tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47655150144902802502024-02-18T19:14:47.644-08:00Amanda's Cochlear Implant JourneyChronicled by her Stepmother, JenniferJennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-21906949825219858172010-03-10T17:06:00.000-08:002010-03-16T23:57:24.857-07:00Amanda update-March 10, 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What have we been up to since my last post in early August?? Here are photos from some of our activities.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We went to Universal Studios, Hollywood later that month. Here are two photos from that day.</span></span></div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpiFxjYydyEQ1w1k18G4ViuAcX-N01azh8dDs6r1MJ5D8kna3_n4UbknUPTl4dQLnwh3knMcFBZ7-pQ_H82E8rE3uyCgjHsLYBPI38cJYqQp-I292s5us1ILjJ-EkiLSVVrx2FGDDSTY/s200/P8120047.JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177898178769794" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eqLfA2Ey5hRSTV8psPpDvXhNF4ITZBMKvEZcBWT8QkFC9wqo5COyMArpuCX-Jkvuu4fR4-0PYH3Oz3oqXR2a_ClY23wKMyCbsIdZQPLS-St_Jevl7dx6fxrPW71VOOEtvWpai6BpEzg/s200/P8120037.JPG+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177664724970242" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At the end of August we were working in a jigsaw puzzle. Amanda decided that she needed auditory stimulation so you can see her working the puzzle in this photo with her iPod and headphones. She was multi-tasking very well! She also had her Sidekick, which has since been replaced with an HTC Hero from Sprint because we got fed up with T-Mobile.</span></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhUE68uDM3ktakNLUnHIhjmRRRgj5baT-0Y22yumVDoCPCtJB8r6UTyOlnH1BQ6W1QxLV44hScnq-BfpOArgUmobFaNESkbifbVabygxdA7N_mRbf_I6PRsvsexOt56u1ajcumRuifII/s200/Multi+Tasking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177908869083458" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />In October, we went to San Bernardino County Museum. Amanda LOVED listening to the bird call display. She could push a button to hear how different birds sound. She thought some of them sounded really WEIRD! </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kl_aTPG_zvAOSjJZDXLvVd4Qh3Q67ImqqG2FJGwZaSnH8eXFuF5PVnyyJoOVTIR795OjcdKg7HwDhdeHTyNKTzchoroHXnGuhQLVq9QOr7IdgU_Pa72lKN4FdXvKfGZ52ChTOFDXi9I/s1600-h/11:27:09IMAG0107.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kl_aTPG_zvAOSjJZDXLvVd4Qh3Q67ImqqG2FJGwZaSnH8eXFuF5PVnyyJoOVTIR795OjcdKg7HwDhdeHTyNKTzchoroHXnGuhQLVq9QOr7IdgU_Pa72lKN4FdXvKfGZ52ChTOFDXi9I/s200/11:27:09IMAG0107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177657495698274" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here she is playing a game after her haircut and fancy french braids.</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGFm2qNf8HFnBA7RAJzqC6yP0i_hpgen82c-eT1xZiWDJNlEAY4KSYArGk5nm-f-I6xhu17O8DhneTWBkvOoABCYIO1Lc7h5EABbrdkPI0OCQjPf4yeyInVYjn7hsHgO1CphVdFLtdrc/s1600-h/2:15:10P2150120.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGFm2qNf8HFnBA7RAJzqC6yP0i_hpgen82c-eT1xZiWDJNlEAY4KSYArGk5nm-f-I6xhu17O8DhneTWBkvOoABCYIO1Lc7h5EABbrdkPI0OCQjPf4yeyInVYjn7hsHgO1CphVdFLtdrc/s200/2:15:10P2150120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177655772652402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In February we went to Terp Expo in Irvine, California. Since my retirement from being a Teacher of the Deaf two years ago, I have been interpreting and pursuing my National Interpreter Certification (NIC). The last day of the expo, I took Amanda with me and she had a blast! Where else could she spend the day where EVERYONE could communicate with her. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> While I was attending workshops she was hanging out and being silly with some of the staff. They were great with her! </span></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsbkVy6dmYvmAFfwKNjpcHwutFUQ_jglnH8xwVtQ4CVBRx3n1aeONMlJH82ixB3Detexsi0m2FB1HzILvRhaMnI80bZ1UcZS7cwJ3gXdxmCVLMSv85zX-Tj2H7jzVJcV_NukOYviiiGY/s200/2:23:10bv000164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177281288164930" /> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Here she is with Peter Cook, fabulous ASL storyteller!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kgZ1YkQ5A_VS56syB5iH5nujYst_5_OeJwK_vasnULY4yG01SlGGomnX3Xae7xIYCC6WNeL6aRG8bZBcda0B1TlMvHDq7S13R2Z1JLX7HdJlFVrqctDfazR3BPXku9xq4qoqwUheryA/s1600-h/2:21:10P2200001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kgZ1YkQ5A_VS56syB5iH5nujYst_5_OeJwK_vasnULY4yG01SlGGomnX3Xae7xIYCC6WNeL6aRG8bZBcda0B1TlMvHDq7S13R2Z1JLX7HdJlFVrqctDfazR3BPXku9xq4qoqwUheryA/s200/2:21:10P2200001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177647005742802" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kgZ1YkQ5A_VS56syB5iH5nujYst_5_OeJwK_vasnULY4yG01SlGGomnX3Xae7xIYCC6WNeL6aRG8bZBcda0B1TlMvHDq7S13R2Z1JLX7HdJlFVrqctDfazR3BPXku9xq4qoqwUheryA/s1600-h/2:21:10P2200001.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">She also got to see special ASL Performances starring Peter Cook, Keith Wann, Crom Saunders, and Branton Stewart. She was thrilled when they posed with her after the show.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOoezbKOrW5CY2vRWaNsC-eac0hJFxubdQq9W2iUW6GDF5zaqGLqlZfQwX5ia4FPztO1YF77EnQaZnUHz5Q0osL6T27Z4KHiQvv6Jo_3pAfLtiKCDgUjdFqeqfOzrxI2mM84KlQ3zPlQ/s1600-h/2:21:10P2200021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOoezbKOrW5CY2vRWaNsC-eac0hJFxubdQq9W2iUW6GDF5zaqGLqlZfQwX5ia4FPztO1YF77EnQaZnUHz5Q0osL6T27Z4KHiQvv6Jo_3pAfLtiKCDgUjdFqeqfOzrxI2mM84KlQ3zPlQ/s200/2:21:10P2200021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177643902879762" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">In March, my son, Joel came for a visit on leave from the Navy.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXnoFZdsoZYJz0qa_wn3hLg8y1kMxS47upWiD_fk5tS2CKnRrNIpt_Fy2Jq2lC_4__QOw1fz8CSdrj_z1VdNnKistX21UBhfQvrLJ5HObvChWWy_QqorHSsgajRb3n8hyphenhyphenQ2QvE97lJ9w/s1600-h/2:25:10P2250109.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXnoFZdsoZYJz0qa_wn3hLg8y1kMxS47upWiD_fk5tS2CKnRrNIpt_Fy2Jq2lC_4__QOw1fz8CSdrj_z1VdNnKistX21UBhfQvrLJ5HObvChWWy_QqorHSsgajRb3n8hyphenhyphenQ2QvE97lJ9w/s200/2:25:10P2250109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177275332046258" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXnoFZdsoZYJz0qa_wn3hLg8y1kMxS47upWiD_fk5tS2CKnRrNIpt_Fy2Jq2lC_4__QOw1fz8CSdrj_z1VdNnKistX21UBhfQvrLJ5HObvChWWy_QqorHSsgajRb3n8hyphenhyphenQ2QvE97lJ9w/s1600-h/2:25:10P2250109.jpg"></a>Here she is with her brother, Joseph. He will have a tracheostomy tomorrow.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nnj8spaDg0TfXYn2TkQV8l9aehb17U2oBSkZu7_PQJaArdc7ogIO-XIBXEhwRTTs_n3PMfkdqHtq8YXMY0M-X-uDFXD6WRCu0ooD80go05h2u76L7ew-sKQhMsADRlCuXV4JwBQ0_Zk/s1600-h/2:25:10P2250117.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nnj8spaDg0TfXYn2TkQV8l9aehb17U2oBSkZu7_PQJaArdc7ogIO-XIBXEhwRTTs_n3PMfkdqHtq8YXMY0M-X-uDFXD6WRCu0ooD80go05h2u76L7ew-sKQhMsADRlCuXV4JwBQ0_Zk/s200/2:25:10P2250117.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177271747211554" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nnj8spaDg0TfXYn2TkQV8l9aehb17U2oBSkZu7_PQJaArdc7ogIO-XIBXEhwRTTs_n3PMfkdqHtq8YXMY0M-X-uDFXD6WRCu0ooD80go05h2u76L7ew-sKQhMsADRlCuXV4JwBQ0_Zk/s1600-h/2:25:10P2250117.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Can't have a blog posting without a photo of chihuahua, Goldy!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQgN6tbmj0qqYnWV0vPRYDBMhqjyH4tL2orXqRf8lEl3OBjVZ7mQk2AOmJtc763yykzrDCpKm6gcoGMdE-U7lsythvyoKNay5c1N7Ci9_YApzuJpZULro5wtUY_-vlAsjBfSWurgrwCM/s1600-h/2:25:10P2250132.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQgN6tbmj0qqYnWV0vPRYDBMhqjyH4tL2orXqRf8lEl3OBjVZ7mQk2AOmJtc763yykzrDCpKm6gcoGMdE-U7lsythvyoKNay5c1N7Ci9_YApzuJpZULro5wtUY_-vlAsjBfSWurgrwCM/s200/2:25:10P2250132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447177267212819666" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-20253372434887050332009-08-02T20:44:00.000-07:002009-08-03T00:10:13.412-07:00JULY HAPPENINGS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUEBIBaJJyXhzzkCNxYVmoptwckV_7ldl12FBN0cJnqX8fx6o1Z5NFonA1Ux8lxidAH8A36cZY8yUFso76Hh_KCpRhWMxicy1HyLfrTkaFIvE8l2c-pGx-iSjr9Zsz_QW0s6o8eKJq9A/s1600-h/DSCF5326_2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUEBIBaJJyXhzzkCNxYVmoptwckV_7ldl12FBN0cJnqX8fx6o1Z5NFonA1Ux8lxidAH8A36cZY8yUFso76Hh_KCpRhWMxicy1HyLfrTkaFIvE8l2c-pGx-iSjr9Zsz_QW0s6o8eKJq9A/s200/DSCF5326_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365621306441900530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfbVIFpBFaPitfYrNbBVmMAiOwEwsdmzGLg9wAzhMvSEOaNBA0vSzYKyIYqkwxoKHVmx1cINg4CeXlWH4XWP3KGdB43-wf6xIU1T3gME9EgiketOb6LxvXsZepT3x_-Plyd3IwFi2yVM/s1600-h/DSCF5332.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So what's </span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfbVIFpBFaPitfYrNbBVmMAiOwEwsdmzGLg9wAzhMvSEOaNBA0vSzYKyIYqkwxoKHVmx1cINg4CeXlWH4XWP3KGdB43-wf6xIU1T3gME9EgiketOb6LxvXsZepT3x_-Plyd3IwFi2yVM/s1600-h/DSCF5332.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda been up to during the month of July? Lots!</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8FFkGrTLifoxJV9XEDw0jl41teZCqDcz4adyfNbDiUIO2z7VVZjqgkEV3bUVk4aZuPV0iSS0Fys024xBoTtwUodD3XRb1DNbXAlEfPGQCvQAJjzPXsySEt8s-pHgPJOjxlymlytPmyg/s1600-h/DSCF5371.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8FFkGrTLifoxJV9XEDw0jl41teZCqDcz4adyfNbDiUIO2z7VVZjqgkEV3bUVk4aZuPV0iSS0Fys024xBoTtwUodD3XRb1DNbXAlEfPGQCvQAJjzPXsySEt8s-pHgPJOjxlymlytPmyg/s200/DSCF5371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365621296967556258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7igoEAQd0VWKAdWAJdFKxDXCLkBSX7D_u_ptukHJ7m3lCNCjUTHkNuQQGZnS_eKLPfi7xi53R0iYyFVCB6SRj5I17mbxoJQWpvEHeKhOsq64vDT9rqnYnCj_iJZAqIGDqBN8w-P4cRo/s1600-h/DSCF5332.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7igoEAQd0VWKAdWAJdFKxDXCLkBSX7D_u_ptukHJ7m3lCNCjUTHkNuQQGZnS_eKLPfi7xi53R0iYyFVCB6SRj5I17mbxoJQWpvEHeKhOsq64vDT9rqnYnCj_iJZAqIGDqBN8w-P4cRo/s200/DSCF5332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365621294271864002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyLbAeoZmKbJKoRb640WO-Z4YWjcSkfel-mAfC9NwBQhlbL2ILsD16_8z3MTnIme9jCEUm6bUoBykmCh_kvx26J5aJuY4fnNZTOa77op0Dd0DUATihMvDpSTFyXyMbxU1Duys0p3tr80/s1600-h/P7030075.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyLbAeoZmKbJKoRb640WO-Z4YWjcSkfel-mAfC9NwBQhlbL2ILsD16_8z3MTnIme9jCEUm6bUoBykmCh_kvx26J5aJuY4fnNZTOa77op0Dd0DUATihMvDpSTFyXyMbxU1Duys0p3tr80/s200/P7030075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365621287479840658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDSVGk-VqLZ_-YP2Oc1CVKvC0Ynl3RsMzeQYv_4AqtyYM1Xfcm_KpTZCERjXprznujoWkoAGDzMtJMEVUd_2Usx8PWJDxGkYcU2uy3UsKwww61T6iAzyUcEKmh7eL0HnYx95By0939U0/s1600-h/P7030078.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDSVGk-VqLZ_-YP2Oc1CVKvC0Ynl3RsMzeQYv_4AqtyYM1Xfcm_KpTZCERjXprznujoWkoAGDzMtJMEVUd_2Usx8PWJDxGkYcU2uy3UsKwww61T6iAzyUcEKmh7eL0HnYx95By0939U0/s200/P7030078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365621281425089682" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfbVIFpBFaPitfYrNbBVmMAiOwEwsdmzGLg9wAzhMvSEOaNBA0vSzYKyIYqkwxoKHVmx1cINg4CeXlWH4XWP3KGdB43-wf6xIU1T3gME9EgiketOb6LxvXsZepT3x_-Plyd3IwFi2yVM/s1600-h/DSCF5332.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /><br /></span></span></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfbVIFpBFaPitfYrNbBVmMAiOwEwsdmzGLg9wAzhMvSEOaNBA0vSzYKyIYqkwxoKHVmx1cINg4CeXlWH4XWP3KGdB43-wf6xIU1T3gME9EgiketOb6LxvXsZepT3x_-Plyd3IwFi2yVM/s1600-h/DSCF5332.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">July 3rd we went to Long Beach Aquarium of t</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">he Pacific. I didn't even notice until I uploaded the photos to my computer that her magnet cover matched the coral colors exactly! You will notice Amanda's new braces on her top teeth which she got June 26th. For photos of the process of getting her braces you can check out my facebook photos by following this link:</span></span></span><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnPJT8a2RT0TuAkEDh2-z21J9moicB6XSVPO_t2JIkzxbEt7ZYxybWDaeQEJ5-arfuGqUoEShmfgO3NaEExzn4cWtZ5_92r_cjaIfVZxPqWE9f3qx1xzEyz7FrYi7u7cEc1l5qk8UC7E/s200/P7110115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365617862827412242" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28332&id=1278145675&l=497c679</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">95e</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">On July 12th we had the fabulous experience of meeting</span></span></span></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqP3RMUDIh0OwA9kGJQuv27QEEgBIIugCa1m-_FafQhQKeNCIaAaXUcYCGotIl_PAjHFmpz_L2bbRTG1BppMsxT9L8A1mtqrF74S1fLUcox1UCOuBWWXtxOYYjcGWxQ1iaRBeCsxX0k4/s200/P7110112_3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365611601578309394" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Evelyn Gardner at Disneyland! She is as gracious in person as she is online. Evelyn is a bilateral cochlear implant user who has been a strong source of support for many!! It was great to meet her! July 14th was the first Amanda's anniversary of her CI surgery and Evelyn had offered much support and encouragement in the whole process.