Helpful Experiences

• "No One Like Me" | Posted on 08/08/2016
  ‘Tween advocacy and fitting in. I stared at the picture for a while.  I tilted my head first to the right and then to the left.  I was looking at my 12 year old’s self-portrait and trying to figure it out.  It didn’t even look human but I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.  What could I say ...read more
  
  
• It Takes a Village | Posted on 09/09/2016
  I remember the day our son didn’t pass his newborn hearing screening. I sat on the floor of his hospital room staring at his crib. It felt like the air was being sucked from the room. I knew I should be happy that he was getting stronger and that, after more than 30 days ...read more
  
  
• Halloween- A Parent's Perspective | Posted on 10/28/2016
  My son Lucas is 6.5 years old, and was born profoundly deaf. He received his first set of hearing aids at 5 months old, and cochlear implants at the ages 1 and 2.  We used a combination of sign language and speech for the first two years, until he showed preference over spoken language. Now, our primary mode of communication is spoken language, with some ...read more