Discovering that Your Newborn is Deaf
A stranger wearing plain white sneakers and scrubs entered the small postpartum recovery room that was the current home of my wife, my two-day-old daughter, and I. She had a small device that looked...
View ArticleThe Path to Cochlear Implants
Parents of profoundly deaf children have a difficult decision to make: we must choose how our child will communicate for the rest of his/her life. Will your child use audible speech or sign language to...
View ArticleInterventions for your Deaf Child
I can hear, but my daughter cannot. How do I help her learn to speak when I can’t communicate with her?Read more...
View ArticleDeaf Culture Battles are a Waste of Our Efforts
Should I try to provide my child with access to sound using medical technology or not?Read more...
View ArticleFrom Cochlear Implant Surgery to Language Acquisition
The journey that parents go on to provide their children with cochlear implants is challenging and mentally exhausting, so when activation day finally arrives parents may feel as though they are...
View ArticlePeople, if you want better fax machines, dont use email !!!
People, if you want better fax machines, dont use email !!!Read more...
View ArticleAdvil Beats Tylenol For Pain Relief
Advil, Tylenol, and aspirin all claim to treat minor aches and pains, but they’re not interchangeable. Ibuprofen (the ingredient in Advil and Motrin) works the best in most cases—but all three are...
View Article“Comfort” in Running Shoes May Not Mean What You Think It Means
It’s probably best to pick running shoes based on comfort rather than the old theory of evaluating your gait and correcting for pronation. But a lot of runners, especially beginners, might...
View ArticleWhat to Do If You Think You Have Food Poisoning
The worst food poisoning I ever had was a few days after returning from a weekend vacation with friends. When I finally dragged myself out of the bathroom, an email was waiting for me: “Is everybody...
View ArticleI’m trying to buy my co-workers white Miata NA.
I’m trying to buy my co-workers white Miata NA. It’s her only car and she is sick of driving it in the winter. Crossing my fingers she sells it. Read more...
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