Friday 28 February 2014

A little joke

A concerned husband went to a doctor to talk about his wife. He says to the doctor, "Doctor, I think my wife is deaf because she never hears me the first time and always asks me to repeat things." "Well," the doctor replied, "go home and tonight stand about 15 feet from her and say something to her. If she doesn't reply move about 5 feet closer and say it again. Keep doing this so that we'll get an idea about the severity of her deafness." Sure enough, the husband goes home and does exactly as instructed. He starts off standing about 15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she is chopping some vegetables and says, "Honey, what's for dinner?" He hears no response. He moves about 5 feet closer and asks again. No reply. He moves 5 feet closer. Still no reply. He gets fed up and moves right behind her, about an inch away, and asks loudly, "Honey, what's for dinner?" She replies, "For the fourth time, vegetable stew!

(Reference: http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/deaf-jokes.html)

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Deaf Tradies - the best kind .......

The Block is a renovation show in Australia and this week they introduced one of the carpenters as being deaf. Here is the clip to watch:

Deaf Tradie on The Block - click here to view video

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Drisana Breaks Down the Barriers

Remember my friend Drisana? Well here she is again breaking down barriers for deaf people. Have a look at what she is up to now:

Drisana Breaks Down the Barriers for Deaf People - Jury Duty

Wednesday 5 February 2014

A few months have gone by with the second implant

After a few months with the second implant (in the ear that has been deaf for 40 years) things have taken an interesting turn. I've gone from having to "suffer" while wearing the second implant, to actually finding I need to wear it to get better sound. In fact today, I've worn it all day, that's a first. It was only two weeks ago that I couldn't stand wearing it for more than an hour. The biggest thing I'm finding is all the new noises. Things like a car engine starting next door, previously I've not heard that. Even the sound of my typing right now is so loud! Is this how hearing people hear all the time? With all this noise? I suspect it is just my brain feeling a little overwhelmed and it will settle down in time.