Circles

Somehow, I find myself writing these seven words: Grace is a senior in high school.

I look at the cover photo for this blog page, and it makes me smile to think that I saw her running with the same joyful abandon as in that picture several times this weekend - on Saturday at her field hockey tournament and on Sunday at her lacrosse game. But the thing is - this weekend she also attended the 18th birthday party for one of her close friends, and drove herself there.

Nothing changes… everything changes…

BloghcrosbykowalSeptember 9, 2019ASL, sign language, vestibular migraine, cochlear implants; teens with CIsComment

Knowing Grace – Culture, Identity, and Evolution

We live in Washington, DC, where we are fortunate to have access to many resources for deaf children and their families. One of these was the parent infant program, called PIP, at Gallaudet University, where we were welcomed with warmth and understanding when Grace was a baby. In the midst of my overwhelming sense of loss and confusion, and my struggle over how best to help my daughter, I had, in the Deaf community, an option for solace.

BloghcrosbykowalAugust 12, 2014Deaf culture, deaf identity, choosing cochlear implants, hearing parents of deaf children, sign language, ASL, developing communication skills Comments

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