Lost and Found: My Cochlear Implant Life

I had to leave a professional development meeting this week to change my cochlear implant battery. Those little low battery tones are ofte...

Oklahoma has failed it's children. The state of Oklahoma enacted a pathetic, punitive law that seeks to retain any third grade stu...

...of hearing aid batteries -- I let myself run out of them. Can you believe it? As one who is completely dependent on this tiny piece o...

While brushing my hair this evening before going to bed, I came across something shiny and sticky attached to my hair. In plain sight, it sh...

...visiting my audiologist for an adjustment to my cochlear implant program is at the bottom of that list. I want to have the very best ...

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...