It was an unfortunate thing. In one deaf discussion forum I brought up the “Restoring Honor” rally where Glenn Beck played the host and the question quickly came up on where were the blacks or African Americans in a “sea of white.” Of course, there were many that attended Read More
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A new school year…..
August 25th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
And so it begins….. I can’t believe that Max is a second grader this year. I vividly remember Mrs. Wilson and my second grade year. Am I really this dang old? I guess I am. At least having an 8 year old son allows me to pretend like I am young again. Max has recently taken up skateboarding, Read More
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Two Teens Text Their Viewpoints on FM Systems
August 22nd, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Some teenagers with hearing loss unfortunately seem get to a point where they view their FM systems as too much trouble. The FM system just adds to the already uncomfortable feeling of being different than everyone else. It takes so much extra time, effort, and personal responsibility to tote Read More
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The Dog Days Of Summer……
July 16th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
It’s been a while. I guess nothing really new and exciting has happened in the life of the Hawkins family lately. We just spend most of our time being busy and attempting to get by like everyone else. I think a nice trip out to the Advanced Bionics headquarters in California would break up the Read More
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Whisper 2010-07-02 08:43:00
July 2nd, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
I’d always been so afraid to listen for God’s voice. I was terrified He would tell me that my daughter would get sick, or we’d have to give up all our money and live like paupers. It wasn’t until Rhyan was diagnosed that I found myself crying out to Him, with nothing to lose, desperate Read More
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Family Update
May 21st, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Another school year has come and gone. Crazy. I turned 38, Max will soon be 8 and Claire is now 4 (I won’t mention Steph’s age.). That looks really strange to me when I see it written down. Anyway…. I though that I would take a minute and update everyone on our family. Let’s go youngest Read More
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Landon’s technology journey
May 14th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Thanks to all for the kind words about Landon’s iPhone application. I can tell you it was fun and frustrating experience to conceptualize and develop the application. I thought it would be neat to see how my little technologist has evolved along with his technology. The first attempt was Read More
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Max
May 8th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
I just wanted to take a minute to share my thoughts on Max. Steph and I are currently trying to decide whether or not Max needs a second implant. He is doing really well in school, but I see his hearing struggles on a daily basis. It is almost impossible for him to hear in a noisy situation, such Read More
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Sounds From The Hockey Playoffs
April 22nd, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Obviously I wish Max and Claire had been born with normal hearing, but there are times when I am “happy” that my kids were born with a hearing loss. Here are a few of those times. I hope you enjoy them! 1.Sitting in the nosebleed seats at Nashville Predators games, particularly after the Read More
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Whisper 2010-04-11 21:00:00
April 11th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
As the year progresses, changes continue to take place rapidly. Jillian H., or Jillian number 2, is scheduled for surgery on June 11. She will have her second implant and all her parents love and hard work will have paid off. Rhyan’s Hope has been privileged to take part in what will always be Read More
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Welcome a new guest blogger….TD
March 29th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Let’s welcome “TD” from parts unknown, except for me, who is recently added to our list of guest bloggers for DCR. This is a savvy, politically oriented person who knows a thing or two when it comes to politics. A late-deafened adult but very much a member of our deaf and hard Read More
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Is Bob Dylan a President?
March 14th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
So I am wearing a Bob Dylan t-shirt this evening. It has a head shot of him placed in the middle of a hot air balloon. Bob’s name is written underneath. Max saw it after I put it on and immediately asked me if the picture was that of a President named Bob. I wish! Anyway, I just thought that I Read More
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Whisper 2010-02-16 09:04:00
February 16th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
“There is a God-ordained passion that makes you glad, sad, or mad. There is something that breaks your heart because it breaks the heart of God. The only question that remains is this: what are you going to do about it?” Mark Batterson, Primal So, what breaks my heart… The first-time Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Loss |
Lamentations….
