We took a quick trip over the pond to celebrate Thanksgiving with Uncle John. Lily had a great time with all the new language exposure including London Bridge, The Eye, Henry the VIII's Palace, the Queen's Castle, Stonehenge, Maze, Marks and Spencer, Climbers and Creepers, and a British Bulldog that Lily named Butter.
While visiting the Kew Gardens, a Mom came up to me and said "Is that a Cochlear Implant?" (read that with your best British accent) I said "Yes." And she said, "My daughter has one too." The little girl was right next to Lily, playing in the tiny rubber balls, talking away. The girls seemed unfazed that they both had implants, but it was fun to compare notes.
We also met up with Rachel Chaikof of Cochlear Implant Online. She is one of the first kids implanted nearly 20 years ago during the clinical trials for Cochlear Implants. Rachel is now in grad school and exploring the limitless possibilities for her future. It was so kind of her to meet up with us for lunch. Lily was feeling the jet lag at this moment and we forgot to get a picture of them together. Next time!
Between driving on the "wrong" side of the road and trying to understand the English's English, it was a grand adventure. Thanks Uncle John for all your hospitality.
(Trick Photo - This is a reflection of the Husker Football game against Colorado as it appeared out our pub window. Yes, that is the Tower of London. We watched the game with Nebraskans living in the UK)
Hey there!
It was a real pleasure to meet you all in London! I enjoyed chatting with you, your daughter and your family! I have your daughter's adorable video up on YouTube at www.youtube.com/cochlearimplantonlin . I'm working on captioning it and once it's done, I'll publish it on Cochlear Implant Online.
I'm glad to see that you had a chance to tour around a lot in spite of the cold weather! Love the photo of you guys at Stonehenge with Lily in her blanket!
Posted by: Rachel | January 20, 2011 at 04:16 PM