Lipreading Mom’s Note: This is part of a continuing series about depression in women. Today’s writer tells about her life with hearing loss, single parenting, and finding hope and courage. Susan’s Story My name is Susan. I found out that I had a moderate sensorineural genetic hearing loss when I was 12 years old. When … Continue reading
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Finding God, Healing, and Encouragement Through Hearing Loss
Lipreading Mom’s Note: This is a continuing series about depression among women. Today’s story comes from my friend, Kathy, who lives with a profound hearing loss and found help through, among many things, wearing cochlear implants. Kathy’s Story I had gradual hearing loss for about 25 years. I just dealt with it by getting stronger … Continue reading
My Email to ESPN Regarding Lack of Captions
Dear ESPN, ABC Sports, and ESPN.com, As a sports fan with hearing loss, I am writing to express my concern about the lack of captions with your video streaming of live sports events. On several occasions, myself and friends with hearing loss have wanted to watch sport events on your Website, only to be unable … Continue reading
Lipreading Moms Are Everywhere
When I attended the Hearing Loss Association of America national convention two years ago, I thought I was the only Lipreading Mom in the world. Then I met Tina, a mom of three from Georgia. Like me, she developed a hearing loss after the birth of one of her children. Like me, she was afraid … Continue reading
You Are Not Alone: Amberley’s Story
This is the second post in a series about a common illness that affects at least 1 in 4 women in the United States…depression. As I shared in my first post on this topic, I have also experienced depression and have found help. Amberley, a friend of mine, is raising two children while living with … Continue reading
Adventures in Captioned Movies
This article was written by Terri Shirley, one of the steering leaders of the Kansas City Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America. Terri and I, along with three others, attended a special screening of “Footloose” this week to test out new closed captioning equipment at our local theater. Recently a few members of … Continue reading
Why I Am Sharing About My Depression
It is no secret that being a mom is a ton of work. For all the blessings of raising a family, there are just as many sleepless nights, challenging days, and anxious thoughts. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing moms’ stories about a phenomenon that affects at least one in four women. … Continue reading
Why Lipreading Mom Can’t Have Her Cake and Eat It Too
For 40 days, I have kept my mouth from swallowing the following things: caffeine, white sugar, and meat. Have I become vegetarian just to say “Ah, look at healthy me”? Let’s start with Lipreading Mom’s lifelong addiction to all things sugary sweet. Candy and pre-sweetened cereal were my go-to foods since the time I could … Continue reading
Hearing Aids Are So Gosh, Darn Cool
Don’t you just love my “purty” cool headline and photo choice? (And don’t you just love Lipreading Mom’s penchant for Oklahoma twang?) I confess that I’m a sucker for happy endings. They bring out my inner Oklahoma Pollyanna. When I recently posted the hearing aid financial struggles of my friend “Abby” (not her real name … Continue reading
How Captions Allow Lipreading Mom to Worship
The sermon series was promoted for weeks before I finally sat through the first message. On a warm summer morning, my husband and I sat in our usual place: front row center in the church auditorium. The closer to the stage, the more likely I could lipread the pastor. That theory worked until the audience … Continue reading
