Browsing Category The Implant

This thread is my story after the gene therapy trial did not produce a significant improvement in my hearing. This is my surgery to receive a Cochlear Implant…and learning how to train my brain to use it.

Who Is That Masked Man?

in The Implant on September 8, 2020 September 10, 2020

[In the theater, only a ghost light is still lit. (see ACT III NEW RULES) In the near darkness, a figure sits with legs over the edge of the stage] House lights, please….. There……

Act III New Rules

in The Implant on April 3, 2020 April 4, 2020

The theater is empty…. and dark… save for the Ghost Light at center stage. There have been many reasons cited for the always present Ghost Light in an empty theater, and among them…

Act II Scene 5

in The Implant on January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020

[Stage lights up] Our hero is sitting in a sound proof box filled with cables; headphones; speakers and dials. He has been here many many times before to have his hearing evaluated. As he…

Act II Scene 4

in The Implant on December 16, 2019 December 16, 2019

[Stage lights come up only partially] Its hard to make out much more than silhouettes but there is one light source on stage. It the glow of a solitary computer screen. [Sound of recorded voices…

Act II Scene 3

in The Implant on November 21, 2019 November 21, 2019

[Stage lights go dark briefly] As the lights come up, this is the scene….. We are at our protagonist’s alma matter in New York City. It’s an event in the historical library. It’s like countless…

Act II Scene 2

in The Implant on November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019

I realize this play is developing rather slowly, but come on…you folks up in the balcony, please settle down….put the snacks away and a little less shuffling of the feet please. I can hear it…

Act II Scene I

in The Implant on October 31, 2019 October 31, 2019

ACT II Scene I Today, the curtain came up on an “unheard” of event. My right ear heard sound. And I did create a bit of a scene. It was, admittedly, an emotional moment for…

Intermission

in The Implant on October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019

Ladies and gentlemen; Intermission is nearly over, please wander back to your seats. Hopefully the restroom lines were not too long. House lights will dim shortly and we will be ready to raise the curtain…

The Stage Is Set/Act I

in The Implant on October 13, 2019 October 16, 2019

The stage is set. The actors are taking their places. The curtain is about to come up. Tuesday, Oct 15th I will be at Kansas University Medical Center for surgery to do my Cochlear Implant….