Community

I have been so blessed over the last three years to have made friendships with other mothers of children with hearing loss, both online and "in real life." Mothers who "get it" without my having to explain. Mothers who understand the worry of putting your baby through surgery; who understand the frustrations of keeping equipment on a baby's ears; who understand the emotional stress of multiple therapy and audiology appointments in the same week, when you feel you ought to be doing nothing more than taking your baby on leisurely walks and singing to them and playing peek-a-boo. And mothers who remember exactly what it felt like the first time they were told that their precious baby cannot hear. Tonight, my thoughts and prayers are with my friend Monica and her family. Be sure to stop by and read her beautiful post, then leave her a note of encouragement and support as she starts out on another journey to hearing.