Category: Family

Robin is lucky to have two sisters who are so loving. The dynamics between Olivia (11), Robin (4), and Eve (3 ) are fantastic. Eve will sometimes follow Olivia and Robin around as they play together,...

I remember the day that my daughter was deaf. She left the room when she realized I needed some time to process this news. My husband looked at me, and tears started to flow. He held me...

After George’s diagnosis of hearing loss, we received hearing devices. We didn’t know what to expect. We were told, with George’s hearing loss, that a cochlear implant would be the best option for him to access speech,...

Isaac has always had grommet surgeries performed on him, one when he turned two and the other when he turned four. The first operation showed significant improvements in his hearing, while the second did not....

Early in the year, Robin was suffering from a cold and a cough. We noticed that her levels of hearing seemed to be dropping. Matt and I were constantly saying, “She’s a little more deaf,”...

The accessibility team at OVO Hydro and the interpreter who performed for Olivia at Disney on Ice were both excellent. The team was very understanding and helpful from the moment I called to explain...

The audiologist told George that, due to his hearing loss, he was eligible for Cochlear Implants, and they were the best option for him to learn spoken language. I researched online and found some negative...

After a sleepless morning and night, I sat in the children’s room with my son to watch him undergo general anesthesia for the very first time. My husband and I both felt a little fragile,...

Kenzie has been in school for a full year, and he is still completing his homework and reading. Kenzie’s constant tired state after a school day can be a challenge. Kenzie’s schoolwork is much more difficult than...

My partner and I, Liam, have four kids (aged between 11 and 15) in our previous relationships. The idea of telling them about Pippa’s hearing loss was anxiety to us. Not so much because we...