Hi I am a highly qualified Primary and Early Childhood teacher with 18 years experience. I am an extremely enthusiastic and motivated teacher. I wear hearing aids. I can hear environmental sounds and music, but voices are really muffled, so I mainly lip-read. Luckily, I have a great group of friends and families that I know will support me in my decision to throw myself at the mercy of a bionic ear. I am happily married with four beautiful children. I would love to be able to hear their voices properly for the first time. My implant operation is on 9th December and then the switch-on is scheduled for Wednesday 23rd December 2015.