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">For more photos posted on facebook of our meeting with Evelyn, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">follow this link:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29792&id=1278145675&l=fb02e21621</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#993399;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bRvdxP-CaV1fy8Z9x3vx9sk_KIri_eOKJEepA-Yg3sDS_r-EEleLRASbje8AYrfIL1eiW7OflJ2GaEJ99KlBeGFKRP5fFO5T-zyQ1mlK7ACZ1nST6bL80chfz5QzVIuBmlrDSV0jx_0/s200/P7250001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365617384229379122" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">July 25th was Amanda's 15th birthday!</span></span></span></span></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E6eW9-mXBcUoFd0lMKkh4CXdWiZ62Dsu-5mE5FRHxOPeS-sKMCebbQQilTkP2wkMh6NiJNGDOB4aTxMN_Rml4rPatQo1qVV8n1D09V37EvEkAABtRsMVA6E0BVRRcJW6T_5w4Au1Obs/s200/P7250052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365601687977700210" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We had a family </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:large;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqleOMgUBzLT5-xf4kRFBAwQ31RfY0Lep1r2s57i3aTTlBf5eJX6IqooBMD2saOer94vGz0h1o3KLmLW93cpr0dHeUBc6paRhYtwbst5a42THMnoAEMJmHEkbNTaLP4Amgol__7emXPO8/s200/P7250047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365609330690688210" /> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">birthday BBQ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and swim party</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:large;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Amanda also invited three of her deaf friends from school. Amanda and the two girls, Sisilia and Dominique will both be starting high school in the fall. The boy, David is entering 7th grade. The money Amanda received as gifts will be used for Amanda to buy a new laptop with a built-in camera. She wants to use it to have ASL video chats with her deaf friends. To see more </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">facebook photos from Amanda's party follow this link:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px; ">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31189&id=1278145675&l=aab4d3a149</span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#3333FF;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xX-cn2qAj2V8fpzI-FepOjLoh2wE4Fm0i277y8USpUDUMdR8KQUR7YM1vFuQAf9DnjrrcnevkHWpEXpwHzyJZFrNns2-_uteJX9tIa-rJkasFsImFsFDKfEkNubPgmK5WTd5cwKdlbw/s200/P7310117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365613834066864578" /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cwesw5uPXs26Yul3iF7qgfORg5bT-0hIdpCyfQx27rLCzE_AGkjq6ybjIVHKwFheZvGcdhzkppuljQhvyNDzGMU_QHieCJoN7mr8HOTwo5STHayfMoU3XWXiMRkuIfFbTdDWbb97vss/s200/P7310134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365608504249503138" /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx6QRTY1xm2U5VkbQdo0bBAD0YsVswSS_m1twg2vQYVh02H_eFHbYCe_GRd_zb7FqutLXJrxKWQONDc_OKrqR8VIaILtYz3Qfa3Zj6zlRkvqW6F-etkzPVqUz9iiBJ04KAwItnQhDRe4/s200/P7310002_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365612535752469378" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">July 31st was</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda's last </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">day of summer school. Daddy's Rock Star arrived home and then to beat the heat we got</span></span><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhoT6zda2rvCG_IQNaWyXuYxGl8CjcfxX0hkBAf3blHsjVnQo9P9WAGfj6QmBVXdSpK8k50d3PfJT14kNjX9He9m8rUQ5SQ40Dk00SS3A95F18v9Yc_0j95KbXdiDEgqRlNaU8QoLc0U/s200/P7310032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365608500222057106" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> relief from by spending time in the pool. To see more photos from that day on facebook, follow this link: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">ht</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">tp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31684&id=1278145675&l=2c460684e2</span></span></span></div><div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OimfI-o9kdqvRASKRvkFngvNyNXX-6joUXICUhXEigJz8sRoH-kbg7Hwz8IAJFc8yxsCe8E3YAVZI4-YlcGV7wFsEt_iUt7CJAf7yV39QBbrmDB-Sr9pX4I8J6owudDMGJuZrQJvl9E/s200/P7310124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365605800797501266" /></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-25255827560281464772009-07-02T22:21:00.000-07:002009-07-02T23:59:36.266-07:00Second CI for Amanda??<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today we had an appointment with Amanda's CI surgeon to discuss the possibility for a second implant. It took us an hour to drive to LA and three hours to drive home and the bottom line is that today was a bit of a disappointment.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdji_PKt5AkBita51F_EYcuUJpLQkUB0iIZeWXh_2ZE19vjQKfAOv417GM0x1HUZcm9zhGk89c6_ybCJ24k47g9j8gSXCST_2bM-tn5rGhyFPdn5iEWIyCwUlwx8KEIjcmGUZ-lILSoRI/s200/Blood+Pressure.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354121984500379074" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Amanda has wanted a second CI before she even got her first one a year ago this month. There was only a brief period of time during her recovery period and before activation that she had to think twice about going through it again. But that quickly subsided and she was right back wanting the second CI again.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In our meeting with her ENT today, he was unconvinced that a second CI would benefit her speech production, which he said was the reason second implantations are performed.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had brought documentation from her school audiologist and speech pathologist (who have both known Amanda since she started at the school at age 3 and was a student in my class) showing that</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> she had made considerable progress in the areas of speech and listening since he</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r CI.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nothing about Amanda has ever followed a typical pattern. And even though she only has three electrodes active, has facial stimulation if she turns the volume past 11:00 and can't hear her own voice...Amanda is thrilled with her cochlear implant. It has made a huge difference in her life.</span></span></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tNMv6wBY7FfuoxsA-BWLUPwyELIB4ATQkJxe1fad-Jooj-4QgHHIgnbsk3eqOkz7Aanb5j2ULyy0kgeHN2LTezT-wYJJvrsG2fHM14vLfZ33INXfnpP6onxDkQXIUMW_wsK4WzclOLk/s200/Dr.+T.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354121494294914466" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She now watches television with the volume on, has favorite songs on her </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246599312_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">iPod</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> (she especially likes drums), she can hear people talk, buzzers, bells, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">helicopters, traffic, her dog, Goldy's dog tags, </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1246599312_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">dogs barking and many other environmental sounds</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> although she can't always localize them. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In addition to her increasing ability to hear and identify environmental sounds, she has made tremendous gains in closed set speech detection, identification, discrimination and comprehension. And her speech production when combined with visual cues has improved as well. If something is written, she can read it with a fair amount of intelligibility and combining auditory with visual cues (lipreading & visual phonics) she can correct her speech production errors.<br /><br />We believe Amanda deserves a chance to see if with a second implant she can have more electrodes active, be able to hear low frequency sounds, hear her own voice, and experience less facial stim. This will increase the chances that she will be able to make even more progress with her speech and listening abilities and pick up other environmental sounds.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ayQ4AIMpuvZLTD1bjQ18U1bFWLYU_BiHAkcDRZXaeP_kXh_XSTeTZxDwJfZXaJAVYeF-HxAv6O8srxGSNBLzr7A9yDTsM6T0bNYHwtjrAkpNPlPRA3a0uOGBCTGtHUNhymLcDq2vnMU/s200/Waiting.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354121985531029970" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The plan right now is for his audiologists to do a series of tests before he decides to do the second surgery. We will be contacted for an appointment and go from there.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If anyone has any wise words of wisdom we'd be happy to hear them. </span></span></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-26350182689237112822009-06-12T11:10:00.000-07:002009-06-12T12:00:14.047-07:00Amanda is officially a high school student!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Amanda's Middle School promotion ceremony yesterday was fabulous! Can't even believe she'll be in high school in the fall! It's been 11 years since she was my student in preschool where we first met.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is Amanda walking into the Social Hall as the promotion ceremony began. She survived 8th grade and the first year of her CI among many who don't exactly think kindly of cochlear implants and those who get them.</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRu08pbGOT4zbWtlAV3yOhftLa3x1aPeBVpdXVF5lFp4TI9AJ2lUlMe8ClWZPe0sh2qA8hykVZvAayiNqjDotjxrZyRfZDM0leKv8E0D_zVJpHuy4cpFnbxiCwRrMSum5W-BZbenCCRw/s1600-h/DSCF5204_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRu08pbGOT4zbWtlAV3yOhftLa3x1aPeBVpdXVF5lFp4TI9AJ2lUlMe8ClWZPe0sh2qA8hykVZvAayiNqjDotjxrZyRfZDM0leKv8E0D_zVJpHuy4cpFnbxiCwRrMSum5W-BZbenCCRw/s200/DSCF5204_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346506226988058258" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here she is walking onto the stage to receive congratulations from the Superintendent, Director of Instruction, Guest Speaker and Director of Residence. She also received her hard earned 8th grade diploma.</span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRu08pbGOT4zbWtlAV3yOhftLa3x1aPeBVpdXVF5lFp4TI9AJ2lUlMe8ClWZPe0sh2qA8hykVZvAayiNqjDotjxrZyRfZDM0leKv8E0D_zVJpHuy4cpFnbxiCwRrMSum5W-BZbenCCRw/s1600-h/DSCF5204_2.JPG"> </a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYcGyuZIfGTCUIfKy1cuamS_7-_utmBIZRak6vzX0S1iePpu_Rsyeg9W8l6wbY9drceuZxj0xxsgkd7SDwvRWneqDPDCHZ13OUF1LlWvTBykSGHIs1oLwTZSJOtNGmcsXGQg3TeIoUmc/s200/P6110024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346506231976683890" /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her good friend and fellow graduate, Sisilia and her family made candy leis for all the graduates. They also made flower leis and head pieces which they shared with Amanda. The girls were really weighted down. Sisilia is a year younger and maybe 3 heads taller.</span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRu08pbGOT4zbWtlAV3yOhftLa3x1aPeBVpdXVF5lFp4TI9AJ2lUlMe8ClWZPe0sh2qA8hykVZvAayiNqjDotjxrZyRfZDM0leKv8E0D_zVJpHuy4cpFnbxiCwRrMSum5W-BZbenCCRw/s1600-h/DSCF5204_2.JPG"> </a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKT6K0cXngjKlcgjheJXE9lG-xq2NzrZAN1Yk7Qg0mhpyOyY00kMj2AyAU7lo0yqRVe3rLwRDl1k0Z7c_yxmJQoyW3TtmxzFst0Zl5k6-LZ5Z3QBVBT3gvmj2io_s1lHHJc0BUmT69JY/s200/P6110035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346508529038861378" /> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Joseph was really proud of his sister. So proud in fact, he didn't even complain, too much, when she adorned his head. She likes to share. :-)</span></span><br /></div><div> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q7E_DK-LJijY4yEhFrRmEAc65RfMWHPDEH-WEXaoZlW7U6Sg7S4CqfITVBI2d23aj5Q7nTnbDFmxRECZ2nO0oSx73KJfqu5RKL8eYxNEJtSKwXBpacqpKwABj8_z0Mn5cwUz2xBpwdA/s200/P6110036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346506232124550802" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwl65PtkkcQY50j01az7ktzUv5RYXnkCUolrh-mw0jtvaAgv1iLlZz4xUaoCE49JH9yApNCOCmmso_MgP-gPGL910bpzHLyuSttFu4Z7w9NeU45J923qpBsDf2rN-l8xRWqLdTh1bqIo/s200/P6110042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346513917531476754" /> <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And of course you gotta pose with the family in attendance. Here are Amanda's mom's mom and her husband, her mom's sister and her daughter...and Gonzálo, Joseph and me. Missed my sons, Amanda's stepbrothers Joel and Trevor...but they're off in other states with their own commitments.</span></span></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoLXKnZnq6KphNZJm-kxkCiAdAD7G3ChtBopHh7CVi6Cpyq5_-N9PYieODsqdC5ou5yZltad-Qu5d_NNOcj_fyO9f5QmgqybPko8nPRC0kcvVoPA-QtkZkAcUVkNMc7BTv65Mv99Oh5w/s200/P6110040_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346508536311197218" /> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is Amanda posing with her Middle School Principal for three years, Tammy Mitchell. Amanda received the 8th Grade Principal's Award this year at the awards ceremony last week. