Deaf Newspaper - Articles
Stress Control for the Holiday Season
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Blinders off ..
I was apprehensive when I first began blogging about my personal life living with ms, then a few of my politic views, and social issues for the world to see. I never expected anyone to really read my blog. Instead of going to a MS support group, blogging became my therapy. To my surprise thousands of people read my blog a month and my blog went fro ...
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Blog Friends
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Drew's Dad .
I'm thankful that November has brought so many of our Internet friends to our hometown! Drew and Lily got to meet up a week ago, their first reunion since attending the Moog Summer Workshop together. They both have grown so much in 3 1/2 short months, both in size, but most recognizably in language! Lily is a talking machine!And, Drew got to meet A ...
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Foreshadowing
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Joan ..
The Husband and I have a morning ritual, which I love. He reads me interesting news articles from the morning newspapers while we both drink coffee and eat breakfast (and take medications). This morning, he read a letter to Dear Abby or someone from a husband who wanted to know how to tell his wife that she's a lousy cook. Good cuts of meat come ou ...
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Just Smile and Laugh
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Vivie M.
As soon as I hit publish , I noticed it was past midnight. I'm officialy 18 months post implant.Post surgery.Wow! Time sure flies. As I've been noticing it , I recalled a conversation I had awhile back..it was when I was 6 months implanted. I was at speech therapy , and there was a boy with an implant and we chatted with his mom. Me : How old ...
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Video Relay Service scam
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Funny Old Life
A public service meant to help the hearing disabled has been exploited for “tens of millions of dollars,” according to the FCC. Arrests were made across the US this week and the FCC vowed to improve the service to better protect against fraud.Article : Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam Sigh. It was just a matte ...
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the continued role of sign in our home
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Lucas Mommy ..
Lucas signing airplane on HalloweenIt's a hot topic. All parents of deaf children must make the decision. To sign or not to sign, that is the question. I posted back in June about our use of keyword signing. I am truly thankful for the way that sign language has helped to bridge the communication gap for Lucas. And even though Lucas is doing sooooo ...
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In Which I've been letting the blog slide waaaay back..
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Vivie M.
Oooops..I sure forgot I have blogs to maintain..well life gotten busier.. And anyway I didn't have much to post about lately..Plus my weekend started out early as I've been knocked out from the spacers.. I did say I'm getting braces sometime this month , but , they had to put spacers first and they bloody hurt..Not to mention that I'm always flex ...
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Christmas Gift Ideas for the Hard of Hearing
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Sarah
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have. I wanted to remind everyone that my Speak Up Librarian Shop has lots of fun items that would make a great Christmas gift for yourself, a family member, or a friend. I now have coffee mugs, water bottles, tote bags, and BBQ aprons in addition to the t-shirts and sweatshirts. I have reduced the pr ...
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Lack of Updates
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Val B.
The lack of updates is due to my crazy keyboard...takes me like 15 min to write a sentence or two, I will get a new one asap... I've been subbing a lot this week and thankful for each day I get to go in. I love being around all the kids and seeing how different they all are and how individual each kid is. One kid said to me "Gage has tiny ear ...
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Christmas Gift Ideas for the Hard of Hearing
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Sarah
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have. I wanted to remind everyone that my Speak Up Librarian Shop has lots of fun items that would make a great Christmas gift for yourself, a family member, or a friend. I now have coffee mugs, water bottles, tote bags, and BBQ aprons in addition to the t-shirts and sweatshirts. I have reduced the pr ...
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