house in Kennebunk. She continues to heal, her incision and chest tube sites are looking good. There are times during the day that she seems to be in a bit uncomfortable but a regular Tylenol regimen is helping.Continue reading “And we are back in Maine!”