Category Archives: Families to Families

B.C. Hands & Voices Coffee Night!

Thursday, May 27th, 7:00 Starbucks, 104-12571 Bridgeport Road, Richmond (at Sweden Way, across the street from Ikea). Take the Bridgeport Road exit from the Knight Street Bridge.  It`s is also easily accessible from Hwy 99 and 91. Come join us – … Continue reading 

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Bilateral BAHAs – Is Bilateral Better?

After using a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) for 6 years, our 14 year old son Jesse recently received his second BAHA – he “went bilateral.”  He was born with bilateral atresia (no ear canals or openings on either side) … Continue reading 

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Bilateral BAHAs

Our 14 year old son has bilateral atresia (no ear canals).  He wore a traditional bone conduction hearing aid for several years, and has used a BAHA for the past six years.   This past November he “went bilateral,” getting a second BAHA.  You are welcome to … Continue reading 

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My Personal Challenges in Dealing with My Son’s Hearing Loss

My son Connor was diagnosed with a mild bilateral hearing loss at birth. At the time of diagnosis, I went through the typical grieving process but Connor having a hearing loss really didn’t affect me because I myself have a … Continue reading 

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Living with Hearing Loss in One Ear

I am 63 years old, and have a thirteen year old grandson who ishard of hearing. I first noticed my hearing loss in 1990, when I was 44 years old. I was staying the night at a friend’s house, and … Continue reading 

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Moulds, Moulds and More Moulds

I have a collection of hearing aid ear moulds 9 to be exact. As a new born Connor started wearing his aids at 3 months, from there it seemed like his ears revolved aroundhis moulds! About every 6 weeks we … Continue reading 

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Taking a Back Seat

Our son Scott was born unexpectedly at 24 weeks gestation one rainy night in early 2004.  He was just over one pound and we were told immediately to expect the worst.  The first few days were critical for survival, but … Continue reading 

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Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs)

For the first $500 you contribute to your child’s RDSP, the government will contribute $1,500 to the plan. For the next $1,000 you contribute, the government will match it by another $2,000. Sounds too good to be true? Well, it’s … Continue reading 

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How the Cochlear Implant Has Helped Me

First presented at “Sharing Our Stories” workshop at A Cochlear Implant Conference for Parents And Interested Professionals run by BC Family Hearing Resource Centre in June 2002. Rosalind had been using the cochlear implant for almost 10 years back in … Continue reading 

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Our Son Connor

One of our favourite hearing aid stories is when we discovered that our son Connor had a knack for taking things apart. As Connor was diagnosed at birth he’s been wearing his little blue aids since he was 3 months. … Continue reading 

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