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- Location: Alberta, Canada
- Who Has Hearing Loss: A child
- Hearing Loss Type: Born Deaf
- Hearing Loss Cause: Unknown
- Device: cochlear
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My Story
Hi! My name is Dacy (it's like Stacy - but with a "D"!) I also commonly answer to "Mom", "Taxi", or "Cook" for those under 4 feet tall! I am the proud owner of one eight year old "Callie" and one seven year old "Lexie".
Callie and Lexie were both born profoundly deaf. They each received their 1st cochlear implant at 12 months old in Calgary Alberta Canada. Then both girls went in together on the same day, in back-to-back surgeries for their second side bilateral in October 2007 in Dallas Texas. Dr. Park in Calgary, and Dr. Peters in Dallas have been a blessing to our family and we greatly appreciate their wonderful staff who help make it all happen!
Now we have moved on to a regular maintenance routine and both Callie and Lexie are doing just great! They attend a mainstream elementary school and are both competitive gymnasts.
I was a volunteer with the Cochlear Awareness Network for a few years and then joined Cochlear Canada as the full time Awareness Manager 3 years ago. I am excited to be here and so thankful for all the amazing people that I have met over the past few years on our CI highway!
Please contact me anytime or let me know if I can help you on your journey! =) Dacy
Blog Entries
The University of British Columbia is conducting a study on parent perceptions of cochlear implants for children with additional needs. They are looking...
Parents of children with additional needs! - Survey
I'm sharing the following info from new Community Member UBCresearch . ~DacyDo you have a child with additional needs? UBCresearch needs...
2 Months Ago
Hearing Health Tour - Saturday October 1, 2011
NEW TO COCHLEAR IMPLANTS, researching, or waiting for assessment?Are your hearing aids enough? Are you a Candidate or family member who is looking for...
8 Months Ago
Join your fellow communities to raise awareness of hearing loss solutions, cochlear implants, and Baha! www.chha.ca/walk2hear/ Saturday September...
Sports and All Sorts
Recently, I was asked to write a guest blog for Rachel Chaikof's website Cochlear Implant Online. Here is a link to the article with info on my own two...
11 Months Ago
Wowwwwzers - N5 Upgrade and Noise
Recently my girls upgraded their N24 ear to the new N5 sound processor - WOWWWWWWzers - !!!! Callie and Lexie are 9 and 7 1/2 years old and have been...
11 Months Ago
Ear vocabulary
My daughter Callie was just sitting up at the counter and asking me all about Baha, what is it, will she be getting one, how does it work. She already...
One Year Ago
Cochlear Canada team at CHS Quest event in Toronto!
On May 29th we participated in the CHS Quest fundraiser for hearing loss. It was a really cool event with a smartphone based scavenger hunt and teams...
One Year Ago
Coffee Chats - Calgary - June 22 & 30
Friendly reminder: Coffe Chats in Calgary: Wednesday June 22nd - 7:00 pmCollege & Career with volunteer Travis PCheesecake Cafe (McLeod Trail...
One Year Ago
You're invited to the Annual VOICE Edmonton, Alberta Picnic! Sunday, August 14, 2011 11am to 2pm ***************** Activities...
Come on out and meet other implant recipients!***College & Career Implant Group***Thursday May 19, 2011 Cheesecake Cafe 7600 Macleod Trail SWCalgary,...
Following is a news clip with one of our Cochlear Awareness Volunteers in Nova Scotia, Canada. The child was identified by Newborn Hearing Screening and then...
Flip Flop Fly - Ci's Reach for the sky!
Here are a couple photos from Callie and Lexie's gymnastics competition. Lexie won her first ever medal - 2nd on Floor! She also placed 7th All...
One Year Ago
Canada - Awareness Activities and Upcoming Events
Here is a look at some of the events that Cochlear Canada and our amazing CAN volunteers will be attending. Let us know if you are planning to attend...
One Year Ago
CHHA Walk2Hear events - Ontario and BC
Looking for a fun and exciting event? Consider participating in the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association’s second National Walk2Hear that...
One Year Ago
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!Let's work together to make hearing a priority and increase awareness of hearing loss and advanced hearing...
PLEASE VOTE!!!! For the LOVE TO HEAR picture of a bilateral ci kiddo for the front cover of Parent Magazine!...
Calgary Alberta - Coffee Chat
Please join us for a Cochlear Coffee Chat in Calgary! Who: -Cochlear implant and Baha candidates who would like to learn more about implant technology...
One Year Ago
Pictures from Orlando/Celebration trip
Here is a link to some photos with captions from our recent trip to Cochlear Celebration in Orlando. I am still making it through the other 285...
One Year Ago
Pics and Winter updates - 14 more sleeps!
Yup, its cold here - but that's pretty normal for winter in Alberta, Canada! My two girls dug out an igloo/cave in this pile of snow after we took the...
One Year Ago
Only 3 more weeks - Orlando here we come!
Every day my girls ask, "how many more sleeps till Celebration?" Every day we make an X on the Calendar. Every day we talk about...
One Year Ago
Music Workshop - Toronto, ON Canada
Cochlear Canada is pleased to present a HOPE Music Workshop for recipients! Enjoying Music with a Cochlear Implant: A Free Workshop for adult and...
One Year Ago
Mompreneur - Padded Pants earns mom kudos!
Check out the article about Cochlear Community member and Ci Mom...
