Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with
yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than
the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
-- an excerpt from Max Ehrmann's poem Desiderata
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Climb for a Cause Participants Who Joined 3 Events become DAYO Members
Great news to all those who participated in the successful climb for a cause by DAYO!
Those who joined any of the three of the seven events - Mt. Maculot, Bolinao, Mt. Batulao, Mt. Mabilog, Mt. Manabu, Mt. Manalmon and Magalawa, will become automatic members of the outdoor group.
The announcement was posted via DAYO/Enzo's Facebook group page by Jackielyn Magno, one of DAYO's officers and administrator of the group's social media.
What is Dayo?
DAYO is an outdoor group that is bound by friendship and common interest. They organize monthly outdoor activities and various trips in different mountains and beaches in the Philippines every year.
Moreover, official members can get to know other fellow mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts through DAYO's anniversary climbs and Christmas party.
On the other hand, the recently concluded fundraising climbs for Enzo was also lead by the outdoor group.
To learn more about Enzo's condition, kindly read HERE.
Please follow this blog for more updates about Enzo and to learn more about hearing loss in children and other related information.
For more information, contact Kat at (+63) 917-8067905 or email enzogiftofsound@gmail.com.
Photo credit goes to the owners of the images.
Dayo hosts successful mountaineering activities for Enzo
The weekends of August and September were the busiest months of 2015 for baby Enzo's family and friends.
Mommy Kat is an active member of the mountaineering group DAYO. In cooperation with the outdoor group, they launched a series of climbing activities to help raise funds for Enzo's cochlear implantation.
Around 139 participants plus guests joined the climb. Here's the unofficial head count posted on Enzo/Dayo's Facebook group:
- Mt. Maculot August 22, 2015
10 participants
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| Team Maculot (dubbed as the Pabebe Group) |
- Bolinao
August 29, 2015
10 participants
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| Team Bolinao (dubbed as Rose among the Thorn) |
- Mt. Batulao
September 5, 2015
13 participants
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| Team Batulao (dubbed as The Lucky 13) |
- Mt. Mabilog
September 12, 2015
37 participants
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| Team Mt. Mabilog (dubbed as Usapang Bilog) |
- Mt. Manabu
September 19, 2015
44 participants
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| Team Mt. Manabu (dubbed as Climb with Kapeng Barako) |
- Mt. Manalmon
September 26, 2015
35 participants
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| Team Manalmon (dubbed as Twin Hike) |
A culminating event for all participants was supposed to take place last October 17 and 18 at Magalawa Island Amada Resort in Zambales wherein the amount collected from the climbs will be awarded to Enzo and mom Kat. Unfortuntely, Kat and little Enzo wasn't able to join the group in Zambales due to weather disturbance that week.
Dayo's successful climb for a cause for Enzo raised a total of Php 60,430.00 collected from the registration fee, donation from participants and t-shirt sale.
Baby Enzo, mommy Kat and their family are grateful for the time and energy shared by the participants and DAYO's support for this cause.
To learn more about Enzo's condition, kindly read HERE.
Please follow this blog for more updates about Enzo and to learn more about hearing loss in children and other related information.
For more information, contact Kat at (+63) 917-8067905 or email enzogiftofsound@gmail.com.
Photo credit goes to the owners of the images.
Photo credit goes to the owners of the images.
Cochlear Implantation: How does it work?
If you've been following Enzo's journey, the main inspiration for putting up this blog is to raise funds for his cochlear implantation.
What is cochlear implantation?
According to the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
A cochlear implant is a device that provides stimulation directly to the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged hair cells in the cochlea that prevent sound from reaching the nerve. An implant does not result in "restored" hearing for the recipient, but does allow him or her to perceive sounds.
Children as young as twelve months of age can become a candidate for cochlear implantation so long as the child has severe to profound hearing loss in both ears.
In Enzo's case, his medical profile from the Philippine National Ear Institute showed that he has Bilateral Profound Hearing Loss. His condition was only discovered when he was seven months old. He is turning two this October 23.
According to the summary report submitted by Dr. Charlotte M. Chiong, cochlear implantation is strongly recommended for him to have a chance to access the frequencies that are not accessible with hearing aids.
Through the recommendation of doctors, Mommy Kat found MED-EL Philippines, Inc. for Enzo's implantation.
