Lost and Found: My Cochlear Implant Life

Today I turned 53. It's my 2nd birthday since I lost my hearing. I don't feel any different than yesterday. Certainly no different...

...you smile a lot. Not a cool, sexy, confident, "I'm-enjoying-life" smile. It's a doofus smile.  You smile becau...

The most frustrating part of being hard-of-hearing for me is having to ask people to repeat themselves. It's a nuisance, I know, for...

There seems to be a great influx of "miracle" videos depicting cochlear implant recipients who have amazingly successful and overe...

" IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt yo...

When I get together with friends and family, they are always curious about my progress with my cochlear implant. How are things going? Are...

"What's that noise?" my husband asks casually as we are driving to the airport. "What noise? I don't hear anythin...