Happiness. It's relative.
Posted on August 19, 2015 by Jan Wilberg
We bore a hole in your head for the implant and then we attach a receiver that looks like you’re radioing Mars, then you’ll hear things you haven’t heard in years and it will drive you crazy and then you’ll be better.
Category: Hearing Loss and Cochlear ImplantTags: 42-word story, adjusting to hearing loss, cochlear implant, Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant, microstory, writing challenge, Yeah Write

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.
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My Dad got a cochlear implant. He turns it down all the way. After years of not being able to hear due to his work in the auto factories, he said background noise is just too distracting.
Well, that sounds really painfu! But if it can help, worth a shot, I guess.
Gosh! That’s possible but scary. Brilliantly done!
Wow! Can this be done?
Able to radio Mars? Now that is some super sonic hearing ability!! Brilliant! ♥
Has it been done before?
This is really funny, because it is so true of medicine. Can you make me just a little bit better?
Oh, and I really like you new header.
Oh! How reassuring?
So are you doing it? http://judydykstrabrown.com/2015/08/19/the-one-who-got-away-devil-3-part-ii-conclusion/