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> :-)</span></span></span></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNmzOXYycWE4pIMgZOrvah_iu4P6rnkEIPgP1WapkTxer6QpmO4TSpgWsnQvvpl2-JUnZB5cOfqmudFZPZQmH7FsazsjQ6Ji88oNwvWBbJm25gy1vE9u5Q09IeVnUb7gnvqPNlN39qC4/s200/P6110044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346513920355320834" /> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">And last, but certainly not least, are Amanda and me after lunch at Souplantation. A great end to a great day!</span></span></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQQKszylVJlVqAgzTsuB4wLaMYfNhWcEAcCO0H0RIZL9mKNiXre3hxad4KrcYmz3wa5neZh9gqSp2PJh59dmEBpxLhABTzRzcH3Mpgpw1YqGyVgtkpk-f6V1IzaYhLVfT7NGeQQQHz8E/s200/P6110050_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346506238728094050" /></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-18565360354327868302009-05-31T15:49:00.000-07:002009-05-31T16:56:56.598-07:00Busy Week!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have had a VERY busy, very fun week!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sunday, May 24th we went to the beach, which is something we don't do very often because sand and a motorized wheelchair don't mix very well. My sister was visiting from Massachusetts as well as my brother's son and his family from Colorado. So my nephews were having a get together at the beach and we hadn't seen some of them in a very long time, so it was a golden opportunity to get together.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First photo Amanda, Gonzalo and Joseph on the Santa Monica Pier.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We met this family that had the cutest little chihuahua complete with sombrero so I had to take a picture of them!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It started getting cold so Amanda, Joseph and Gonzalo are covered up and watching the beach fun.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We stayed until dark and as we were leaving Amanda and I tried to get a photo of us with the lit up ferris wheel in the background.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqG6aFoyqA0FlsEyKjmyRXDx2e-un2jorrCBAt4QMPwf9uaGySzSu4YSJQCJ35rUr771zL_gMH6tl7ew7YUpScuetlvUXvr2pFcL_Xd251GP8J-nRyJVeKCrTD7D9Y-kCfu9WEqWOSsc/s200/P5240001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342125932897294690" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR58dXr1Q7i28__6kURMjSzQRVu-8UZYlfbJlsJBu9RHBUO5td8R39IX07ZZdJqDpDR1TbVuwsbjcaBHqlNy5t6df4RU57p1odFCMSsy3SF7vhx0azSrw_Fl_Tsw10stPYtxNpRn20WZU/s200/P5240020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342126926862496338" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVmAEyLi0nj2TjkoWnXh9iwAbgMQiT7FDOjGWQPSWeZpSbGUg_1MmyO7xz-guOnqbgo-HeIhIjM7SL3fQxPPV_UWaCYfaMoVPh6OJE6mWryzxppaqOSJptrd1njm9k-2aIK-havXg8XY/s200/P5240041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342125939407452242" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlN_xzns7lurFLCMkhrODPliVfVRYgtyieKuUe1nu3GpziAYT_vlIGV4n__hlHvb17H35NsKu2fFMPk1UqyOFm1uAClOve9hgjF0MCSmz0oQIgVaK7mzIEo7Y-e2O79BQeHh4F0JCUFg/s200/P5240065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342125943590376370" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4Qf69eYuosvyPrNlR7OcEXdiUUnwVZnnHrFc-nEwm1Q0FAD1HBNX9V0JIbyi6MDnXwN2Qwntv5QeW80F_KG2iBDvq7yvQofn9BBRDKYIWBBIkM_TPoDPLCxKIevPJSfGUlX2jxcPCug/s200/P5240069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342125946650585954" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Monday, May 25th we went to my brothers house for a family gathering. My nieces and nephews prepared a song entitled, "It's Good to be a Geek" for my nephew who was celebrating his 25th birthday. It was a great time for my brother, sister and me to be together!</span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT1e3NeXnJOEAIpn1B2tiAo4frsmAp7pIrQQHuH8RnvFsYVwwqieS9gjGhJOI8lB0rkbddOj_2GZD2JV1dCX9kVNzTDFtx1s7rOhIFmACpntLIm56T4NvG3vbGsrwBeHmdiqGfJt0Stw/s200/P5250083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342126937951053410" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurd1n7o8JVqq9Xs8mugUOQej-Zs96bI5oDn_5alPMKJKZ9S88zViIXvNyaLSNTsd89RRgGu8eODQEep5bmunMef07SYZWeW1C2mj7hPzlGYcyepNDB4Zi96N7ebKtndbfXwP4Ndqiiho/s200/P5250044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342130445665428834" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v8UqC1O209woTh1mOmMJK9M5Fv5T-Np-xf2swfMyupwB854UKdEFqjOwAeLWugFZCn5IIPvO-D8jHlz9_KMPyjvmnf5r0quW21t6ggLrU7I303hKIzet9sfaPKckRwzMveSwveYytiE/s200/P5250076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342134790123054258" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wednesday, May 27th we went to Disneyland with my nephew and his family from Colorado. Here they are around my mother's brick that is between Disneyland and DCA. Amanda was very mindful of her CI and brought a baggie to put it on when we went on Splash Mountain.</span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoixeUff5FlaiDkE9KbT-NUnFzY5mfT-a_LGxrP5Ekb-gLuWqC-sAheIEXzmIaKQ78Yz2N3JNXr0hU9NJ4SR0mRbDZjAqje7sOApc_TDnuzC8WYgwbh7_cXfkpCdlJ8o4A9Y6qkdeoZMc/s200/P5260003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342134779454543538" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N7g9Vu7G9L95nJOrkdYbpFJLmjyv7O3hv7AudVeUrnf77sihBghJ2DZNOqSqgYSrAHGIzcU_U_iEcwwLHA99kxT0scYfCz_7QjEMvT15oQd5NIjSKDjSVER8Zfd9qjSkpGa6zTDXaC0/s200/P5260002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342134794803940034" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8AoCtaJhLrvEnb39Tj3J6QVFUBUK1Z27uzZ8H0fVAKuwHxNNErurybAe1OujVkYLOPQRvzl_8dGyU14HOmShQsTCrPZ5TRKXAfy1DeCApWQsjGbx54y6EDE7uov975B_6J6vD-8BonQ/s200/HPIM1078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342126927521447570" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-7QAshRLd6GumLUkhh62mzZjuAq-9ol7CyVpweWWfzSHaPS5nHgQqx5lPgKlFCTOdVUwYL6MbWXuybS8VBSGi5CcxwA-K3tzCT2biS1GTvS9pG2Z3Yz-WySbor5aJ3N13imnfQOu5es/s200/HPIM1113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342126935487573794" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thursday, May 28th, we went to Disney's California Adventure with same nieces and nephews. Here we are WET after having ridden Grizzly River Run. And here are the brave souls getting ready to take off on the Maliboomer. I prefer to stay on the ground and take pictures.</span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnNS2XHPb7H8QsH75SDsCLTjOI6F_nEcnmDKSKgpmw8aDfUt2T2dB2iZzoalOcvgY0hLKjAAY_i5RMdTqneVxkXescl7Zu3cpj8MUyWfYMxMlHazZlxr_fWt7BwHVQ-qpFOXt8BuX7FU/s200/P5270004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342138008607903810" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJvUgk8NaUYLt4wbaImWWOw2tlxalIEvWwhQbQyGLUKoK8IEmykjB6w4aKMcWy13YqaymWO8kMibW7fSTHtWL6CWlfGeYff80UdhkP1KSMTnI9rxFiLLKcDm1_jfztM-JtA-qcAfys5I/s200/P5270018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342126948646203602" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3sPqYjrOvJhbSknCwsvIhku_BF7tIaluFfdpccYfk4Lu3iMudzswyHDov_oMB8_EmI3ABF6_fogs4rvBxkaN1aegbgnckQJv5G1hvB2zVQULepe-8eZVrkJY6ozMSlC7goXJ56nViYQ/s200/P5270024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342138013444496034" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Friday, May 29th we went to Anaheim Convention Center for the annual Abilities Expo. Joseph mentioned to the Permobil people that his right front tire was making a strange clicking noise. They replaced BOTH front tires AT NO CHARGE! We had never seen a wheelchair jack before. It was fascinating!</span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Ah66onda5W_JWvu-EWK2DydXKmo-Y0rB6q3edfmYtX-XENz2IrUeRZJQxK-eqUuiIcfYEPTqBpwmP9-adXzOU4nP26ktGGmxqxT4j5I_yV4mkRIgC-VlbUGslxbyJhuA-a2xzwOjew/s200/P5280031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342139481187289442" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9N0cNUl-XIbUqMSNsXzZXsEvNfKDwjfKFJNp9hKrtFZaFLaBIy4zUrTLsOJbxMGOD79IbE_N3008JSt2Ee9njMxn30BAzXlxRvkpdNs4Y8_ppI78Bqp3y5uTCMh0SDFBefwxGzIJZGc/s200/P5280053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342134775915836450" /> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And tomorrow, Monday, June 1st Amanda is going to Universal Studios with her 8th grade class for the end of the year trip. She wrote a new blog entry about it yesterday. amandakristineconde.blogspot.com</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I posted a lot more pictures on facebook. Go to www.facebook.com to sign up. You can find me by my email: jenniferbrunoconde@sbcglobal.net. My ID is jenniferbrunoconde. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had a great week! But we're TIRED!</span></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-48793399290672136992009-05-22T23:14:00.000-07:002009-05-23T02:07:12.746-07:00Amanda and her brother, Joseph<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We're well into a gorgeous Southern California spring season! It's been just over 2 months since I posted my last blog entry. I've been hanging out a lot on facebook lately and have many photos posted there. Take a look if you get a chance. Just click on the facebook icon or go to facebook.com. It's free and easy to join.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGd0v2yYLwNt2lZ4btCQHMENotnXBwwz8-eo2IGNL4uGF7_UIk1KHGFhWVFt94LqP0EdahNYLWenSD2J0g0LEkH1UeQzl8smHlE9Q6Gl7-ljI2isITeTtEOYLSZiP8qaz6ki4qAFAOwx0/s200/Amanda+putting+on+cap.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338917164719245890" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaspMsswcw8O2zgeKQmyBKcjev6OX_fmfDMHmoCES9tqmqWWZvRIquprBDy8Ve-c7Jh5q6VqhYXT8c2PunLAM-5yOk7r54Y1eEuB-hqqEGQu8Vk5uPR9pNOGvyT7FHdxgoLnyk6UUVDE0/s200/Amanda+in+cap.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338917172149078162" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7EtS2q7ew-mG6tq30k1Z2fDLjOid0viLnHH4RbXMvfSco9ExUnYDOuZZz2mlOsSAsa3UhRif8F4zYfQp51UvX3Iyjwp1EFoliHGz7W5iBsbpmhXG1eB7YmslzyCxrA9tVKoFJXER2bM/s200/Amanda+in+cap+w:+JBC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338917166935790834" /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">So what's Amanda been up to since March? She's finishing up 8th grade and getting ready to promote from middle school to high school in the fall. So are these photos of her graduation cap? Nope! The cap actually belongs to her brother, Joseph. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">We've been involved in several festivities related to Joseph receiving his Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Certificate from San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC.) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">First event was Karaoke night at the Korean Restaurant, Myung Ga, with the New Visions Club. This is a club that advocates for SBVC students with disabilities. Since Amanda and Joseph's dad, Gonzalo and I are also SBVC students, we belong to the club along with Joseph.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1k9Gtb622Qw2z9Bizx9iVi3PvRigJsIjbgvXckrxSD6A4VXbsYZGlN2hkTNCUrUIXV8jG7bx5fDSnIFDoIVeqT0oyTrs-PiYQOT2sOQcMpRnCN8Q2dDgoSJ9xBFSWGCrr8QGxFxYRU4/s200/Amanda+at+Karaoke.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338921719815651346" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5yldvTOHIis9123Vop15GbxG7jcBqwX2Azh6kQZ3AzI3GSQ8PFI1asrh-wsCtPhkowCGre2CXwAR1oACj75SBtMWEYhzxmV3mylqQ7bDnqxHwV-WjQSrSXYu2hG9Rv8YJBiFfuhJdIY/s200/GC+%26+JC+singing.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338927878067996514" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCssVtRHyGhIK8JJCJLYnk8zhUcPogwCU83CtBwu_8XqFSHiJkqhpPcI3QuVN-UYA7QcyN68f58W4wHsvNBeCJc1L3U78ntg-lQcf8xDgeMpG33Xxt5mP1U4rHHUTicNPT2NFCayiHH4/s200/Joseph,+Sam,+Ed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338929301492830018" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Did Amanda attempt to sing along? No way! Here she is in the background chatting away on her Sidekick with various friends. Joseph was belting out a tune along with his fellow graduate, Sam. The next photo is Gonzalo and Joseph "gracing us" with their singing voices. Sam and New Visions club advisor and favorite SBVC history teacher Ed, both surprised us with their vocal abilities. They were GOOD!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiX92mUBDIBCwKLHvzKt5elmT9hOz-lNY2g7jZcUd2Yy-Y-x1BKZQmkST4GRYhhND4Xkj75psrxq6W1jtFyxt0m0D2GBfLKY_TbjvO3eLhGx6ktp3Ax-j3NAhtmH8DGvdmFfafhrbXMo/s200/Joseph,+Goldy+%26+Amanda.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338921723790697762" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLQ_d_hwlB3AlfYo_uIUQ8TgAJo9ZQIeNTiup83dzYqK57SbLG9GGk-4escMHmN2uivt7cV7EPXmkOocClGHNIb1m2ODBWc_tEmQ9qAk-SwDMi9OCwUrhiPEpLUOPF5TXwPzU0K2z2ww/s200/Joseph,+Rose+%26+Amanda.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338921722762535154" /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This one is of Joseph, Goldy and Amanda before we left for the next pre-graduation event. The next one is of Joseph, "Rose" and Amanda at a special recognition ceremony for disabled students receiving certificates and degrees.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pQ4Ps25rb4sp1eRWaXkN5drdyP38LM_PAoGtQ9y1G_3ZtUY4_cS0WT-HDVFSqMBg2Q62tpKHbZeIhivH6mEqJ6LS3embwBfdA2RR9imRAHKr6EIiTnSyKQau0B3e9g0A5l9KhQjpPJg/s200/Group.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338921712425893778" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_TNCG7-rIsBKWQXA46loWuPameKoA9M7vdtnCBFlZzrmUn29yxFAI34qXlBozPJRvudK0GrFXFT4hJ05Xe28L6mfwgL-3_b7rta87x8TjNKXeIi-xf-mch4c31xpbn_qfjtGr1-VHes/s200/Group+w:+Kitty.