Opening lines of communication with deaf, hard-of-hearing
“I think that I did it to myself. I played rhythm guitar in a church band. We had our amplifiers sitting right beside us. We wanted to be heard, so they were turned up real loud....
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Deafness not able to silence her music
“I’ve played the piano since I was 3 years old and the harp since I was 11. I teach and I love music. “I was in my early 20s when I started losing my hearing. When...
Social distancing can be heart-breaking
“I’ve learned so much about the coronavirus, like how you can carry it without knowing and pass it along to others. That makes it very difficult to see and track. “My sister, mom and dad all...
Luna doesn’t let hearing loss stop her
Meet Luna, part pit bull and Dalmatian. “She showed up on our doorstep on the 5th of July a year ago. She had a gash on her leg, so we took her to the vet. We...
Young author mixes magic, Japanese culture
“I’m a blooming author, I guess you could say. I actually have published two books, the first one in 2017. I had the idea for it back in sixth grade and wrote it then. I kind...
Perseverance helps student overcome deafness
“I was born bilaterally and profoundly deaf, which basically means that I cannot hear at all in either ear. The only reason I’m able to do this (interview) is because of a special hearing aid. If...
She’s never let hearing loss slow her down
“When I was a kid, some people thought I was very snobbish because I wouldn’t speak. But it was because I didn’t hear them, and I talked like a baby. So I took speech for a...
She gains her freedom from the sounds of silence
A childhood accident took her hearing. A determined son and daughter helped return it. Using sign language, Yolanda Willey says she was about 5 years old when she fell at home. Her memory of the incident...
Deaf dog, Angel, becomes part of the family
“We got her as a puppy, and she was a very bad little girl at first. The people we got her from would not even let her out of the car because they were afraid she’d...
Angel fits right in despite her hearing loss
When you enter PJ’s Backlot Feed and Emporium in Baytown, you probably will be greeted by Angel. If the Great Dane rescue doesn’t respond to what you’re saying, it’s because she is deaf. Her owner, Paula...
