Category Archives: Hearing Impaired

Fakers

Posted on May 8, 2018 by daeja's view

There are individuals and organizations that sell service animal certification or registration documents online. These documents do not convey any rights under the ADA and the Department of Justice does not recognize them as proof that the dog is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Deafness, Dogs, Hearing Impaired, Rant, Uncategorized, Vent | Tagged assistance dog, emotional support dogs, ESA, fake ESA dogs, fake service animal certification, fake support dogs, hearing dog, service dog | 4 Comments

Blessings Amid the Depression

Posted on August 10, 2016 by daeja's view

Breakfast this morning consisted of a handful of foraged chanterelle mushrooms sautéed in butter and garlic, then scrambled into two fresh eggs from a neighbor’s chickens and sprinkled with ground Himalayan pink salt and fresh peppercorn. The mushroom eggs were … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Coping, grief, Hearing Impaired, Perspective, Rant, Uncategorized, Vent | Tagged appreciation, blessings, depressed, depression, dysthymia, feeling blue, gratefulness, loss, moods, people judging depression | 3 Comments

I’m Not That Old

Posted on January 13, 2014 by daeja's view

Today was the first time I have been in a movie theater to see a feature film in longer than I can remember. With the exception of attending foreign films with subtitles, I have pretty much given up on going … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Coping, Deafness, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized, Wow! | Tagged captioning glasses, hard of hearing, I'm not old, mid-life, movie captioning, Regal Cinemas, theater captioning | 6 Comments

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Posted on January 4, 2014 by daeja's view

My right ear rings all the time. One day, about twenty years ago, it just started buzzing and it has never shut off since. As the hearing loss has progressed in that ear, the noise has seemed to get louder … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Coping, Deafness, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized | Tagged hearing loss, ringing in ears, tinnitus | 5 Comments

Slowly I Turned……

Posted on August 20, 2013 by daeja's view

“Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch….” I realize I am dating myself here, because about half the people I have said this to know what I am talking about and the other half don’t. The line is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bucket List, Friends, Hearing Impaired, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Wow! | Tagged Bucket List, Canadian Border, chick travel, Niagra Falls, road trip, vacation, women friends | 4 Comments

The Art of Napping

Posted on June 1, 2013 by daeja's view

Why can’t I nap? Taking a nap is probably a very healthy thing to do. There is actually a study out there stating that people who nap may have a lower incidence of coronary disease. Sounds like a lovely way … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Deafness, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized, Weather | Tagged a woman's space, baby boomer, boomers, cozy room, napping, naps, resting, siesta, sleep | 2 Comments

A Change of Status

Posted on May 29, 2013 by daeja's view

I am unemployed. Or “retired”, as some people have congratulated me on, although that word doesn’t seem to quite fit. I feel like I am actually a “retirement imposter” in a sense, because this “retirement” was mostly unplanned, not affordable, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Hearing Impaired, Perspective, Uncategorized | Tagged baby boomer, boomers, disability, growing older, identity crisis, now what?, retirement, the autumn years, unemployed, who am i now? | 3 Comments

Hacked

Posted on October 11, 2012 by daeja's view

My credit card bill came in the mail today. Usually this particular card is only used for online purchases that use secure sites, and there were only a few purchases made this month, so the anomalies jumped out at me … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you kidding me?, Deafness, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized, Vent | Tagged bogus charges, credit card fraud, credit card security, hacking, identity theft, unauthorized charges | 3 Comments

That Snooty Woman With All the Fancy Instruments

Posted on October 8, 2012 by daeja's view

One of the things I like to do for leisure and sometimes passion is to play percussive instruments. I like to drum, especially on drums played with the hands – a djembe, a doumbek, a frame drum or riqq. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Deafness, Friends, Hearing Impaired, Perspective, Uncategorized | Tagged aloofness, Drumming, group dynamics, perspective, possessions, unfriendliness | 4 Comments

Same Time Next Year

Posted on January 4, 2012 by daeja's view

For about the last seventeen years or so, my family and I have been invited to a New Year’s Day brunch at the home of a wonderful couple. They tend to invite a core of their same friends year after … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized, Winter | Tagged aging, annual brunch, annual party, capuchin monkey, connections, friendships, Kindness, new year's day | 5 Comments

Who Are These People?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by daeja's view

We still have a land line. It seems they are becoming obsolete, but there is one attached to our cable television and internet access, a package deal. We gave up our old phone number in order to get this “great deal”. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Are you kidding me?, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized, Vent | Tagged collection agencies, land line, old phone numbers, Wrong number | 3 Comments

Crumbling Under the Weight of Technology

Posted on November 29, 2011 by daeja's view

They say you can never go back. After having this new Droid Charge for a few days, I ended up sitting there with it, close to tears. I am having a rough time managing my new Smart Phone. I feel too dumb for a Smart Phone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Hearing Impaired, Uncategorized | Tagged bluetooth problems with Droid Charge, Motorola Razr, Samsung Droid Charge, technology, Verizon store | 9 Comments

Never Mind – I’ll Tell You Later

Posted on April 26, 2011 by daeja's view

The group is bantering witticisms back and forth and raucous laughter ensues. I am standing among them, nodding and smiling, and my brain is working hard and at double time. I am trying to string together the words I missed with … Continue reading →

Posted in Coping, Deafness, Friends, Hearing Impaired, Perspective, Rant | Tagged hard of hearing, hearing, hearing loss, socialization | 12 Comments