But, to me, she is, and always will be deaf. That is impossible to fix, and doesn't need to be fixed. It is a part of who she is and is part of why she is the wonderful girl she is.
I don't want to take away her deafness, I don't want to make her hearing. I want to give her every tool that could help her in her life. If she chooses to live her life in a way that does not include sound, that is fabulous! That is why I have also made sure that she has that option. If I had not given her the CI I would not have given her the option to listen and speak, I was not ok not giving her all the choices I could.