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338933810316664130" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKHMoXi3ndUd57r6sni-k0aVgL5kQWx-ZOsaJNI1sX3kMt7lCWI1sm-g8MtmeoHyV52E4_fFheFsJrFOMsy6DApwEP86i3PV1l8_iu3L8FYvwE3Tzg7Gcb0cAZvgkTriIEIqvnpb5DmE/s200/Joseph+%26+Sam.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338921716326541602" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">And finally, May 21, 2009 arrived - the day of Joseph's college graduation. My sister, Kathryn was visiting from Waltham, Massachusetts so we were pleased that she was able to witness Joseph receiving his CSI Certificate.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Joseph has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Amanda does a lot to help him..and it's mostly positive. (It's tempting to poke and torment your brother when he can't poke back.) Amanda had another brother, Chris who died 3 years ago on 06/06/06 at the age of 14. Chris also had DMD. As Amanda enters high school as a freshman in the fall, Chris would have been a senior.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I'll post a blog entry of Amanda's June 8th grade promotion. She is very excited right now because the 8th graders are going on an end of the year class trip to Universal Studios June 1st and she can't wait because she is tall enough to ride everything this time. She's planning on how to effectively care for her cochlear implant processor on the water rides. She continues to do a great job of being responsible with her CI and still wants a second one to become bilateral.</span></span></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-17530258344766574982009-03-16T01:18:00.000-07:002009-03-16T03:06:12.965-07:00Deaf Day @ Disneyland March 14, 2009<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZac_GoKae8ie8AEO9MLMSrqmPQeXSx8jMkwNqi5O214SI7SUWtLX8KTM-uXhqNdi_JTpoBzuHTwvrhDCf5vE-3cIUPDTxYSRFz9QK1mCV8WHghmSNmLxY-5Tvltgopk9HFiy5TgCmE4w/s200/HPIM0776_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313698453555225874" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcY2aT-0deSAbzITxYDspa7VcVwnBjLgIFoaQ3n1bz4kkhS9PVhodbRhsGfxRKyvBsAb_FuW6Y2BUXdkyPpgE3iJD-AyX8rpMtmQBV5ccco8jxwh63VOKeXpRvEqaiKaXIrNsTtxaDrk/s200/HPIM0784_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313698457952066066" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyww0jfdu1M8zi6iqgmo8FAwOveB-hY6jXOlIqOBJnqfMDTWDORuuzLxNjE_WEkYUR5snC5bfTY8AeSR_QeoR1YLomiF3-rQRzwM_mSvJbGPOyqQqL-omRr67H_3mKmhEzcOVW4gb1oI/s200/HPIM0795_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313698460649720098" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs_hORoesTQfUcRXnDZNW47jTPLwR0bCqQAbLHUyrwkRAG4VZLSnD-ahFtHEqhuDMdBmUpdSPNjBuZMDOjaAd4TlHNzzAzcrz5sCUNKEiCwMIfFDSi0gjG3pe5ROd6zQYlS60H26WmQc/s200/HPIM0809_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313698464606278898" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXq8LOoBOdmVUlrTrCvCgVw7DSbM2c916VwAascP_22MxF4omIkvbA_3v7rozcIJQ8Hrh5gUFMcbr9Doh54dd0Oi_yKzPoeDkuIPgh3CtVBOzuuddwJE8vpxGHXDwECkQDLK7pkVmhME/s200/HPIM0822_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313698467134955890" /><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPOh0yn3VkzwUCk4NvR8WKPCQ2mgHiz0tYdkdes0GvGhdWjJc2f9ngjGQFsiCrpAgyYUDEyJgFwWBPx22ajWNHd-M9E_gkKlm4wpW8wXsXJ-5TBJSOj5q5c0NK0O8eB6hESj_RMx4mMU/s200/HPIM0842_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313699652664545362" /><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiM_z2X0OIh9nmhqCmva6ORyED8pA_-ikWHk7vAcAnI4OXY2CfY5bkcPIrEODGUlB64FEqmMNVtgzMSvHwEiePuEr4SAgp3QKSjfn8y_sK7XrP4FQook2g8OqaQKSchyphenhyphenVgt3wpEf7t_A/s200/HPIM0846_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313699664101978946" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X8i_EVR4MKTgYhQ7WAfPpm-jvMv6RYl3AUgg919LiWUis07MqxUtS9h2-_Ns51wXRhJeWlxDMNj2zfaYvAg2Nz9q_QKRj6uci-g2eFHswehEwk3blOgG6T1ExtaV03ldhRD6AgQsvho/s200/HPIM0855_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313700657684528514" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl_NOk6xfrwh6mcMJTVBbOPnlRccqgcDSyjvcta777uUvfC2EngtzuAA1ESLxavxIrvo3NeNkw7RBdOk991X9UGvahLmElxVvhLVUV7F4bLCvyRvfKrhDJheMAdAfb2WhDB8AVoHhQ5c/s200/HPIM0896_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313700660704707906" /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EUnIITSKX9Z8j7AkgxkVT8RqxPLnllKmpt6HRi7DIOeIWkm6phC3_Oho3tr023W394wiHcnU3i4BFP9Y35nnc8cvG2S08SNoMbYeVPasONwLENdF81KSLlLSwq-rSnxDd1CpBU7jWCM/s200/HPIM0904_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313700668768291410" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVtRfFEoK9m-A__vKiCZ4kWBir7u4LS8bh0ejlzuUJKtrr2aekOkmN-vVezqJL-MZyvYc3Ed8bJtCXkQc8ELqQFG9KpmhSbjI0gpRCH8qfmkOROItH5i59pfB5vMBya8dLjkZfk7EQFw/s200/HPIM0908_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313700671362023362" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 18px; "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px; ">Amanda, her dad, Gonzálo and her brother, Joseph went to Deaf Day at Disneyland on Saturday, March 14, 2009. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">It's been 6 months since Amanda's cochlear implant was activated and her brain is still working to make sense of what she's hearing in noisy environments. She doesn't always share freely about what she can hear, so it's exciting when she volunteers information.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">When she got home, she told me that she heard the music, actors singing and speaking in the live stage play, "Aladdin" in Disney's California Adventure. She sat up close and was especially excited to hear the Genie's voice. :-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">Amanda used a sport band to be sure that her processor stayed firmly in place on the fast rides. It was cold and she also kept her sweatshirt hood on most of the day. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">She posted additional Disney photos on her facebook page. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">It has been an exciting 6 months adventure and we're looking forward to the next 6 months. Her PE teacher, Lindy texted me the other day to say that Amanda kept saying she heard a pager or something ringing. Lindy tried to locate what it was, but couldn't figure it out.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-size: 24px;">Later she sent me another text message to say she had finally figured out what it was that Amanda had been hearing. It was birds outside. :-)</span></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-80242476963774438372009-01-12T23:43:00.000-08:002009-01-13T00:20:51.887-08:00Amanda Calls BINGO-Captioned Video Clip<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">BINGO! You gotta love it! And what better way for Amanda to practice her speaking skills?! It's practical and fun and as the BINGO caller, it gave her LOTS of enunciation opportunities as well as grammar and syntax.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Watch this 8 minute and 56 second captioned video clip of our first attempt at playing BINGO since Amanda had her cochlear implant activated 5 months ago. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Did we understand her? Were there any confusions? Did someone lose the game due to Amanda's pronunciation.....OR not paying attention? Watch and see!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Keep in mind that American Sign Language is Amanda's primary mode of communication and that she never ever heard anything until her CI activation August 12, 2008 following her CI surgery July 14, 2008. Nor did she spend any extended length of time using her voice. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We bought the bingo game specifically for her to practice her speech skills. We also plan to use it to practice her speechreading and listening skills as well. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Notice that the first number she called was O 62. She pronounces it O six-two. During the course of the game she increases her confidence and abilities to the point of knowing that during spoken English, people say O sixty-two. She even self-corrects a few times.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We're very pleased with how it went! Go Amanda!!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=mjr8sbmctven&noplay=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=mjr8sbmctven&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-23077056074171306192009-01-03T00:35:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:59:59.446-08:00Lots of New Sounds 4 1/2 months After Activation<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeUYM5H2ryPe5gAReTVQuhBGFL6EKFNl9_Djp099KC8ipSGKoeyhvxtyt9adYC_tiXnSlsJ2IpXE6cu8NlJV3cidHAfVkpzhOzDTxuSEoI70dQagxXWirV_CbJ7CsZ9hfh5vm4qdmvbo/s200/P1010010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287004005037587938" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Fourteen year old Amanda heard chihuahua, Goldy walking through dry leaves and "we" (meaning "I") decided it would be fun to sweep them up. She did a good job, enjoyed herself and didn't stop until they were all swept up. (Then she marched in and asked her dad for money--which he did NOT give her. We think she was kidding.)</span></span></span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCrNrsK5J9nHyOcY3xhBg7TYP_63nqRS3835PpfP7JdVt5f5hDrOdV1G5jR1XoQdmkj2IJ8UB3qKt-pFu_lygb2JBnHWqJi5Fk27y4HhJesW0eFa095dCwY8xkF6vrzDTRllMWADhgSM/s1600-h/P1010006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCrNrsK5J9nHyOcY3xhBg7TYP_63nqRS3835PpfP7JdVt5f5hDrOdV1G5jR1XoQdmkj2IJ8UB3qKt-pFu_lygb2JBnHWqJi5Fk27y4HhJesW0eFa095dCwY8xkF6vrzDTRllMWADhgSM/s200/P1010006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287003997215466306" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Amanda helped her brother, Joseph connect earphones to his iPhone. Sometimes she uses the earphones to listen to herself play the piano keyboard or her iPod or the TV.</span></span></span></div><div><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7KREL61YRSFqQXe2yqdx-JG7H0iXVnE1a4n-LlAAm7Ho77jkf0ixrOLvjcUsvgDj7LYCTcwRU1bCJd9Mfzvn9NtcoMBdAAHt19-qudEKBn7OFML2FhZXl9OletbiqwZeqBzd47M-tn8/s200/P1010040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287004009950760802" /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Gonzálo, Jennifer and Goldy are very pleased with Amanda's progress!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdijM_WCU_XBOMOwe-LOza0kOhW7C6j_BFJYNW1XH-TxHIn5xlnx3L3nDYE-21KPA95f-gorhQ23Zlbq2bGasiFW_nShlUdmlZY5NhayXQoJuxqpCgYi8z7g6fpvwAl1virQXXoQP1UGo/s200/P1010054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287003996057919394" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Daddy's girl all the way!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This was an incredible New Years Day for Amanda! Last year - January 1, 2008, Amanda heard one thing. Absolutely nothing.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This New Years Day, 4 1/2 months after her cochlear implant activation, we sat outside our home in sunny Southern California for about an hour and we listened.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AMANDA HEARD:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Vehicles passing by</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dogs barking</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Goldy's dog tags jingling</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jennifer sniffing and blowing her nose (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jennifer coughing (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Herself sniffing (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Herself calling Goldy (a little bit) (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Airplanes (a little bit) (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jennifer sighing (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pen dropping (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Ice Cream Truck (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Birds tweeting (FIRST TIME) and Amanda tweeted back</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Leaves Crunching (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Camera Shutter (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Our slippers shuffling on the sidewalk (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jennifer singing, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Her dad, Gonzálo whistling (a little bit) (FIRST TIME)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gonzálo snapping his fingers</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Everyone crunching Sun Chips except herself (Same thing happened with popcorn last month)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Each of us calling her name</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-family:verdana;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Other recent new sounds for Amanda have included awareness of the sounds that bodily functions make. Enough said.