February 13th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
I watched a video that one of my friends posted on Facebook yesterday. The video showed his eight year old son giving his testimony about accepting Jesus Christ in to his life and his subsequent baptism. Watching the experience brought tears to my eyes, for a couple of reasons. The first reason Read More
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Landon’s Lip Reading Abilities
February 11th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Over the past few weeks I have noticed that Landon has become really good a reading lips. The other night while I was watching the Saints NFC Championship game, he came to hand me he ears; which he readily pulls off when he gets tired at night. After he place the devices in my hand, I Read More
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EMPOWERMENT IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY:ANALYZING THE POSTS OF INTERNET WEBLOGS
February 6th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Here’s an August 2009 Masters of Art thesis paper entitled: Empowerment in the Deaf Community: Analyzing the Posts of Internet Weblogs. In this paper it covered several well known deaf/hh blogs or “the nine amazing bloggers whose words can inform the world of the strength of their Read More
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Mayor Bloomberg’s hearing aid help increase awareness
February 6th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
There seems to be a bit of a disdain by a few Deaf people over the media reporting of Mayor Bloomberg seen wearing an in the ear hearing aid. In Deafness About.com there is short but somewhat snarky comment about the whole thing. Sometimes I don’t understand the media. They think it is a Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
The day DeafDC died…….happy hour, too.
February 3rd, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Ever wondered what happened to the once popular DeafDC website that was made up of designated Deaf writers to write on various subjects with many of them related to Deaf culture and whatnot? The last article written was “Song lyrics: Offensive or…??” dated July 13, 2009 according to Read More
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Proteins found to help develop auditory neurons
January 30th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
The leading cause of congenital and acquired hearing impairment is loss of spiral ganglion neurons or hair cells in the inner ear. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health found that Sox2, a protein that regulates stem cell Read More
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Deaf people easily fooled with global warming claim?
January 30th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Here’s an interesting blog article, “Are deaf people more prone to believe in global warming claims?” Check it out. Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Family Update
January 18th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
What have we been up to over the past few weeks? Hmm. Let’s see. As you know, we got a hamster named Tom for Christmas. Claire turned four on January 10th and we decided to get her a hamster of her own. She decided that she would name her hamster Tom as well. Very original of her. Read More
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Netbook versus a UbiDuo
January 8th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
First and foremost is that a UbiDuo is specifically designed for face to face communication done wirelessly. It is not a Netbook nor a laptop computer but a communication device. It is a unit where it uses two UbiDuos to act as one, and can connect to two more UbiDuos for a four way conferencing Read More
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Happy New Year!
December 30th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Another Christmas has come and gone and we are about to move in to a new decade. Time really seems to be moving at a breakneck pace these days. I hope it doesn’t seem that way for Max and Claire. I pray that they are able to enjoy this innocent and joyful time in their lives, before the Read More
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Adult stem cells from adipose tissue accidentally improves hearing in one patient
December 23rd, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Or so it seems if one read this recent medical article. In May 2008, the patient was treated with two I.V. infusions of 28 million SVF cells and multiple intrathecal and intravenous infusions of allogeneic CD34+ and MSC cells. MSC were third party unmatched and CD34 were matched by mixed Read More
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Whisper 2009-12-23 02:31:00
December 22nd, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
I could see she was afraid. She walked the staircase and faltered as she searched for her place on stage. She was discouraged, anxious and overwhelmed as she opened her manuscript and filed through to her locate her lines. My heart was breaking for her and I wanted so much to climb onto the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Music |
Stem cells on hearing loss for returning soldiers
December 17th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Here’s a stem cell development in the state of Washington for soldiers who lost some of their hearing during war. Regenerative Medicine for Acute Deafness Recipient: FATE Therapeutics Amount: $3,000,000 Location: Seattle, WA This funding would use advanced stem cell research and Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
New Deaf Bloggers on DCRepublicans
December 14th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
If you haven’t noticed on the right side column of this blogsite you will see two additional names added to Deaf Conservative Republicans list of blog contributors. One is Eddie Runyon and the other one is Jeff Kurz. You will find their personal blogs by clicking on their names. I am still Read More
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UbiDuo helps those who are unable to write
December 9th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Aside from people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech impediment, the UbiDuo can help a small minority of population that have a condition that make hand writing difficult. This is a condition called “handwriting deficits.” Or it can be called “dysgraphia” Read More
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Could your own stem cells in your hair follicles help you hear someday?
December 8th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
From the October 2009 22ND IGB MEETING STEM CELLS: FROM MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY TO THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS: Adult stem cells in your hair follicles seen as a potential source that could differentiate into auditory neurons. Stem cells from the hair follicle differentiate into auditory neurons. Read More
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How the UbiDuo could enhance your career
December 7th, 2009 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
If you haven’t heard about sComm’s UbiDuo then you will find out exactly how this face-to-face communication device can help your career in an impactful but meaningful way. A difference between staying in the same job position for 13 years without any promotional opportunities or Read More
