So, I’ve just had my first 2 hour driving lesson, what an experience..!
Of course I was quite nervous when I started because I knew it was going to be hard and I worried that I wasn’t going to hear what the instructor was saying.
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It’s World Hearing Day!
It’s Wednesday 3rd March which is World Hearing Day! The World Health Organization has announced that this year’s theme is Childhood Hearing Loss.
Why Meningitis is a big issue?
It’s been all over the news lately, since two year old Faye Burdett from Kent passed away just after Valentine’s Day this year. Since then, it’s struck me how important it is for all children to be vaccinated against Meningitis because they are all at risk. The petition has now reached over 800,000 signatures and Parliament are considering it for a debate.
This topic is quite personal because my boyfriend contracted Meningitis at the age of 2 ½ and he was within an hour of dying from the illness. I can’t tell you how lucky he is to be alive and just to think I could’ve never met him.
Here’s his story, as told by his Mum:
Phonak: ’10 Misconceptions about Hearing Loss’
Major changes have happened over at Phonak HQ…
Guest Blog: ’19 going on 61′ – Gael Hannan
Hi everyone!
I thought it would be a great idea to introduce guest blogs on here! I’m so proud to introduce Deaf Author Gael Hannan as my first guest blogger! She wrote ‘The Way I Hear it’ last year and it’s a book I would love to read soon!
Here’s Gael’s blog:
Deafie Blogger at a radio station!
Hello everyone!
As you know, I can’t listen to the radio because of my hearing loss. Earlier today at work, my line manager, ‘H’ invited me along to her visit to the local radio station so I could see what it was like!
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