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Today she was watching Tom and Jerry and could hear the slurping, crashing, zinging, hitting, plunking, screeching, zooming, clicking, buzzing, yelping, smooshing, and all the other sounds effects involved when a TV cartoon cat and mouse get into it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-family:verdana;font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-family:verdana;font-size:18px;">2009 is going to be a FANTASTIC year!</span></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-46580799237178202702008-12-22T20:27:00.000-08:002008-12-22T21:11:03.513-08:00Amanda is hearing lots of new things!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXjJhyphenhyphenidm8nV9W4I5cpqwxqtU-Z2FEExP7Vn4kT0DQ_-58a3mjjvcBugnGlkw0evlw609HCXlifLK-ikIJZZwCivtl8WFpqZ8tvCxDevc6QTL0gbwJKQqg9E2lk8mypLpyGzKd31vhAM/s1600-h/P1010016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXjJhyphenhyphenidm8nV9W4I5cpqwxqtU-Z2FEExP7Vn4kT0DQ_-58a3mjjvcBugnGlkw0evlw609HCXlifLK-ikIJZZwCivtl8WFpqZ8tvCxDevc6QTL0gbwJKQqg9E2lk8mypLpyGzKd31vhAM/s200/P1010016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282845291228630642" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">SMOOCH! "I heard that!"</span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYm26nrcIwrXwBojsMVIQdG4HwAZG7wL_Fo6_A76e4h2MCgNL7LT2Zv3-lTT54m9kA52oWJ6uvDAenYtIxxBn1jA-8Lk3wf20xxwo6vmN33ohSkaeZMM5rl6tnvGRkzlFGQndEjP4gMA/s1600-h/P1010013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYm26nrcIwrXwBojsMVIQdG4HwAZG7wL_Fo6_A76e4h2MCgNL7LT2Zv3-lTT54m9kA52oWJ6uvDAenYtIxxBn1jA-8Lk3wf20xxwo6vmN33ohSkaeZMM5rl6tnvGRkzlFGQndEjP4gMA/s200/P1010013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282845276308127986" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PRjsmGEKb0K2BKDUe9W-YNlLFaGP44LnJFcyrrVRtYsxNdOtho6mxGFPp5-p0vosX5G9oEHdMsU1vbTAGWRtKKhaDYwvRwDcizrmb_8Tl69ND5xME6POIsQJVjuT-tnit11mrVyHu1w/s200/P1010015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282845289120628546" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; ">Dad & Joseph: "Amanda!"</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda: "What?"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Since Amanda's last mapping a month ago she has been hearing more and more each day! In fact she just posted a new blog entry with photos of some of the new things she is hearing. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's pretty amazing since she has only been activated since August (4 months ago) and had NEVER EVER heard anything before. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 18px;">One of Amanda's goals for herself was to be able to have people call her name and have her be able to answer and say, "What?" </span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After she posted her blog entry tonight, she was surprised to hear herself kissing her chihuahua, Goldy. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last week Amanda and I were playing cards and Amanda could hear the difference between 8 and ace! They looked the same on the lips but she could hear the "t" at the end of eight and the "s" at the end of ace.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check out her blog entry: Deaf Girl Amanda</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">amandakristineconde.blogspot.com</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And below, if you didn't have a chance to view them, are two videos of us doing two elf dances; a Disco Elf dance and a Country Elf dance. Amanda can more easily follow the music and dance moves since her cochlear implant.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The videos will be available until mid January. Let me know what you think of our fabulous moves!</span></span></span></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-71485512142279922982008-12-22T13:46:00.001-08:002008-12-22T13:49:58.167-08:00Country Elf Dance<div style="background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;"><object id="A453326" quality="high" data="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=NWjmgHSIa7MXmsP1&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="319" width="425"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=NWjmgHSIa7MXmsP1&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself"><param name="scaleMode" value="showAll"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="FlashVars" value="external_make_id=NWjmgHSIa7MXmsP1&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object><div style="text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;">Send your own <a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/">ElfYourself</a> <a href="http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards">eCards</a></div></div><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIyOTk4MjM*Nzk4OCZwdD*xMjI5OTgyNDA5MDYyJnA9NDE4ODEzJmQ9MjAyNjcwJm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz1lNTM*MDljYjQxZjY*ZGYwOTEyZjVkNDY1MjcyMzYzYg==.gif" />Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-3505685242602024762008-12-17T16:12:00.000-08:002008-12-17T16:16:20.589-08:00Conde Elf Dance<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><div style="background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;"><object pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" data="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=mp3qTOYYj20jpcDp&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="319" id="A910285" width="425" wmode="transparent"><param value="transparent" name="wmode"><param value="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=mp3qTOYYj20jpcDp&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself" name="movie"><param value="showAll" name="scaleMode"><param value="high" name="quality"><param value="all" name="allowNetworking"><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"><param value="external_make_id=mp3qTOYYj20jpcDp&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself" name="FlashVars"><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"></object><div style="text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;">Send your own <a href="http://www.elfyourself.com/">ElfYourself</a> <a href="http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards">eCards</a></div></div><img border="0" style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" width="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIyOTU1ODYzNzc4OSZwdD*xMjI5NTU4OTM2NDkwJnA9NDE4ODEzJmQ9MjAyNjc1Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmdD*mbz1lNTM*MDljYjQxZjY*ZGYwOTEyZjVkNDY1MjcyMzYzYg==.gif" height="0" /></span>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-1695316618484869922008-12-08T01:24:00.000-08:002008-12-08T03:09:43.743-08:00Amanda and School<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Busy couple of days! Amanda received an honor roll </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">award last Thursday. She often gets positive behavior </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">recognition, but seldom realizes the same academic </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">triumph. So we were quite pleased, and of course </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">attended the award ceremony.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The next day, parent teacher-teacher conferences </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">were held. Amanda is in 8th grade and rotates for </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">8 periods among 7 teachers plus a speech therapist </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">(4 times weekly) and an audiologist (once a week.)</span></span><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div>Mr. Zarembka-Math Ms. Maxwell-English </div></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkCNU2Oux4daifFBgbxuRnUefQFv4bkzH-awCej160bBrFX5RyKbM5CGCnu8WDmD9NQNymjKhc6AUk0FEMGG8ZgxzYOPuk-8C_-X-T-huhoIvlR9UPDppu5UeWWY4drJFiXUmMOSY6ho/s200/PC050006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353040759298274" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0VBPTsIj6kLwKShH7WFoYKzZXHr8MCmx1NNNAeMutg13zCDDLKPVZGjCYPiFCEcUx743SVR6a3WYi5Q_7HWpXwPepdYDhRbBIn19Tn24slhfnAZwFlCuHP45fAPFgSusFGXBE-iFHrg/s1600-h/PC050008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0VBPTsIj6kLwKShH7WFoYKzZXHr8MCmx1NNNAeMutg13zCDDLKPVZGjCYPiFCEcUx743SVR6a3WYi5Q_7HWpXwPepdYDhRbBIn19Tn24slhfnAZwFlCuHP45fAPFgSusFGXBE-iFHrg/s200/PC050008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353054028973330" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ms. Chute-Family Life Mr. Branton-History</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJrFp2SNKCb9U36sXU7TOXPn5xbWXYyZ7S5GFVXuN7Ars1xJiPfMKurovRQoC7Ds2eVKeL59mE6X_RvY6FKl8mMTeQXW7hfCnQemn-CW9U4o3MMZiKamIMTXlwcd6sqdxQS_hlKQF1rM/s200/PC050014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277355945991202450" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y922A1C7xvyF6xmVsMIkFLS-4gp9jCZOzzR1oB35BTHzjH7nlOGl9OhH3DUwnKU2CMy8PZJyDNRKX9lGtu5t4HErOklnzlX8fSppT4idYRVijJKXum6l84J5zi5L9y2k4hnxKX9TWYI/s200/PC050007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353045657483794" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. Tarpay-Science <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Ms. Caustin-Speech & Language<br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginmmoBPBvWzd2eTjobbB2tC73dmo0_o5Ii0r0DgU131QO-a-ueih1TSY6ESDG8n0V-zjDOKnbCVVIQY-laBb-1evT2CNcUSOfshZBf3oKtECfQNQktUWIZstjLpfQkWFhBQpvnIGHf9o/s200/PC050004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353037298790946" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWM1r65MTclkLZ6nRots-Phz5YDlP19Ifnfl9Tvm3S0ldNZ4Za5p0IlW9A4OvP0PUxOEJqNG5-PVTE21pPzv3WwwNqQyQ5R86m_DsSaCgyTRuK__yYKljwYiXkMaPUjtVh5Iy8g-MNxE/s200/PC050013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353660421174002" /><br /> </div><div>Mrs. Gleicher-Reading<br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIDGvensS_31RBwW3KnZja2ZGAcEAEboI5WPXbLlNoYg-SxkDFg8N5pqUwkBioXZs8nuxAsb6A0qQ8Nn4paGkbMZ6isTits3YAMkcVg3NadFi5XTd4DUpPjII1WSdpAGDESBwaGJffAQ/s200/PC050003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277353031237707490" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Her Adapted Physical Education teacher, Ms. Hoffee was unavailable as was the</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Audiologist, Ms. Rogan, so unfortunately, we didn't get pictures of them. However, we maintain regular contact with them so we know how she's doing, but I would've liked pictures.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">All of Amanda's core academic teachers (English, Reading, Science, History and Math) are deaf. Since the focus of the school is on instruction through ASL, the SLP and the Audiologist support what instruction she is getting in the classroom. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda has only been activated less than four months and had NEVER EVER heard anything prior to implantation. Hearing aids did not benefit her although she wore them diligently, especially in her early years hoping to hear something. She began asking for an implant at age 10 and after major insurance battles, was finally approved for surgery just before she turned 14.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Both the SLP and the Audiologist have noticed improvement in speech production this school year. And since her last mapping, we have all noticed a very positive effect on what she is able to hear. She is increasing her accuracy and consistency in being able to distinguish between individual phonemes, words, phrases and sentences.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And she's immensely able to hear the ruckus that goes on in deaf classrooms. In fact she sometimes acts as an interpreter for students trying to get deaf teachers attention. The student will yell out and Amanda will let the teacher know the student wants them. THAT would never have happened before. So it's an interesting way to measure progress, but progress it is.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-90041807912035667002008-12-01T23:12:00.000-08:002008-12-02T00:54:46.297-08:00March for Equality-Signs of Change<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCQOruKpuztxMcrVVdbcWFcfitWV4M3mFyH0rK3yvNuhBpjLEoXbUQJ68aNj_FYcOAlSLIc15hqPIfCLUUy_64UxOwF1cIDrNL6nZdYm4YVKVXCT6Z2_5O9mLArx6OkJN1tJWxSEMqnQ/s1600-h/PB150044.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCQOruKpuztxMcrVVdbcWFcfitWV4M3mFyH0rK3yvNuhBpjLEoXbUQJ68aNj_FYcOAlSLIc15hqPIfCLUUy_64UxOwF1cIDrNL6nZdYm4YVKVXCT6Z2_5O9mLArx6OkJN1tJWxSEMqnQ/s200/PB150044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092864680568994" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPuZlPYJxc_LkP2PZ9WQIb0DqOBWaVT_wKcx3aKj2mEHCA9LudSGsAWChgPWD4q12mtrf57uReH6lN9pC2xC4iA7ViMhDgDzP9R7Sk9kpNrJ7mRWd4oFlSxMwi5OaY321mCq9gehORG0/s200/PB150090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092856558346290" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio42JFCoKdAc-7ZQuy97UZxEz70YJ5exc_TfFHUusCj43qQLY3u_GtS3vt6mXz6BYy96NLv10WW3fqDtjPlbYWXfbg3htpI_yrTlLhRF1vB9T71XLeXAtuZAtMUUI3O5jTyqa5uo2Hbqw/s1600-h/PB150141.