HollyAlonzo – Never Giving Up Hope

Deaf, Blind, And Determined

Milestones

Wow, my boy is walking so well!  He follows me around everywhere.  My parents had him for a couple of weeks to visit and spend time with him.  I called and told them I wanted him back.  So he’s back and oh my, did I miss the little man.  he follows me everywhere, when the phone rings he says, “hi!” lol it’s so cute!  He’s such a “Big Boy” now.  He wants to help with everything.  We were letting the air out of the airmatress and he wanted to help.  His favorite part was stomping on it at the end to make sure all of the air was out.  He had a blast.  Since he’s walking alot more now, he is wearing his pip squeekers.  http://www.pipsqueekers.com if You’d like to check them out.  The cutest little things.  Our neighbor saw him outside in them and went and got his wife so she could see them too. 
 
Thursday, the 24, I went to the doctor.  I finally got a primary care.  I think I overwhelmed him.  *grins* He said he had no clue about NF2 and I told him  I would help him.  lol.  He’s very nice.  Older, like an old family doctor.  I love is bedside manner too.  I think he and I will get along great.  He gave me some more meds for anxiety.  I can’t sleep at night because I am afraid to go to sleep.  Afraid I’ll die in my sleep or something.  it all started when I found out the tumor was growing.  So, maybe, hopefully, some meds will get me calmer and I’ll get back to normal. 
 
Normal, is that even possible these days?  It seems like everyone has problems and we all think ours is the worst.  Some people break up with their fiance and think life just can’t go on, then you get someone like me with the NF2 and it’s like grow up, but I’m scared too and think life just totally sucks but then there is someone with cancer.  So in our own minds, we all think we got it bad.  But I just have to always remember, there is always someone more worse off than I am.  So the next time I get in one of my poor pitiful me moods, I’ll just have to remember that.
 
I haven’t heard anything from the Seeing Eye yet.  I probably won’t for a while.  But Hopefully they figure out a class date for me soon.  I want another dog so bad.  Of course, that will mean a month away from Edward and Isaiah, but hopefully I can manage.
 
Think that is all for now.  Will be back later with another update on my boring life.  And thank you to everyone for you support and prayers.  I need it.
 
Holly

update

Howdie Folks!  It’s been a long time hasn’t it?  Well, what’s been going on with me.  I moved to North Carolina about a month ago.  I love it here.  The city is fantastic and I have so many options to get places.  I’ve been trying to find a primary care doctor to refer me to the specialists I need, and I think today I made a little bit of progress.  Hopefully they call me back later today with an appointment.
 
Isaiah is 11 month old now.  I can’t believe the time passes so quick!  He’s walking now and has two teeth on bottom.  Some on top are trying to come through though.  My little boy is growing up so fast!  I remember when they gave him to me in the the little blanket and he was so tiny it swallowed him up.  *smiles* Those were the days when he didn’t move around.  lol.  Now he crawls and walks everywhere and gets into anything imaginable.  He loves to open and slam the kitchen cabinets.  He’ll be a year in August and I am trying to figure out what I want to do for his first birthday.  Any ideas are welcome.
 
I called The Seeing Eye to get a class date, because I miss having a service dog.  They told me the soonest they could get me in would be spring, but if they have any cancelations they’ll let me know.  I hope they do, because I miss working with a dog.  So much easier than a cane!  But yet, you don’t have to take care of your cane so that’s the plus side.  But I think the benefits of working with a dog far out weigh the cane. 
 
My donate button on here was not working right since it was linked to my old email with paypal, but I updated it all and we have fixed the button now so it works again if anyone is interested in donating.  And I think that is all I have to say for right now.  I promise I’ll be back to write again soon.
 
Holly

contact

I had a very great comment back on hearing loss.  It was an anonymous comment but at the end was contact for IM or skype.  But it’s not seeming to work for me.  So here is my contact info.
msn messenger:  hollyalonzo@centurytel.net
yahoo:  princess_holli03
AIM:  hollyalonzo
skype: holly-bear
 
I really want to get in contact with this person.  I replied with a comment to that same place, so hopefully they’ll come back and read the comment I posted, but if not that is why I am making a new entry.  I hope everyone is doing well.
 
Thinks on the fundraising end aren’t going too well anymore.  I keep trying.  Well that is all for now, I just wanted to put my contact info out there.
 
Holly
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