Hearing Spanglish Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is my first post on my new blog! Life is about living in community and relationships with each other. Challenges in life are what makes us stronger and who we are. My hearing loss has been my greatest strength in life and …
Game Day Anxiety!
Photo by Josiah Day on Unsplash I can imagine that each of us have had “a big game” day. Whether is it a championship sporting event, a musical performance, a key note presentation, or any other big day; these events naturally bring about a mix of anxiety and excitement. My “preseason” is almost over and …
Roller Coasters
Photo by Pedro Velasco on Unsplash Less than 2 weeks away from surgery date! November is here and the countdown is real. On the professional side, I know that this is the right decision for me. On the personal side, I am feeling anxious, nervous, excited, and scared. I am a person who LOVES order …
Choices
Photo by Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash Before I dig into this week’s topic, I just have to say, I cannot believe that November is less than a week away and the surgery date is less than 3 weeks away! November seemed like it was so far in the distance when I made the appointment …
Appointment Day Part 2
Trust Before blogging about appointment day #2, I wanted to share that I am officially less than a month away from surgery day. I feel like October is flying by and November is right around the corner. In one way I am thankful that I am busy with family and work which gives me less …
Appointment Day: Audiology Testing
JULY 28 #HearStrong day! It is amazing when things happen at just the right time. Two days before my scheduled CI consultation appointment at Ohio State, I found out that I was nominated and selected to be a #HearStrong champion. Check it out at https://www.hearstrong.org/champion/carrie-spangler/. HearStrong is a nonprofit organization that empowers people with hearing …
The Phone Call
How often do you tell yourself "what if _______ doesn't work?" Honestly, this phone call took me a long time to make because of the "what if" question for myself. I also knew in my heart that once I made the phone call it was going to “officially” start my journey of finding out if …
#peermentors #sameselfpeers
Anyone that knows me professionally knows that I have a passion for bringing teens/tween together who have hearing loss. WHY? Because there is comfort in knowing others share a similar challenge. In 1999, I had the idea to start a peer mentor group (Hit It! Hearing Impaired Teens Interacting Together). Why? Because I did not …
