Imagine that every public place and family gathering feels like a bad rock concert. Ten years ago, I had a sudden onset of unexplained hearing loss. You can imagine that as a young mother of two,...

I felt like it was the end of the world. Scared just doesn’t describe how I felt the first time I used my white cane to cross the street by myself. I was terrified! Not only was I fearful of...

Imagine your typical day. You get up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, read the morning news, send the children off to school, get dressed, and make your way to work. Now imagine doing all of...

I thought I’d reached the end of the street, but had inadvertently walked directly in the middle of the traffic. It was one of the scariest moments since I started my training with the white...

The first time it was suggested to me to get a cochlear implant, my reaction was no way – I’m never doing that! My wife Rhona kept mentioning it over the years, but I wouldn’t give in. I wasn’t...