“Hear I Am” (Get it?)

And now…by way of introduction, though most of you reading right now know me already…I introduce myself to you, dear readers! My name is Julie Anne DeMatteo-Lane, and I am the proud owner of two over-the-ear hearing aids – (you’re jealous, I know..it’s fine, we can’t all be me). I hit THAT jackpot around the age of 2 1/2 and maybe got my first pair when I was about 3 years old – though my Mom and Dad have all of the specifics, we will go with the “about then” timeline for the purpose of this project. I am going to be here weekly telling stories, sharing information, and providing a peek into life with hearing aids and a progressively plummeting hearing loss from my vantage point and life experiences. I warn you that it will be brutally honest, sometimes emotional, very transparent and will most definitely contain more than a few “cuss words” – so, if you’re one of those “sensitive types”, you might want to skip this blog – you’ve been warned! Here is my story, “My Way” (did you really think you were going to get through my introduction without a nod to Frank Sinatra?)