Hearing Spanglish

HEARING SPANGLISH

My Cochlear Implant Journey with Carrie Spangler

My First Blog Post

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Welcome to the Hearing Spanglish blog. You may be wondering about the name.

Countdown

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome to my blog Hearing Spanglish.

Decisions like this take a lot of thought and time and has not happened overnight.

Unfocused

Unfocused Hearing.

Maybe I just need to pay more attention.

#peermentors #sameselfpeers

Anyone that knows me professionally knows that I have a passion for bringing teens/tween together who have hearing loss.

The Phone Call

How often do you tell yourself “what if _______ doesn’t work?” Honestly, this phone call took me a long time to make because of the “what if” question for myself.

Appointment Day: Audiology Testing

It is amazing when things happen at just the right time. Two days before my scheduled CI consultation appointment at Ohio State, I found out that I was nominated and selected to be a #HearStrong champion.

Appointment Day: Part 2

It is amazing when things happen at just the right time. Two days before my scheduled CI consultation appointment at Ohio State, I found out that I was nominated and selected to be a #HearStrong champion.

Choices

Before I dig into this week’s topic, I just have to say, I cannot believe that November is less than a week away and the surgery date is less than 3 weeks away!

Roller Coasters

Less than 2 weeks away from surgery date! November is here and the countdown is real.

On the professional side, I know that this is the right decision for me. On the personal side, I am feeling anxious, nervous, excited, and scared.

Game Day Anxiety!

I can imagine that each of us have had “a big game” day. Whether is it a championship sporting event, a musical performance, a key note presentation, or any other big day; these events naturally bring about a mix of anxiety and excitement.