I AM DEAF

I've been thinking a lot this past weekend as I have been in a reflective mood. It's almost a year since we first went into lock down and...

Not much has happened over the past couple of weeks except that I survived a 7 day shift at work - it went surprisingly quickly! The...

So, I'm hoping everyone had a fairly good Christmas, ours was obviously quieter and we couldn't have my parents round which was...

I've been thinking about my cat today. She is a lovely black and white tuxedo cat and every time I open the front door when I've been...

I really am not a fan of parents evening - not because I'm worried what they will say about my boys but in the way that it's been run. I...

I experienced something completely new this week. As I am one hearing aid down, I've been having to rely a lot on my left hearing aid and...

I've had an incredibly stressful few weeks recently including not one, but two meltdowns at work and I still haven't got my hearing aid...

😷😷😷😷😷😷 I see your eyes, but I can't read your lips. You are telling me something, Not a clue what that is. I see your mask move. I...

I like to think that I just go through life, happily getting on with things and then WHAM! Life hits you with something and it's so hard...

In preparation for my new job, I have been signed up to do an online course that is a week long, 9.30am - 4.30pm. Yes, online! As a deaf...

During these interesting times, putting aside my husband's cancer diagnosis and treatment, homeschooling, too many hospital visits to...

I think most of us have our few essentials that we always have with us in our handbag/backpack/designer bag and when we get a new bag,...

Both my boys are now teenagers but when they were born, I ended up having a caesarean for both of them. I remember I had to take my...

I remember when I was working in the bookshop and a customer came up to me and asked me a question, they had a really strong accent and I...

I thought I would write about the equipment I've used as a deaf person. When I moved to London, I was living in a flat and someone from...

We have been self isolating as my husband had an operation on Monday and so I haven't really had to deal with going into the shops and...

For most of my hearing aid wearing life, there has been an option on my hearing aid called the 't' switch. I can switch it to this...