• nine families experiences
• a section on how the implant works (with diagrams)
• a glossary of technical terms and
• the form that parents need to sign if they consent to the operation. This form includes a comprehensive list of possible risks.

Below are some quotes from parents whose stories are recorded in THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT parents tell their story.

"We wanted someone to just tell us what to do and in the end we realised
that nobody could."

"When I looked at what had to be put under the skin of my little baby
it was very daunting. I thought it wasn't going to fit."

"To hear him singing songs, laughing at the television, telling me to turn up the CD player
in the car and giggling with his brothers and sister is all the confirmation we
need to reassure us that we made the right decision."

"We had all gambled and we made the decision with eyes wide open and it failed."

"The cochlear implant would change her from who she was. It was like saying she wasn't
acceptable until we changed her into being the same as us - hearing."

"If we go somewhere different and meet new people, they don't know she has
a hearing loss as she speaks so well."