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio42JFCoKdAc-7ZQuy97UZxEz70YJ5exc_TfFHUusCj43qQLY3u_GtS3vt6mXz6BYy96NLv10WW3fqDtjPlbYWXfbg3htpI_yrTlLhRF1vB9T71XLeXAtuZAtMUUI3O5jTyqa5uo2Hbqw/s200/PB150141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092849220679954" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVqAxUojG6gKLHLmRd_7XCJvgV-ofAjiRqnF_k4oDS00CyT-FS8bfzCoxjytnmveQG-WZa4bLaWHwK0MlkLKbapM2Ezwn6O6f5M8ZRytbgfBCQDup392UK95Eme7gyhs_vvZC-Y93yp4/s200/PB150086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275092839140832130" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This is not my typical posting regarding Amanda and her cochlear implant journey, but it is something that does affect her and the rest of our family. Amanda has two stepbrothers: my sons. One of them is straight. The other one is gay. We love them both and believe they deserve equal rights in all areas, including the right to marry whomever they fall in love with. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We participated in the nationwide protest November 15th against the passage of Proposition 8 here in California November 4th. Above are some photos of us at the Redlands City Hall. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It was a heartwarming day and we met many diverse people from all walks of life, gay and straight, who were standing on the corner for one sole purpose; to support equal rights for all and to repeal Prop 8. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I found this video on jointheimpact.wetpaint.com and decided to post it here because I think it really speaks to love and acceptance of all families and justice for all, not just for some. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">On a connecting note to the theme of this blog.....Amanda did hear the supportive honks of cars that passed by!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2259354&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2259354&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2259354">Signs of Change</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/wovenessence">Woven Essence</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It is not captioned, which, if you've been following my blog, you know that I caption all of my video clips. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">However, I listened to it several times and can tell you that at the beginning and at the end, the marchers are chanting, "What do we want?!" "Equal rights!" "When do we want it?" "Now!"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In another part of the video the marchers are chanting, "Gay, Straight, Black, White! Marriage is a Civil Right!" </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The music playing throughout the video is called, "Nothing In Between" by Stuart Davis. The lyrics and his website are printed below.</span></span></span></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:26.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Nothing In Between</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-style: italic; line-height: 29px; font-family:Georgia;font-size:17px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:26.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-style: italic; line-height: 29px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from the album </span><a href="http://stuartdavis.com/albums/something-simple"><span style="text-decoration:none;text-underline:nonecolor:#B73939;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Something Simple</span></span></a></span></span></p></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Georgia;font-size:15.0pt;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Stuart Davis 2008</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi-font-family:Georgia;color:#222222;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">stuartdavis.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There is nothing in between us when we sleep </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Every night the bliss begins to leak </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nothing in between us when we laugh </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it’s something that our head will never grasp </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It’s seen in between</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">There’s nothing in between your joy and mine </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">It’s all a lot of nectar on the vine </span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Joy is how my parents were entwined </span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">and there’s nothing in between their lives and mine </span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">We’ve seen</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">There’s nowhere to hide in the open Reality </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Love is so wide, there isn’t a boundary </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">There is only one eye without any enemy </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">when you’ve seen in between</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">There’s nothing in between our skin and light </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> </span></span></span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Nothing in between the wind and kite </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Nothing in between our lips and grace </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Nothing in between the tongue and taste </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">It’s seen</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Refrain)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">There is nothing in between you and I </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Nothing in between blue and sky </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Nothing in between us and love </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Nothing in between wings and doves</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Refrain)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">There is nothing </span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">in between</span></span></span></span></span></p></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-34048513408197635102008-11-23T01:33:00.000-08:002008-11-23T13:34:44.629-08:00Amanda's 3 months mapping-Video Clip<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Here is a short captioned video clip (2 minutes and 52 seconds) of a portion of Amanda's 3 month mapping (11/14/08) to go along with the previous post below, dated November 16, 2008.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The actual appointment was about an hour and 15 minutes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Amanda really likes the 3 channel program and has been using it consistently for a week now. She's got less twitching and is able to detect as well as discriminate and identify more sounds.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">We're optimistic and pretty satisfied right now!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=t3npttsklme5&noplay=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=t3npttsklme5&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-48509894830043576502008-11-16T00:01:00.000-08:002008-11-16T02:34:39.382-08:00Amanda's 3 months mapping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDJYVj4DOdDhhAp_m93kXdMwuQgbml0dAFFf_SSiepZsXVS3DlZlNjjzS-whYVGIU3vlIbo5p4qFFLVyVLN9hMN1B6007yeJvFkCpHGcjw_6VRevlcB3Vr5vRilBE8Jusl-eyfm2XlA0/s1600-h/PB140008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDJYVj4DOdDhhAp_m93kXdMwuQgbml0dAFFf_SSiepZsXVS3DlZlNjjzS-whYVGIU3vlIbo5p4qFFLVyVLN9hMN1B6007yeJvFkCpHGcjw_6VRevlcB3Vr5vRilBE8Jusl-eyfm2XlA0/s200/PB140008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269177545493741618" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Daddy's Girl--Ain't she "sweet?"</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZK_WoEe0xmpRmUpqNIn4zwwdnJG0hkVGlygxlP14x0TlLTZBpAj737vZJ-hKDp6sEP8B4FTSdo_jvwX4gtq5NpDeX0egpu3gYehkrq_QhltR6n83aGkk-dbKXQD_b6Seo-r8a-0eHR9w/s200/PB140013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269163413393175826" /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Amanda being "kind" to her big brother, Joseph</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcimrPm6UUfxjv_Sjfag4-nVvKuxAnuDgu7xddIm8S99Bbk8r6mfO6CEA5Zje3oVB5LkkrnNMAQ02nGga0z35uTMwFSZ4xIUQj_6OQVO-lMJz0ZsVmK66puKbzixSwdmO7f-DVAS3uIsA/s200/PB140005_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269176973463702578" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Amanda took this picture of Gonzálo and me </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">waiting for her mapping appointment</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Aman</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">da's 3 month mapping went pretty well. Lalita, the Advanced Bionics audiologist was again working with Amanda's Kaiser audiologist, Fran to assist in giving Amanda the best possible programming for her unique si</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">tuation. I'm working on editing and captioning a short video clip and will post that when it's ready. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Because of incessa</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">nt facial stimulation, Amanda's surgeon, Dr. DiTirro had ordered an xray of her head last month. We</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> had it done last week and brought the results in with us and gave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> them to the receptionist, Claud</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ia. Dr. DiTirro reviewed them and let Fran know that nothing had shifted and her internal implant was right whe</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">re it was supposed to be.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size:18px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS32_OE1a8znkb6nZ_rSXNazyjo7A6QW5rwbmdupD3JhFnGzWxFZDnMgz0dlziKngaE63vs2mriU167hXICyMHhSelRBHf2vuf-QToipKY0zmMGaGfOE6chP8tO4-TnUUk_uk6jgbR4s/s200/PB140007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269198843574195394" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Claudia--the best receptionist ever. She even signs!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Of the 16 channels available to her, Amanda has been operatin</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">g on 4 active electrodes since her initial mapping 3 months ago. It was decided with Friday's mapping to turn off another electrode in one of her programs to see if the twitching can be more controlled. She wasn't getting any auditory benefit from the 4th electrode anyway.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">One of her programs, P2, was left as is and P1 was set similarly, with HiRes-S w/Fidelity 120, an IDR of 80 and a wider pulse width. P3 was the program in which one more electrode was shut off so that she is now operatin</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">g on 3 electrodes. In order to operate with Fidelity 120, 4 electrodes must be active, so P3 is HiRes-S without the Fidelity 120. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda was tested in the sound booth with all three programs. She's still not getting much response in the lower frequencies on any of the programs. Interestingly, her best responses overall were with P3, the 3 electrode program! She got a response at 65 dB at 1500 Hz; 40 dB at 2000 Hz; 45 dB at 3000 Hz; 40, 35 and 30 dB at 4000, 6000, and 8000 Hz.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">And detection of Ling Sounds with P3 was betwe</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">en 25 dB and 45 dB except for /u/ in which she had no response. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So, true to form, no standard pattern fits Miss Amanda. With more time, we'll see if P3 makes a significant difference in what she's able to hear and how</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> the twitching is apparent.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">She continues to love her CI and wears it all day until bedtime without fail. Even before this last ma</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pping, she is hearing more things including the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">RAIN</span>, which she said sounds like Shhh. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gonzálo and I were playing mancala the other d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ay in the kitchen. It is a game in which you move polished stones (rocks) from one cup to the next one at a time in the wooden game board and drop them onto other stones. Amanda was in the bathroom and we were in the kitchen. She came out of the bathroom and reported that she could hear us dropping the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ROCKS</span>.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Another new sound for her is consistently hearing the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TURN SIGNALS </span>in the car.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So progress is slow and marred with obstacles in the form of twitching, not being able to hear her own voice or low frequency sounds...but she's liking whatever it i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">s she does hear and still wants to become bilateral.