Alabama PEEPs: October 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

PEEPs to visit Imagination Place (N & Central AL)

If you are in North or Central Alabama and have a hearing impaired child, please come out to Imagination Place in downtown Gadsden on Sunday Nov 7 from 2-3:30 p.m. Imagination Place has a neat children's museum and guests will be treated to some fun and crafty activities. Email Val to RSVP by October 28 and be sure to include how many tickets you'll need and ages of the children. For more information click here.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Two PEEPs Bounce and Play Events set for South Alabama

Come bounce and play Saturday, November 6 from 11:30-1:30 at Pump It Up in Mobile. Pump it Up is located at 741-A Hillcrest Road. Socks are required. There is no charge for deaf children. If siblings want to bounce there is a $6 fee per child. Space is limited! Reservations must be made by Friday, November 4 to ashley.peeps@yahoo.com

Our second event will be held Saturday, December 4 from 1:00-3:00pm at The Little Gym of the Eastern Shore in Daphne. The Little Gym is located at 6900 U.S. Highway 90, Suite 11, next to the Rave Movie Theater. Reservations are required and spots are limited. Reservations must be made by Friday, December 3 to ashley.peeps@yahoo.com

Refreshments and snacks will be provided at both events. To reserve you spot email ashley.peeps@yahoo.com with the number of spots you need!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

HEAR Center Pumpkin Patch 2010

Many families from the HEAR Center gathered Saturday at Bennett Farms in Heflin, to enjoy a beautiful day at the pumpkin patch. There was a hay ride, pumpkin paiting, a hay maze and more! The petting zoo seemed to be a big hit with the children.

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Parents Educating & Encouraging Parents
PEEPs is Alabama's Parent Mentoring program for families who have children with hearing loss. Volunteer Parent Mentors work directly with professionals in their fields (audiology, speech therapy, hearing impaired teachers, etc.) and organize current information and share with other volunteers from around the state, all working hard to raise awareness about hearing loss in children. Parent Mentors help unite families together with common interests via email and social events. If you are a family or professional, you may contact a PEEP at the email listed under each mentor. (scroll down)

Ashley Morris-Parent Mentor

Hearing loss was never on my radar until 2007. That year, my daughter was born profoundly deaf. Much later, I learned she had sensorineural hearing loss due to connexin 26. After failing her newborn screening at the hospital, my daughter had her first ABR at 8 weeks and by the time she turned three months old, she was sporting the tiniest hearing aids I had ever seen. Her older sister actually referred to them as her earrings. At age 10 months in the summer of 2008, my daughter received bilateral cochlear implants at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Dr. Audie Woolley performed the surgery and one month later, she uttered her first word and has yet to slow down. From LING checks to babble games, she caught up to her peers in her language development. She loves singing, playing with her sister and two best friends, going to gymnastics and visiting the beach all while wearing her bionic ears. ashley.peeps@yahoo.com

Donna Hammock-Parent Mentor

My name is Donna Hammock and I have been married to Nathan for almost 10 years. We have a 5yr old son and are currently in the process of adopting our daughter from China. I retired from the Alabama Air National Guard in Nov 08 and I am now enjoying being a full-time mom. We love to travel and visit museums and parks and are always looking for new and exciting places to visit. We found out that our son was profoundly deaf when he was two and a half and we immediately began working with Dr. Woolley and the Children's HEAR Center, getting him hearing aids first and then cochlear implants three months later. Pearson has enlarged vestibular aqueducts and genetic testing discovered his Pendreds Syndrome. He has worn bilateral cochlear implants for almost three years now and loves attending his preschool where other hearing impaired children attend also. With his preschool primarily focusing on listening and spoken language, his expressive and receptive language is flourishing. donna.peeps@yahoo.com

Val Blakely-Parent Mentor

I'm Val Blakely, mom to Gage (9) and Brooklyn (6). Both of my children wear bilateral cochlear implants. Each child wore hearing aids around three years before receiving their implants. Brooklyn's cause of hearing loss is unknown at this point, she passed her newborn screening, but as an infant, we discovered her progressive loss. Gage was born deaf and has Goldenhar Syndrome, therefore his loss is syndromic and not genetic. I have many volunteer activities, including participating in presentations around the state, moderating hearing loss blogs at Deaf Village, and writing for Cochlear Kids and Bama Ears blogs. I also enjoy being a substitute teacher. Volunteering has been very rewarding for me personally and I hope to help and encourage as many families as possible as a parent mentor. valb.peeps@yahoo.com

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

PEEPs to visit Imagination Place (N & Central AL)

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Two PEEPs Bounce and Play Events set for South Alabama

Sunday, October 3, 2010

HEAR Center Pumpkin Patch 2010

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