The world is about to be doomed! I just received reports several days ago from battery manufacturing companies that the metallic chemical elements such as Lithium and Zinc used to produce both disposable and rechargeable batteries have just run out. While there are still enough batteries to provide every cochlear implant recipients at least another three [...]
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Batteries will no longer be available for cochlear implant recipients
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
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Securing Your Processor On Vacations
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
There was recent news on a child’s processor being stolen at a recreation center. This is an ordeal that NO cochlear implant recipients want to live through because it’s tough to live without hearing, and it’s not cheap to replace the processor. There are several ways to secure the processor while we’re on vacation to ensure [...]
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License Plates
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Today, I was stopped at a red light, enjoying my music, when my eyes were drawn to the license plate of the car stopped in front of me: “RDLIPS” !!! Read lips, you think? I tried awkwardly to scope out the passengers of the car, but the light turned green and they were off, so [...]
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Perhaps certain events happen for a reason…
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Because I have been out of the picture on this blog for months, I know that some are thinking, “Where in the world is Rachel?” My three and a half month trip to Europe made another big exciting mark in my life, including in the CI world as not only did I meet Vivie, Christian [...]
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“Your earrings seem strange…do you belong to a cult?”
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Getting soaked in the beautiful turquoise Mediterranean Sea, licking ice cream, visiting Mount Olympus, and shopping in Thessaloniki with Vivie, a cochlear implant user from Greece, are all the adventures which I’m currently living. Yesterday, after a lovely long day at one of the most magnificent beaches in Chalkidiki, a region in northern Greece, Vivie [...]