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">As we were leaving the appointment and hearing towards the elevator, she saw her surgeon Dr. DiTirro walking down the hall ahead of us. She said, "I need to tell him I want another CI!" She waited until he came out of the bathroom and then told him she wanted a CI o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">n her left side. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">He said he knew there'd been problems with her CI but that he'd need to speak with Fran about her recommendations regarding another CI. Then we asked if we could take his picture and he graciously knelt down by Amanda, put his arm around her and </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">smiled. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size:24px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:16px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDbj8JUBu4bD44jQh6L76Jvw3FUUQoB4cotJJL2yV8CSNVolWmIix2p3gn3NcliXphHleubU7r_0t-s9XSDqhlETnDFWkP2jwhZ8fQhyQloOTm6GgG9ZzzSJufuv0WHbbsOdW_sYIOZk/s200/PB140016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269192104201945458" /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Dr. DiTirro and Amanda</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></span><br /></div></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-74375333717076067582008-11-09T23:18:00.000-08:002008-11-10T00:28:44.028-08:00Advanced Bionics Tour<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsA7xBVC3g_h5LgspJMhtw-cuFDyGK5xW-S84RQwDdFUYASMIqe6ZBzfuwtgpPs8vUXnr8IRJbezGqT5HHKZhYViHgy8QuoLiQ0ruIR5DWYH1JE5bFw_B-RF_VKfn6MrmwrrqA2PBPc0/s200/PA230038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266928422713397794" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-T1ag6bL3Q3mx0nuS-oVh-mJ-b_NwAVftUl13kHKtHJVW3O5Jpi_Ds_3W7RAsSUedwpoxyg85SkYhPDmn03-tTa27I7YW1ABbY0gEhtZs7x8HBXT38IMn-PU4wvXXWYRHtoCY1XUPc4/s1600-h/PA230026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-T1ag6bL3Q3mx0nuS-oVh-mJ-b_NwAVftUl13kHKtHJVW3O5Jpi_Ds_3W7RAsSUedwpoxyg85SkYhPDmn03-tTa27I7YW1ABbY0gEhtZs7x8HBXT38IMn-PU4wvXXWYRHtoCY1XUPc4/s200/PA230026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266928438586968050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EhE7_FVl07_WhTCT0LDjhfTHYlUj4rbpbrtP8GNl7srKjBtiUCyJeXMQU1tVvN36oHSJH5vRo0NSp0I2GMKHNSavuFiJJ1BXCHI_5ax8KeodUyQkoFyhqKY-j1IUFiUoMXh6L522NG0/s1600-h/PA230013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EhE7_FVl07_WhTCT0LDjhfTHYlUj4rbpbrtP8GNl7srKjBtiUCyJeXMQU1tVvN36oHSJH5vRo0NSp0I2GMKHNSavuFiJJ1BXCHI_5ax8KeodUyQkoFyhqKY-j1IUFiUoMXh6L522NG0/s200/PA230013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266928430634760066" /></a><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5mRtnxtfGAPguyH6fFOZ9po7ZQiRxxF5JKzxZKvO-45CQWfui-8mIBxFL-9KxhuAWfK62DFZqBFPTrqk9QRor-1GZ6LJbl6YFK_fhyphenhyphenAE21_HIQhyphenhypheno09IcyvdRdslkp64AYN1Qupu24M/s200/PA230025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266928447993877634" /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2HAqUotk2cEewiTrSGuNRsWt0h31Gfwrbvxcvehb6AeEN7M3q_UggadzItyWWHEUidSyLCYdcORmnU4y_zQ5SdOSZB_JVGAPlKowyyuJxuQopPr-FDNtYhgqteIjEu9Z0tGqlAcCTx8/s200/PA230039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266928427189597346" /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">On October 24th, we went on a family outing to Advanced Bionics in Sylmar, California which is about an hour away from our home. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">Amanda had been wanting to tour the plant where they made her cochlear implant ever since seeing photos a fellow blogger, Jennifer (Sweetpea) posted on her blog. stereophonicbionic.blogspot.com. Sweetpea had toured the AB plant in June of 2008 and posted some great pictures and described them in detail. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;">http://stereophonicbionic.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-08-21T12%3A39%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=15</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">Above is the spot in her blog where Sweetpea posted the photos. If I knew how to link it by naming it, I would. But at this point I don't. You can still get there from here. Copy and paste and then look at June 27th and June 29th.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Everyone at Advanced Bionics was very gracious and we enjoyed our tour immensely! They reserved an accessible parking spot so that we could park close and Amanda's brother, Joseph could get out of the van with his wheelchair with ease.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">They also hired an interpreter for Amanda who was very efficient and it was a good experience for her to have someone other than her stepmother interpret for her. Plus it freed me up to take photographs. They didn't come out great however, which is another reason to check out the photos on Sweetpea's blog.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">Of the five photos I posted above:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">#1 is of Amanda and me at the AB sign just outside the front door.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">#2 is (from left to right) our interpreter, tour guide, Amanda, her brother, Joseph and her dad, Gonzálo.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">#3 is of spooky hands getting ready to attack Amanda</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">#4 is of workers in a sterile environment putting components into the cochlear implants</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">#5 is what looks to be an older section of Advanced Bionics. We didn't actually go into that building but saw it as we were leaving. When I went to take a photo, a man wearing an AB name tag came out, so it is apparently still being used for something related to AB.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">The only thing I had hoped to see but didn't was a whole stack of cochlear implants ready to put into boxes. We did, however see the boxes ready for shipping, but it wasn't the same.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">Probably what impressed me the most was how incredibly fine the electrodes were that go into the array. They looked as fine as a spider web. I took a picture but they were so fine that I couldn't even find it in the photo.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-size:18px;">If you are interested in where and how Advanced Bionics cochlear implants are made, I highly recommend the tour!</span></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-46103802775251944632008-10-26T17:59:00.000-07:002008-10-27T02:47:26.719-07:00What does twitching look like? Video Clip<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Twitching! What does it look like?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Curious about what Amanda's NAS (Non-Auditory Stimulation) or twitching as we call it, looks like...here is a video clip. It is just under 8 minutes long (7 min. and 58 sec. to be exact.)</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">In it, her dad is videotaping while I am testing her on all three programs with the 6 Ling Sound Test (Ah, Oo, Ee, Mm, Ss, Sh) as well as listening for Goldy's dog tags and clapping. She wanted me to test her with the volume all the way up. She doesn't typically keep the volume this high, but from time to time she does turn it up like this.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">When the volume is lower, most of the twitching is not there, but the sound is quieter except for Ss and Sh which she seems to be able to consistently hear.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For you who have cochlear implants or are involved in those who do and want details about her programing, her current mapping is as follows:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Advanced Bionics 90K Harmony</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hi Res-S w/Fidelity 120</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">P1 (09/12/08) T-Mic only IDR 70</span></span></span><span style=";color:#274062;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">P2 (10/10/08) T-Mic only IDR 80 (newer program with wider pulse width and increased IDR)</span></span></span><span style=";color:#274062;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">P3 (09/12/08) Mic/Aux 50/50 IDR 70</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Although all electrodes are inserted into her cochlea, she currently only has 4 of the 16 electrodes active due to trying to control the twitching.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> We are still awaiting an xray of her implant to see if there is anything internal that is causing this twitching and we have an appointment with her audiologist and an AB audiologist on Nov. 14th.</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 100, 8); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=";color:#2A6408;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Amanda likes hearing whatever it is she's getting and can distinguish some words based on the high frequency sounds she is hearing. If this wretched twitching could be eliminated...</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;font-size:13.0pt;color:#274062;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=all2n7iuuyru&noplay=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=all2n7iuuyru&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-71126194150309394412008-10-20T01:04:00.001-07:002008-10-20T01:30:52.958-07:00Jennifer's son, Trevor visits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUNWonoX0vHMc4al2f3B99pz2bhzoOFcKNpph5VgpUuQpFXpz4xuPXbjYLaRuj1q8ZUZ2SVCD5P8uZLGWGz8_i4MOh8_mNcDGfJlDfChaNq3ojO_xge2wWrjCTd0uhYifDCeHAZ2nZOc/s1600-h/PA190047.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUNWonoX0vHMc4al2f3B99pz2bhzoOFcKNpph5VgpUuQpFXpz4xuPXbjYLaRuj1q8ZUZ2SVCD5P8uZLGWGz8_i4MOh8_mNcDGfJlDfChaNq3ojO_xge2wWrjCTd0uhYifDCeHAZ2nZOc/s200/PA190047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259144508552490818" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTZdHHYojHyiAaZTmJq78xZstkCsnBHhMBP-o0ns_E6X7kYYvrouGjEPg1dxp0p4ADPR2HlyHmQl7bPE1bE3I_lVMTzwR05Mn63ATdL-KwwvcjukfCKUxUeNkaDG5LF03SFvNZHiPw40/s200/PA190049_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259144512673892674" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Here we are at Disney's California Adventure where we had a few hours to play in the park with my son, Trevor. He will be on the Disney Cruise Line on the Magic for 6 months. So if you happen to be going on a cruise and end up on the Magic look for Trevor as Entertainment Host.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Behind us is Hollywood Tower of Terror as Amanda poses with Trevor. In the next photo is Amanda's brother, Joseph, her dad, Gonzálo, me, Trevor and Amanda in front.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">It was Amanda's first visit to Disneyland and California Adventure since her CI was activated 2 months ago. She still can't identify any sounds but knows she hears "something." If it's turned up a little too loud, she gets twitching. If it's turned down to avoid the twitching, she hears soft sounds. Sigh. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Her next mapping is November 14th and an Advanced Bionics audiologist will again be in attendance to see if she can help figure out why the twitching is still present, why Amanda can't hear her own voice and to assist in finding an appropriate map. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Amanda's surgeon has authorized an xray of her head to see what's going on in there (smile) so as soon as we hear from radiology we'll get that scheduled.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-size: 18px;">Amanda continues to enjoy hearing whatever it is that she's hearing, wears her processor faithfully and has a positive attitude about the whole thing.</span></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-87712548010872064042008-10-12T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-13T00:11:02.030-07:00Amanda's 6th Mapping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87PxomyTXSHjx70sxNTnlg-JCTZQImFg4coB1PRnE4cIPYqoWLwS9VwWKfQBwtx8TjMhLgLIjv5DOWOUEvm_hLBu6ste8GWk1BG7XGg8dq3HcwiDiBRkehc2MR2x1vWw1h-_aE8fl6lg/s1600-h/Goldy+with+string+Cheese.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87PxomyTXSHjx70sxNTnlg-JCTZQImFg4coB1PRnE4cIPYqoWLwS9VwWKfQBwtx8TjMhLgLIjv5DOWOUEvm_hLBu6ste8GWk1BG7XGg8dq3HcwiDiBRkehc2MR2x1vWw1h-_aE8fl6lg/s200/Goldy+with+string+Cheese.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256500716627756642" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87PxomyTXSHjx70sxNTnlg-JCTZQImFg4coB1PRnE4cIPYqoWLwS9VwWKfQBwtx8TjMhLgLIjv5DOWOUEvm_hLBu6ste8GWk1BG7XGg8dq3HcwiDiBRkehc2MR2x1vWw1h-_aE8fl6lg/s1600-h/Goldy+with+string+Cheese.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Life's Little Pleasures--feeding cheese to Goldy!</span></span></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Amanda just posted a new entry on her blog. http://amandakristineconde.blogspot.com/</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Amanda had her 6th mapping on Friday, October 10th. Programing her CI continues to be a challenge for her audiologist, Fran. At mapping #4 Lalita, an Advanced Bionics field specialist flew in to assist in Amanda's situation. I described that mapping below.