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If You Want Me To

Posted in Encouragement, Kyersten, deafness, hearing loss, tagged ASL, deafness, hearing loss, sign language on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Since I recently posted about getting my daughter, Kyersten, ready for college… I wanted to follow-up with a very special post.
Kyersten is an incredible young lady. I realize I’m “her mom”, but those who know her can tell you that she is very special. I really look forward to the coming years to see how [...]

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Visiting College with a Hearing Loss

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, assistance dogs, deafness, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, working dogs, tagged AACC, Fidos For Freedom, hearing loss, service dogs on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday Terry, Kyersten and I went to college.
We are blessed that our kiddos get to go to their first two years “free”, as long as they attend where “Daddy” works! Needless to say, Kyersten is enrolled in Anne Arundel Community College this Fall!
The first hour, Kyersten stayed curled up with a computer somewhere while [...]

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Are you too sensitive?

Posted in Encouragement, deafness, family and friends, hearing loss, tagged advocacy, deafness, hearing loss on July 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »

For curiosities sake, I went to my favorite hearing loss forums and discussion boards and counted the number of topics that had to do with “hurt feelings” and being “too sensitive”. I knew the subject had come up in one form or another on every site I’ve been too, yet I was surprised to finally [...]

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Teasing

Posted in Challenge, Kyersten, Stress, deafness, family and friends, hearing loss, tagged hearing loss, KODAS on July 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I was told this week by someone I was close to that my teasing had been hurting their feelings. I was so surprised and felt very badly about it. It had never occurred to me, that I was being insensitive or mean. I was very hurt.
Part of it I think, is because of the families [...]

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A Number of “Firsts”

Posted in Fidos For Freedom, assistance dogs, cochlear implant, deafness, dog related, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, working dogs, tagged cochlear implants, deafness, hearing assistance dogs, hearing loss, service dogs, working dogs on July 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Kyersten (my 18-year-old daughter) and I went to Florida last week to stay with my parents. It was a “senior” trip of sorts. We didn’t really DO anything, but both of us needed a week of “not doing anything”. Mom and Dad had company the week before we came, so I think they were perfectly [...]

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Observation

Posted in Encouragement, cochlear implant, deafness, hearing loss, tagged cochlear implant, deafness, hearing loss on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My son Chris 17 years old
I came across the blog of a an old friend today. (Well SHE’S not old, because we are the same age… and gee! I AM NOT OLD!) I almost didn’t “recognize” her as she has a new name and is a published author! (You GO girlfriend!)
Her latest post dealt with [...]

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