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Blog postClowning around on the river with Alex. Today’s drive started like so many others. Alexandra, my deaf/HOH daughter and I were riding side by side. Alex has been my co-pilot for hundreds of hours and thousands of miles, whether around town or traversing the United States.
The air was cool, the sun was shining, we were cruising with the windows down and the radio playing my favorite country station. I started singing (if you can call it that) and Alex looked at me. She saw that -
Blog post“I am so sorry.” Don’t be. The other day I was having a conversation with a new friend. I was telling him about our Emma and Egor Signed Exact English series and he asked me what my inspiration was to start writing sign language books all those years ago. I explained about my deaf/hard of hearing daughter, Alexandra and the limited learning resources we had when she was a child. He looked at me sadly and said, “I am so sorry to hear about your daughter”. I paused before replying, saying
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Blog postThis is Lucía’s response and her story. Second part of an email exchange that Stacy Eldred, the author and founder of Emma and Egor had with her new illustrator Lucía Benito.Lucía …thank you for sharing your story with us… it broke my heart to learn what happened to your husband, you described him as a wonderful person and I can’t imagine how much you miss him now… and I admire you for being so strong and decide to make these books come true… it’s not only the books,
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Blog postThis was the first part of an email exchange that Stacy Eldred, the author and founder of Emma and Egor had with her new illustrator Lucía Benito.I wanted to share a little tidbit about me and the Emma and Egor series.When Alex was little I was always frustrated about not being able to communicate effectively with her. This was such a challenge emotionally for me. I was a single mom, and was struggling financially (really really poor) and in many other ways. Alex kept me focused
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Blog postHave her skull opened and her ear implanted? That is the question faced by every parent of a deaf child.Alexandra after cochlear implant surgery. The Facts: Alexandra received her first cochlear implant (CI) on January 18, 1998. She was almost 3 years old, she had had 36 ear infections and despite speech therapy since she was 13 months old, she had no formative language skills.
The Questions: Cochlear Implant? No Cochlear Implant? Positives? Negatives? Where can I turn f -
Blog postTympanostomy, a plastic tube and a tiny incision in the eardrumAlex and Keith getting ready for her cochlear implant Alexandra had been in and out of the pediatrician’s office for 7 months with Otitis Media an infection of the middle ear infection yet she still had not had a hearing test. When I pressed the doctors about Alexandra’s lack of response to verbal cues, it was attributed to the fluid in her ears and her multitude of ear infections. Never once did we consider that she was
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Blog postToilet: Palm-out T shakes Paper: Palm-down right heel (of hand) brushes across palm-up left hand slightly to the left; repeat. by Stacy Eldred Try to remember that when you need it the most.
Imagine walking into a house and finding squares of paper stuck to almost everything, many of them only a few feet off the floor. New game? Updated décor? Inventory? Nothing so mundane, it was just my first attempt at teaching my 13-month-old daughter to communicate.
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Blog postNot Quite “Normal” by Stacy EldredHappy Birthday Sunshine! Alexandra was born on the first day of Spring and has been nicknamed “Sunshine” ever since.
We had a quick and easy delivery, just seven and a half hours. Alexandra popped into this world with a smile and maintains that enthusiasm and zest for life to this day (although you wouldn’t know if from her 3rd birthday photos). For the first three weeks everything seemed “normal”. Then the ear infections started. Our lives, -
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Blog postThe Single Most important Sign to Know? I Love You. by Stacy Eldred
This powerful sign shares something beautiful without a sound, just a simple hand gesture. It not only says I Love You, it says:
I am proud of you,I am here with you,Well done, andKeep your head up. Growing up, Alexandra was able to see the I Love You sign everywhere; whether she was looking out the bus window, walking up the sidewalk to school, playing amongst friends, training on t -
Blog postShocked and Overwhelmed by Stacy Eldred Learning to Communicate
Alex at 21 — you can just barely see her bionic ear. Shocked and overwhelmed. That’s how I felt when my daughter Alexandra was diagnosed with a severe / profound hearing loss. She was 13 months old, her sister Heather was 6 and I wasn’t quite 30. So began our journey — for which I was so very unprepared.
When life throws out an unexpected obstacle our primal instincts are to fight or flee. I was going to fi -
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Titles By Stacy L. Eldred
Emma and Egor First Words Book 2: Infants and Toddlers Learn Sign Language (Emma and Egor Learn Sign Language 3)
May 20, 2018
$5.99
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How Are You Feeling Today?: Emma, Egor and Eli Learn to Sign Feelings (Emma and Egor Learn to Sign Book 9)
Feb 13, 2018
$5.99
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