New Covenant Family

Tomorrow we go to N.O. to get Silas’ processors. We officially start the part of this journey that involves actual hearing. I’m nervous, excited, a little scared for my little boy as he enters a part of the world that he has been oblivious to since birth, and very, very humbled at my small part in God’s great plan for my baby.

We got an inoccuous looking little envelope from Ochsner’s Saturday, very much like the half dozen envelopes we received from them before. Inside was a statement detailing the costs of little man’s implant surgery, letting us know what they were filing with our insurance. You may be intrigued to know that the gift of hearing via bi-lateral cochlear implants comes with a price tag of $180,000.00! I laughed so hard at the absurdity of us being able to pay anything close to that amount that I thought I might wet myself!

After deciding to keep the statement for Silas’ scrapbook, I got to thinking about that exhorbitant price and how absolutely worth it the possibility of hearing is. What I would give to be able to fix all of my children’s issues for such a trifle…. How thrilled I am to be given the opportunity to give to my children, to a future that will live on far beyond me…. And how humbled I am that the Lord has blessed us to be able to make this surgery possible. Praise God for his indescribable gift, for my precious angels with smiling faces, ringing laughs, and robotic ears.