Happy Thanksgiving everyone

I have to say that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  Not just because of the food, the big turkey and all the football games.  Its because I get to spend it with my family.  This time of year I feel humbled. I think about the things that I am thankful for every day.

This time of year I think of all of the people who have touched my life and make me feel thankful for what I have.

Some of you may not know but I... Read More

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Well none of us can change how we are born and what happens to us health wise.  5 months ago I never thought I would be going through what I am right now.  Over the past 3 years or so I knew my hearing was a SMALL problem.  Then all of a sudden out of nowhere all these other issues pop up.  I have born deaf family members (none of which were my parents, uncle aunt and 2 cousins) And here I am the lucky one that gets diagnosed with a disease that has played havoc on my life... Read More

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Want to know what one of my wishes is?

I wish some of these people that create modren communication devices would loose their hearing then use their knowedge to create technologies for the deaf.

I know that's a kind of mean thing for me to wish someone harm (Not that being deaf is harmful but it would take an accident or illness to cause a hearing person to loose their hearing). But I get frustrated when I see so many technologies out there that could help us deaf but not many of... Read More

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In this post at alldeaf.com is  discussion about informing people that you have to read lips and I said that one way I do it is to use humor. Someone else commented that they aren't all that good at using humor in this way and as a professional entertainer I've been asked about this by other people as well. So I thought I'd start a discussion about this.

Let me share a little something about my life. I grew up with brother in a wheel chair, a cousin who is blind and my Aunt al... Read More

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Yesterday I got a phone call from my doctor about some test results over the last few weeks that had been taken.  Since my hearing had dropped significantly, I have been having dizzy spells and a few other issues. They want to take an MRI and a few other tests to rule out possible problems which may have caused these things.

In the end I have been diagnosed with Menieres Disease.  It was shock to my system. I cried a lot and I still am off and on, but I suppose all I can reall... Read More

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