However, the cost of the cochlear implants can't be handled alone by Enzo's family. How much will it cost?
Enzo's conchlear implants will be the MED-EL CONCERTO SYSTEM. The unit's original price is Php 1,330,000,00 (including taxes and duties).
Fortunately, MED-EL has offered a discounted price for the unit at Php 950, 000 (including taxes and duties) inclusive of the following:
Fortunately, MED-EL has offered a discounted price for the unit at Php 950, 000 (including taxes and duties) inclusive of the following:
- One (1) year speech therapy
- Two (2) years free programming and fitting of the system
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| MED-EL's Concerto Cochlear Implant photo credit: MED-EL |
The Concerto, described by MED-EL as "the world's smallest titanium cochlear implant", has a variety of "the softest and most flexible electrode arrays ever produced."
What does MED-EL actually mean by this?
The company "developed a wave-shaped wire design that enables the electrode to flex and bend making it perfectly suitable for insertion into the cochlea."
The electrode is an electrical conductor responsible for transmitting the electrical simulation to the nerve fibers in the cochlea.
Here is a video from MED-EL explaining how cochlear implant works:
Video from MED-EL's YouTube
MED-EL's Concerto is the perfect implant for Enzo considering that the unit's flexibility fits his age. This will be surgically placed in his ears and will be worn hopefully in his lifetime.
To learn more about MED-EL, the CONCERTO and the other hearing aid technologies developed by the company, you can visit the following links:
- CONCERTO|
http://www.medel.com/components-concerto/ - Hearing Preservation
http://www.medel.com/hearingpreservation/titel=The%20Importance%20of%20Hearing%20Preservation&
To learn more about Enzo's condition, kindly read HERE.
Please follow this blog for more updates about Enzo and to learn more about hearing loss in children and other related information.
For more information, contact Kat at (+63) 917-8067905 or email enzogiftofsound@gmail.com.
Monday, October 5, 2015
A Day in the Life | Enzo's Therapy Part 2: Occupational Therapy
In one of our earlier posts, we've learned about the various therapies Enzo needed for his learning development (Read: A day in the life | Enzo's Therapy Part 1: Language and Speech).
Aside from his language and speech therapy, Dr. Agnes Falcotelo, his developmental pediatrician at Capitol Medical Center, required him to undergo an Occupational Therapy focusing on ADL (Activity on Daily Living) and behavioral activity.
What is occupational therapy?
According to KidsHealth.Org:
Occupational therapy (OT) treatment focuses on helping people with a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives. OT can help kids with various needs improve their cognitive, physical, sensory, and motor skills and enhance their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment.
Enzo's occupational therapy is also held at CHIPS Inc. with his teacher Alvin Wang. He uses different tools such as chewy tubes, ball and toys that can help him develop his motor skills and learn actions such as 'give', 'throw away', 'pack away' and 'bye bye' among others.
He is also learning how to play with toys properly.
For more information, contact Kat at (+63) 917-8067905 or email enzogiftofsound@gmail.com.
Aside from his language and speech therapy, Dr. Agnes Falcotelo, his developmental pediatrician at Capitol Medical Center, required him to undergo an Occupational Therapy focusing on ADL (Activity on Daily Living) and behavioral activity.
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| Enzo with his therapist/teacher Alvin Wang of CHIPS Inc. |
According to KidsHealth.Org:
Occupational therapy (OT) treatment focuses on helping people with a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives. OT can help kids with various needs improve their cognitive, physical, sensory, and motor skills and enhance their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment.
Enzo's occupational therapy is also held at CHIPS Inc. with his teacher Alvin Wang. He uses different tools such as chewy tubes, ball and toys that can help him develop his motor skills and learn actions such as 'give', 'throw away', 'pack away' and 'bye bye' among others.
He is also learning how to play with toys properly.
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| Enzo learning balance control with a vestibular ball. |
Here are just some of the tools that Enzo play with during therapy:
Aside from these therapies, his mommy Kat also wants to him to grow and become familiar in an environment where he can be physically active and confident.
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| Mommy Kat and Enzo at the Marikina Sports Complex |
To learn more about Enzo's condition, kindly read HERE.
Please follow this blog for more updates about Enzo and to learn more about hearing loss in children and other related information.
For more information, contact Kat at (+63) 917-8067905 or email enzogiftofsound@gmail.com.
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