Six years hearing

Time seem to be flying. I was making a presentation today about how it is better earlier implantation of cochlear implants for best speech and language outcomes of children and then I remembered. Today it was the 6th year birthday of Luca's CI hearing. What an stressful and wonderful day. I can't believe we are so far from that day already, and that even though we are over the hill, the journey is  not over yet. Once thing is for sure, Luca continues making me smile and making me proud, everyday I go to bed thinking how lucky I am to have such a precious child with me. He really makes me happy and give sense to my life.
And so many celebrations. In a few days, I will be having a birthday too. A big one! And since I am surrounded by people who are 15-17 years younger than me, this one is hitting me hard. And I wish I wasn't so loud, I think everybody around me knows I am going through this birthday/crisis, I can't hide it, but at the same time, I feel so happy to having one more birthday. Like my friend just told me, I will never be this young again. And I am still enjoying life very much, fighting hard, laughing hard, reminding people about sharing the road, helping people with all the audiology knowledge I am acquiring, making people laugh (I think my classmates might think I'm a bit of a clown) and showing the beauty of plants to those who have never been told. I am also as close as I can be to all of my family, far and close, and I am constantly making new friends while preserving my good old friends. How enriching this life can be, I have to say, I have lots more to do and enjoy and say and goof about.
Let the celebrations begin!