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If you’ve read my recent blog My Journey With Stomach Issues: Part One, I’m still blown away by this process. I’ve never even heard of “leaky gut”. I mean, I really have but I thought it was where number two was “leaky”…right? WRONG. “Leaky Gut” is actually a condition some doctors may or may not
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What are some frustrating things you deal with everyday with being hearing impaired? In the past, I didn’t really pay attention to my daily frustrations. Sure, I had them. But not in ways like I do today. In the last 10 years, my daily frustrations have increased as I get older and become more aware
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I’ve probably had stomach issues dating back since college. I remember having so much stomach pain, I could barely walk that I ended up in the ER. Multiple times. Fast forward, after my trip to Mexico circa fall 2010, thinking I had travelers diarrhea sickness, which was never the case. A few months later, I
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“Did your husband think twice about the fact that you were hard of hearing when you met? Does it cause any difficulties in your marriage?” This question….kind of perplexed me. It’s really a normal marriage. He got down on one knee, I said yes. We ended up doing that ‘getting married’ thing. We said our
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“Do you feel “different” or does society make you feel different?” This is such a hard question to be honest. I’ve never felt like I was a different person in my own world. I knew I was different but chose to accept it long before I knew I was deaf. It’s a part of who
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Lately, I’ve been having major writers block and decided to take time off from writing over memorial holiday weekend. Not only was May Mental Health Awareness Month but it got me thinking about the stress of being a deaf individual in today’s crazy world. I get it. You must be like “How does this individual
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I came across a repost on Instagram that says as followed: “I feel like it’s easier to just identify as deaf because if I say hard of hearing, it gives me too much leeway.” “People think I hear more than I actually can.” @deafinitelydope This could not be more TRUE. I honestly feel like this
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That mom had no idea what she was in for. I was a pretty outgoing little baby with so much to offer until one day she realized I wasn’t talking when I should be. I wasn’t responding to that clap behind my back. Wait a minute? She’s fine. She’s just lazy… Remember when I talked
That Deaf RDH Foundation 