“No One Ever Tells You” that with a disability you may live “Moment to Moment” and long for “The Good Times”. “Night After Night” I lie awake with my “Head on My Pillow” and accept that while “I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” more often than not “I Whistle a Happy Tune” because my …
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You Miss A Lot.
You miss a lot when you’re hearing impaired. I thought – for too many years – that the season of “Lent” was actually pronounced “Lint”, and when I was very young I kept trying to make a connection between the piles of laundry and Jesus. “Mincemeat Pie” sounded to me like “Mintmeat Pie” – a …
Speech Therapy.
“Julie? JULIE?” came the voice from the classroom doorway. I silently stood, head down, and picked my way as quickly as I could without stumbling over someone or something to the doorway. My hair always hanging over the sides of my face to hide my flushed cheeks, the embarrassment and anxiety rising in my chest. …
Here Comes the Rain Again…
My right hook struck his jaw with a satisfying “thwack”. I probably should have felt worse about this while I sat sullenly in the principal’s office, but I didn’t. He started it when he pulled out that water gun and aimed for my left hearing aid while we were waiting to enter the middle school. …
Meetings.
It was a serious meeting, about a serious topic, and I was sitting in a very serious position listening to the very serious speaker. The woman to my left had finished shoveling handfuls of miniature pretzels into her mouth and decided to fiddle with the bag…she twisted and twisted that crackling, crinkling bag over and …
The Yucky Part.
A terrifying thought creeped up to my consciousness today – a truth that I try mightily to keep buried deep down – but it is a realization that I need to come to terms with sooner or later. It pains me to even type this, and is even more frightening to share this in such …
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Inside Julie’s Ears
I have sparkly hearing aid molds. They are amazing…and ordered from the children’s catalog, much to the horror of my audiologist who eventually acquiesced and let me have a little bit of fancy! (I am obsessed with Cher and Ava Gardner – and I have decided that if they had to wear hearing aids, they …
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Closed Captions…Like Boston College’s Football Program…Subpar and Considered Acceptable By the Majority…(Yes, I am in a MOOD after that game last night!)
I am yet to encounter anyone around my age in the last few weeks who hasn’t gleefully spewed out, “OH MY GOD! DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS!? NETFLIX IS RELEASING THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE SERIES!” That very loud, animated, and overly excited share is met with silence from me…and The Look. (Those of you that …
The Social Situation Navigation…And Those People…
I love people, I love to talk, and I love a party! I really enjoy meeting new people, hearing about others’ experiences, and maybe even picking up a few new friends along the way. But – socializing, for me, is a lot of work – particularly when I am in a new situation with people …
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The Poster and The Booth.
Has anyone else seen this thing? I’m pretty sure it is a requirement to graduate from medical school – that there is a mandatory, government issued agreement that you have to sign before you receive your doctorate to ensure that you hang this striking piece of unnerving wall art on the walls of your exam …
Deaf, But Not Really: My Story 