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Shutters

February 27th, 2013 by

Okay. I am waiting. But while I wait I am involved in a thousand things so that the limbo becomes a juggling act of my patience vs. my moving forward with ideas. The dream is there hovering. In the meantime, life has been throwing some eggs. Little tests that I’m not sure I’m Read More

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Jordan’s first IEP meeting…

January 30th, 2013 by

We had Jordan’s bi-annual IEP meeting yesterday and for the first time since he started school at age 3, he participated. After asking the CI Circle parents their experiences regarding allowing their children to participate in the meetings, I realized that in the USA it’s common for Read More

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Adrenaline

January 28th, 2013 by

Some people jump from an airplane and feel the rush at the moment they tug the cord of the parachute. Some people step in front of a podium, microphone in hand. Some girls put on a tutu while others run the bases until they touch home plate. When you’re a sixteen year old guy, it can be Read More

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Bye Mishka:-)

January 25th, 2013 by

“Last week i took down my blog down for good. It’s been inactive for some time, but now it’s gone. I’ve saved all the posts. some day I will donate them to a deaf studies program. blogging had been an enriching experience. I’ve gained invaluable information and Read More

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I love my son

December 4th, 2012 by

I wish that I could give him my assertiveness to lend him the strength that he would need at that specific moment where he lowers his head to look insecurity in the eyes. For just that precise moment when he chooses to ignore or shake his head and suffer in silence, because HE knows right from Read More

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The Power of Social Networking to Link Patients with Medical Professionals

November 26th, 2012 by

For four years, I have been speaking at Medical Conferences to share our experience with Jordan’s hearing loss, but recently a different type of conference has been spontaneously popping up as an initiative linked to the Italian forum I created three years ago. What is currently happening Read More

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What will you be when you grow up?

November 20th, 2012 by

My first course was an emotional experience, especially because Jordan was with me. I divided the day into two parts: the morning session with teens and an afternoon session with the families of babies-children-teens with profound hearing loss. The theme for the teens was: Who will I be when I Read More

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Request for Resources: A Full-Day Course offering Parental Support

November 5th, 2012 by

It’s been a long time. Jordan’s in his third year of high school- in Italy they go for five. He’s thinking of moving back to the States to avoid that extra year:-) Sofia’s in her last year of Elementary School. I fell in love…again. 2012 is just zipping right Read More

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The River

September 12th, 2012 by

Sofia kicked me in the face when I tried to wake her up this morning for her first day of school. Jordan gave me the elbow when I nudged his long and lanky teenage tall self for his grand wake up at 7 am, that he hasn’t seen since June. Beat me, slam me, smash me…SCHOOL IS BACK IN Read More

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The Hear and Now

September 7th, 2012 by

A long, long time ago I read the book “Just Who Will you Be?” by Maria Shriver. My dad sent it to me during the crisis period when my marriage went wrong. I found it when painting my house for the first time in 12 years, as I started cleaning the stuff from above my computer. My dad Read More

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