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My first day of interacting with people with the help of Ruth, right ear aid, and Laura, left ear aid, has proved interesting. I waited till I'd finished my hair this morning, which involves a lot of water poured through it, to make it wearable, before inserting r and l, because they don't like to get wet. I sympathize.
Then I found that I could hear the old tablet volume fine, the one I'm replacing, because I couldn't hear (!) and the phone, which was audible, now needs the volume turned down.
At the mammo and dexa building, I was successful in finding it this time, not wandering hopelessly, as usual, around the nextdoor, identical, building. Anyway, there, I could hear all the instructions!! Even when the technician talked as she walked in front of me. Or turned her head away.
The bonescan machine that hovers and beeps over you was really loud, those beeps much more SF and ominous than the polite little murmurs I used to hear. So I've been missing a lot more than I knew. I don't think I mind missing those beeps, though.
And now I'm up to date, until the next round of labs and visits in September. First, Labor Day and I think chicken salad. Must make mayo.
In other news, in from Israel, here's before
