Just curious (not just the quoted poster, but anyone), do you know any parents of CI children who think the CI is a 'magic cure'? I haven't met any, and I was wondering if anyone had actually met one of these people who has come out and said they expected their child to be cured of deafness after the CI?
I know plenty of people who are NOT the parents (relatives, friends, etc) who think that, but then they haven't done the research prior to implantation (that the parents do) to know what it is and what it does. All of the parents of CI children that I've met or had conversations with are very knowledgeable about the subject and are the first to tell people the CI is NOT a cure, merely a tool. I've had to correct people on that numerous times myself.
I think there are probably some people who don't get the desired outcome they were hoping for, but that doesn't mean they were misinformed to begin with, only unrealistic.
I, frankly, like these types of discussions. Since we live in an area with no deaf community I think it's interesting to see everyone's opinions on controversial subjects, even if they don't agree with mine.