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">As of Friday, she still has only 4 electrodes active because the others give her twitching with no auditory benefit. She went into the booth for an audiogram and came out with dismal results. She was only able to hear high frequency sounds, which pales in comparison to her audiogram during her 4th mapping, in which she could detect some mid frequency sounds. Fran even replaced Amanda's T-Mic to troubleshoot, set her up with a new program (P2) and went back into the booth. Same results.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">After Friday's mapping, Fran left P1 and P3 the same.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">P1 is no clipping, T-Mic only</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">P3 is no clipping, Mic/Aux at 50/50</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">At the mid position (12:00) Amanda can hear minimally, but if it goes much higher, she hears more but the twitching accompanies it, which she doesn't really mind.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Her previous P2 map was clipped so that there was no possibility of twitching so at school during speech, the SLP could work with her on detection and discrimination without her having the physical response. The other benefit was that the other kids couldn't torment her by getting her to twitch with purposeful loud sounds.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">However, she started having twitching with P2 as well, so that's why we scheduled the additional mapping. That, in addition to the fact that Amanda reported that couldn't hear anything. She had a cold, which we have learned, affected her ability to hear. So for about two days she wasn't able to hear anything, but that eased up after her cold symptoms did. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">P2 is a new program with a wider pulse width and increased IDR. She is also on Fidelity 120 which apparently she had been after week 2. There is no clipping, T-Mic only. So far at the 12:00 position there isn't twitching and she can hear environmental sounds and people talking.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">But she can't hear her own voice on any of the programs, although she previously could. Sigh.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We check the ling sounds, clapping and Goldy's tags most days. Amanda's ability to hear the ling sounds varies from day to day. The more we think about it, we are wondering if there is some intermittent malfunction either in her processor or internal components. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Several things came out of Friday's mapping:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. Fran will be talking with Amanda's ENT surgeon, Dr. DiTirro this week to ask him if he thinks Amanda should have an xray to see what's going on in there. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. She ordered two new T-Mics for Amanda.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3. She will be talking to Lalita, the AB audiologist to see if she will be available during Amanda's mapping next month to be able to access the mapping computer remotely to offer assistance in Amanda's unique case.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda is obviously getting enough benefit out of her CI to make it worthwhile. Sometimes she'll come out of her room and ask if someone is calling her because she's hearing "something." She had a speech session today and could hear almost all of the 44 speech sounds from the computer and could tell that some were different than others. Then minutes later she couldn't hear some of those she previously could. So we're back to the intermittent "malfunction" theory. Gotta figure out what's going on with it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Meanwhile, in spite of everything, Amanda loves her CI and wears it faithfully. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">In fact, she wants another CI.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She wants to be able to hear from her left side as well and tell where sound is coming from. Perhaps a second CI would bring more positive results. </span></span></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-88605381889869155342008-09-23T02:26:00.000-07:002008-09-23T02:41:18.055-07:00Jennifer's son, Joel visits!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj29UJ4eaHYAPcTmNe-CCVow6DWIALnBEn2mx2C-GQlOT_fh7WYX36dehmv0ejyPFBPl5Iqmckt6CR7ymNrBExi1UBJMGWWLgbqwBEdsRJGhnFhafWx9UrvFhLw30LYgqWFRIy3pTWi0/s1600-h/P9150005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj29UJ4eaHYAPcTmNe-CCVow6DWIALnBEn2mx2C-GQlOT_fh7WYX36dehmv0ejyPFBPl5Iqmckt6CR7ymNrBExi1UBJMGWWLgbqwBEdsRJGhnFhafWx9UrvFhLw30LYgqWFRIy3pTWi0/s200/P9150005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148110960582338" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGRcODbYGxtoQiUWu2zFGpXjtp1rfh0TJKvkc1_4HdnzAaKRZvEyN90Ej9OshlP3ePEAVylt2pkpYFnrK1ZSR8JWS2KVvAn4z13sPSbbGWk7Jvb8q-t-qPURvcO-PNeCd7PDva7dFtrs/s200/P9150011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249148115416782930" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">My son, Joel, who is in the Navy and stationed in Hawaii, came for a very brief visit. Here he is with me, and then with Amanda and getting a kiss from Goldy.</span></span></span>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-42678748727782485432008-09-23T02:16:00.000-07:002008-09-23T02:22:03.486-07:00The BIRDS and the bees-Captioned Video Clip<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Our visit to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California was unusual and eventful when we entered the Lorakeet Forest to feed nectar to these active and colorful birds.</span></span></span></div><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=inrss3mfiqlf&noplay=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=inrss3mfiqlf&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-23687446993981313882008-09-22T23:13:00.000-07:002008-09-22T23:27:26.237-07:00Amanda's First Musical Keyboarding Experience-Captioned Video Clip<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Okay everyone! This is it! A profoundly deaf 14 year old who just 38 days ago (prior to her cochlear implant activation) couldn't hear ANYTHING, and never had, is calling some of the sounds coming from her new electronic keyboard, "weird."</span><div><div><br /><object width="402" height="377"><param name="movie" value="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=iitfi7e6ujug&noplay=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=iitfi7e6ujug&noplay=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="402" height="377" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-14272796426549482852008-09-12T19:31:00.000-07:002008-09-23T02:25:46.411-07:00Mapping #5 - One month anniversary of activation!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXK0OrbHfK1wpqdCBmxpkkC-IHlZeEMA3dcMCIU69F0SABz_U9I4fOtRd91IT0i8eMZU3n9H4STF95irFfkJayAwwyIQUTgyRMQadev30NtsSnbdRPDXCP0ziOuB_XBJlMgOJjR9QHKA/s1600-h/Joseph+%26+Amanda+with+Van.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXK0OrbHfK1wpqdCBmxpkkC-IHlZeEMA3dcMCIU69F0SABz_U9I4fOtRd91IT0i8eMZU3n9H4STF95irFfkJayAwwyIQUTgyRMQadev30NtsSnbdRPDXCP0ziOuB_XBJlMgOJjR9QHKA/s200/Joseph+%26+Amanda+with+Van.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245328728991396466" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Today is Amanda's one month anniversary of being activated!<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">What a difference a month makes!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She had her 5th mapping today and so far so good!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We took Goldy's collar and dog tags with us and made sure Amanda could hear them before we left the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> audiologist's office. She's still got some twitching going on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(CLICK PHOTOS TO BIGIFY)</span></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD38KB4yfnObKXoPJ6uUHuszFzwsMm66c7u-kf60iNLMXTfG4jgKoUwCw7Ke-zbPNCoJ5Sv8iEBK9lfA0AlUgaXXLncKvsHoX8UqhwejpBnZl-xcAzXhGXqXF-UAb8wS0lBTlLerY_czA/s1600-h/Amanda+organizing+Van.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD38KB4yfnObKXoPJ6uUHuszFzwsMm66c7u-kf60iNLMXTfG4jgKoUwCw7Ke-zbPNCoJ5Sv8iEBK9lfA0AlUgaXXLncKvsHoX8UqhwejpBnZl-xcAzXhGXqXF-UAb8wS0lBTlLerY_czA/s200/Amanda+organizing+Van.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245328736094435282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">with louder sounds </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6NoTTto_9p7ML806AWKhv2IL0EP2xcNwfXF9iuhiZb0VajbGN96czTuv9e36drmNiM0skv_eCv3cxhXkrPlUXdE-3t6YS1mmos2RORXC4sMpAzzd4GfWJxId4rjhm0m3o3oVRslq9K8/s1600-h/Closeup+with+Van.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6NoTTto_9p7ML806AWKhv2IL0EP2xcNwfXF9iuhiZb0VajbGN96czTuv9e36drmNiM0skv_eCv3cxhXkrPlUXdE-3t6YS1mmos2RORXC4sMpAzzd4GfWJxId4rjhm0m3o3oVRslq9K8/s200/Closeup+with+Van.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245328741091182914" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">but...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">hopefully she'll habituate</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and her auditory nerve</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">won't be so sensitive at</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">some point. She has one program where the volume is clipped off before the twitching starts so that will be good for Disneyland and other loud places. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">And yes, she can once again hear Goldy's dog tags. Yay!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We also had a productive day in another sense! We bought a brand new van today! We had two big old gas guzzling vans to accommodate Amanda's two brothers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Since her 14 year-old brother, Chris passed away two years ago we decided to get a new more environmentally and economically friendly minivan . Joseph fits nicely in it, don't you think? And it is a rear entry van which we've never had so hopefully parking won't be so much of a problem! AND we don't plan to towed, ticketed or flat tired on the way to or from audiology appointments.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda is eating a snack, doing her homework and watching television...with earphones on! That is a first...well the earphones part anyway! Great study habits, hmm?!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Okay...here's an update! Amanda just posted a photo entry on her blog. I had taken a picture of her on the way to pick up our new van. Remember I had said that we took Goldy's tags with us to the mapping? Well look at what's around Amanda's neck! Click it to BIGIFY. Not sure why some pictures allow you to bigify and others do not. But this one is definitely worth bigifying!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">http://amandakristineconde.blogspot.com/</span></span></div></div></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765515014490280250.post-27522949527209877642008-09-11T21:16:00.000-07:002008-09-11T22:00:37.784-07:005th Mapping Tomorrow<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Amanda has a mapping appointment tomorrow. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She is totally maxed out on volume,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and some of the sounds she previously had </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">have still not come back since last week.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRowS7Cxj8SaCoa5T5w72h9eRUp2OhEUXFMjACGvwDpifVXhpX-BzxA-E8mif_OvuXgttaM51ACjSEKGvwFNIePVlDJk2g4jLtZHK_JB0jbr-pDNufmL4FiiobpGI5cwBFvHC0cTca-I/s1600-h/P9110016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRowS7Cxj8SaCoa5T5w72h9eRUp2OhEUXFMjACGvwDpifVXhpX-BzxA-E8mif_OvuXgttaM51ACjSEKGvwFNIePVlDJk2g4jLtZHK_JB0jbr-pDNufmL4FiiobpGI5cwBFvHC0cTca-I/s200/P9110016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244988276488142514" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Like Goldy's tags! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And knocking. LOUD knocking! Nothing! </span></div><div><br /></div><div>.<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2MGPZAE9iPBe-VWShycwRgQAh0g8Z-13VGodJG7dlo6-7_HhtS9AatkDnZMxcuCWleqxtIXf59ZZn9AckY6_Ca5TGnFXxEbIKox5xXR1hHOui5rsKvIcCWQuEWt5sK_oFVg6Y1MXwOE/s200/P9060009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244988280669254370" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Her dad, Gonzálo is a fantastic cook! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wouldn't it be great if Amanda could hear <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">shishkabobs sizzling on the BBQ? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFi4wqt-mHWyeYdt4WJHv24iELasVQcpjeyOFE9r1gZCBIWOWiq6O16MTAZLWHRkZkXfKvCVOO7Uj6fdVwwcdiyOENOu3yWEMto0ljcjG2-Cokkx_HFD1sWhz9r5rxuC54hHhvVfrTFs/s200/P9060012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244988288233870002" /></span></div>Jennifer Bruno Condehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10424085171206339106noreply@blogger.com8