Family Stories

My son is 5 years old and we did not know that he would have a hearing loss when he was born. I gave birth through a birthing center so luckily they have mandatory screenings no matter if you give birth in a hospital or a midwife center. The midwife kind ...

As a young, new mother, I was overwhelmed with joy in welcoming to the world, my beautiful little girl, Taimane. She was perfect! Her father and I adored her from the second we laid our eyes on her. Having carried to full term and not experiencing any com...

Daisy Emma was born on March 9, 2011. The c-section was routine, Daisy looked beautiful and she nursed right away. During our five-day hospital stay, Daisy had a newborn hearing screening - she actually had several because she just wasn't passing them.

My name is Nancy, and I am the mother of five children. My youngest child, Alex, was born deaf. He has the connexin 26 gene mutation. His hearing loss came as a big surprise since no one else in our immediate family has a hearing loss. However, the hearin...

My heart soared today as Makenzie excitedly pulled out her certificate showing me that her short story was one of the few chosen to represent her school in the districts Young Writer's Celebration. Tomorrow she is performing in a musical theater productio...

My son was diagnosed at almost 4 years of age; we did not know about it until he failed the hearing screening at Head Start. He was actually born at home so to find out he may not have had that hearing screening was a huge blow to me. We still do not know...