It was an easy pregnancy, and my newborn arrived into the world healthy and beautiful. I should have been a glowing new mom. Instead, I cried more than I smiled and felt gripping anxiety. My thoughts were unfocused, I had trouble sleeping, and–emotionally, I just couldn’t enjoy being a mom. At the time, I had … Continue reading
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Lipreading Mom Attempts to Blog While Playing with Choo-Choo Trains
As I write this, my 3-year-old boy sits outside pushing his Thomas trains on the driveway. Thank goodness for an iPad that allows Lipreading Mom to type from the comfort of a folding outside chair while he plays. Oops… spoke too soon. My boy now wants to go play inside. (Short writing pause as we … Continue reading
How Do I Lip Read a Preschooler?
In two weeks, my kids will start school again. This is the time of year many stay at home moms unashamedly live for: moments to themselves. Time to pursue a hobby or endulge in massages and Starbucks. Should I get a Mom of the Year Award because I fall into the category of I Don’t … Continue reading
A Shared Journey with Hearing Loss
Fifteen years ago today, I began a shared journey with my husband. Hearing loss didn’t affect us on our wedding day. It entered our lives five years later. What did happen on June 15, 1996, as I fluttered around the church full of hope, nerves and wedding cake, was a vow. In front of our … Continue reading
Guess What My Hearing Aids Heard?
I decided to take a daytime walk by myself along a wooded nature trail. Pretty risky in this day and age for a woman to stroll solo, I must admit. It was one of those busy family weekends when all I craved was two hours of solitude. So I turned to my hubby and pleaded. … Continue reading
It Takes One Person
This past week brought to mind how big things begin with one person taking a stand. Cases in point… At the beginning of the week, I spoke to the Sertoma Club in my city about ways this organization can partner with people who have hearing loss. Sertoma stands for “Service To Mankind” and raises thousands … Continue reading
The Only Whispers I Can Hear
Would life be better if I could hear better? Would I notice the subtle differences in people’s voices, or the tones used in their speech? Or be able to hear the door bell ring or the microwave beep, or the wall clock tick? Or distinguish instantly who is calling me by listening to voice, not … Continue reading
Depression and Hearing Loss
Sometimes, Lipreading Mom receives comments that are too important not to share with readers. This is one of them. One of my readers–I’ll call him “Ben”– shared how his new hearing loss has caused some depression. This is Ben’s letter and my reply… Dear Lipreading Mom, What do you do about depression? I started losing … Continue reading
Tell Me a Story
My young daughter sits on my lap as we flip through her Precious Moments storybook about the birth of Jesus. The room is quiet. She watches wide-eyed as I flip through the cardboard pages. Although it is a picture book, there are so many words that I have to paraphrase to stay within a young … Continue reading
Joy to the World! Baby JoJo Has Come
It’s easy to go through the day feeling like nothing special or out of the ordinary can happen. As a Lipreading Mom with progressive hearing loss for almost 10 years, I often have my moments of feeling unsure about the future. But when I’m tempted to wallow in self-pity, I think about the surprise that came into my … Continue reading
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