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The Cartwright Family

We have two daughters. Cassie is 11 and Emmy is 7.  Emmy failed her newborn hearing screenings at birth. The nurses told us not to worry, and we didn't. There was no reason for us to believe that our daughter would have a hearing loss. No one in our family is deaf, there were no complications with the pregnancy, and Cassie, our oldest was hearing. Still, we continued with testing and at 4 months, received the news that Emmy had a profound hearing loss.  She was fit with hearing aids and received no benefit. She was enrolled in an oral school at 5 months old. She received her first implant at 13 months old. At 4 1/2, Emmy graduated from her school and was ready to be mainstreamed. She started pre-school at her sister's charter school. Emmy was bilaterally implanted at 6 years old. She is now in second grade and doing great. She is in a Girl Scout troop and takes Karate lessons. She loves to do anything outside and has an amazing sense of humor. It’s been a long couple of years, but well worth it. We wouldn't trade our experience for anything.