Last Wednesday my Dad, Mom, Sister, and I went down to the University of Utah Hospital to get my Dad's Cochlear implant turned on (hearing device). He was so excited, he was dressed quit nice. I asked him why he was dressed up? He said this was a very special occasion, he wanted to wear his suit but my Mom put a stop to that. :)
They put all of us in this sound proof room and started explaining things to my Dad. Lots of information, but we were just excited for when they "turned him on". At first they told him that he would start to hear beeps, and to let them know when it gets to loud. We sat there for what seemed like forever, and finally Dad said yes I can hear it. He said it was very soft, so they turned it up to a level two. You could just tell by his facial expressions that he was hearing. Within minutes I couldn't believe how quite he started talking. Every two weeks he will go back to get his hearing device turned up, and learn all the cool things he can do with it. It was so awesome, I'm so excited for my Dad, and I'm glad it all worked out good.
When we were leaving my Dad made sure to talk to everyone to let them know he can hear. He was making jokes with one of the ladies when we left, and she was laughing at him. When we started leaving we walked out in the hall, and my Dad says I can still hear her laughing at me. :)
On the way home me a my Sister we in the back seat, and I kept hearing my Dad say to my Mom I can hear them talking. Will see how long my Dad enjoys hearing, because remember he does have the option to turn it off whenever he wants!