One Year Ago
Only ## more sleeps! Our Celebration countdown
Only 42 more sleeps until Celebration! Today my girls made it through their cleaning appointment at the dentist with no troubles. How?...
One Year Ago
Once there was a family sitting around the Thanksgiving dinner table. The new ci recipient was FINALLY able to hear all the conversations going on. He...
Sun, Sand, Celebration!
Are you and your family new to Cochlear's Celebration? Let me tell you exactly what I think of the event: AMAZING, WONDERFUL, SPECTACULAR,...
One Year Ago
Win a trip to Celebration!
Win a Free Trip to Cochlear™ Celebration 2011!Cochlear wants to hear from you. Let us share in your miracle by showing us how Cochlear technology has...
One Year Ago
Nucleus 5 Zoom Challenge - join today!
Cochlear Nucleus® 5 Zoom Challenge - Join Today!Do you have the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor? Then the Zoom Challenge is for you! As you may know, the...
One Year Ago
Visiting Cochlear headquarters in Sydney
Here are a few pics from my trip to visit the amazing Cochlear facilities in Sydney Australia. My reason for going: Callie and Lexie (bilateral ci...
One Year Ago
She loves me, she loves me not, she LOVES me!
My oldest daughter Callie is 8 going on 30. She was identified profound at birth and got her first implant at 12 months of age in Canada. Same for...
One Year Ago
I will be away until November 1st
Hello! Just to let you all know that I will be away for the next few weeks. I am attending a Cochlear Customer Care training in Sydney and...
One Year Ago
Survey Opportunity - Cellphones, cochlear implants and hearing aids. A letter from the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research CenterIn 2003,...
Toronto area event-Sept 12/10
September 12, 2010 is the Hear Here Fun Fest in the Toronto area.http://www.uhac.net/events/HearHere2010.pdfIt's a great event for kids =)
One Year Ago
Hello Cochlear Community! This video contest is sponsored by Bloorview Children's Centre in Toronto. The challenge was to create a short video...
Cochlear Kiddos - pay their own way...finally!
Something major happened today! Many moons ago, my oldest daughter Callie (age 8) started asking, and asking, and asking "Please, please,...
One Year Ago
Cochlear Canada is proud to be participating in the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) Walk2Hear event! PLEASE JOIN ME! Let's show...
We made the team!
Just need to share some happy news... My youngest daughter Lexie (6 1/2), tried out for the same competitive gymnastics team that her older sister...
One Year Ago
Thank goodness for Water Resistant Processors!
April showers, bring May flowers... Isn't that the way the saying goes? Well today - in beautiful southern Alberta Canada - the saying should...
2 Years Ago
Please join us for a Cochlear Implant information evening and social with the CHHA Edmonton chapter! Monday April 12, 20107pm-9pm Glenrose Hospital...
How do we keep our ci processors on?
How do we keep hats and processors on our kids ears??? I personally love the Mic Locks (available in the Online Store under the Freedom stuff). ...
2 Years Ago
A letter to new CI Parents
Dear Parents, My name is Dacy and I am the mom of two little girls who both wear bilateral (two) cochlear implants. I share in this journey with you and...
2 Years Ago
Calendar of Spring Events in Canada!
Following is a list of dates and locations for cochlear implant and Baha gatherings for recipients and candidates to attend! Please send me a...
2 Years Ago
Assessment Process - Next HOPE Online seminar
Hello everyone, Our next HOPE Online seminar is Tuesday, March 16 at 3:00 pm. Ashley Garber will take a detailed look at the assessment process for a...
2 Years Ago
3 P's for new Implantees!
My friend John Derry wrote this in his profile and I thought it was very fitting as he has only been listening for 6 weeks! John writes (regarding...
2 Years Ago
TELEPHONE Triumph!
I have been on this ci journey with my girls for almost 8 years now. Most days we just live a pretty normal life and I don't get too emotional...
2 Years Ago
Torched with OLYMPIC Spirit!
In case you needed some Olympic spirit...I thought I would share these pics with you... Holding the 2010 torch was super cool, (it is much lighter in...
2 Years Ago
Do you know what a TOQUE is?
Here's a small hint for you.... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! IT IS -31 DEGREES OUTSIDE! (Yup, you read it right...MINUS...
2 Years Ago
Nucleus 5 Upgrade Video #3
We love the size, fit and feel of the new processor! Both girls wear a Freedom on their right ear (N24 internal) and now a Nucleus 5 CP810 on their...
2 Years Ago
Nucleus 5 Upgrade Video #2
Here is the second video when the girls put the new processor on for the first time! Amazing! We spent about 10 or 15 minutes putting them...
2 Years Ago
Our Nucleus 5 Upgrade experience! Video #1
Hello friends! I have posted some videos inside my media folder. Have a peek at the day when our new Nucleus 5 CP810 processors...
2 Years Ago
Video - Excited for the first day of school!
Hey! Here is a short video that I took of Callie and Lexie on the first day of school this year (Sept 2009). Callie is 7 years old, attends grade 2...
3 Years Ago
Helmets with BTE's
Helmets and BTE's. For Hockey, there is a Reebok helmet that expands and then you push and lock it back together once it is on the head. This...
3 Years Ago
Our Story
Recently, the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) asked me to write our story for their National magazine publication. Here is the link to the...
3 Years Ago
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