Years ago, when Gail had some of her first surgeries, when Gord had his little trauma, and when the girls got sick, the big thing that I tried to do was to ensure that they (and some other interesting people along the way) got teddy bears. And not just the cheapo kind! They got, as often as possible, Gunds, or some other personality bear. At one point, Gord got a Humphrey Beargart… you know the type of thing.Well, I told Jennifer and her buddies Leisha and Lane tonight, that they weren’t allowed at the hospital without a teddy bear. But … Continue reading The Price of Admission

As we lead up to the surgery on the 26th of November, there are still a number of things that need to be done.Thursday morning at 0900 I spend time with the audiologist, at which time they will take yet another baseline reading of one of my critical senses. I’m kinda looking forward to that one ’cause I’ve come to suspect that the sensitivity of my right ear has dropped a bit, and I’d like to know for sure.Immediately after the audiologist (1000), I get to spend some time with Peggy Nesbitt, speech pathologist extraordinaire. She is the supervisor of … Continue reading Next steps…