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| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Derry, New Hampshire, United States |
| Introduction | I was diagnosed with sensorineural (nerve) deafness when I was 9 years old following a bout of bacterial meningitis. In the 24 years that followed, I learned to lipread, sign and wear hearing aids. However I always felt like a "fence straddler," neither fitting into the hearing world or the deaf world. I was approved for the clinical study for the Cochlear Nucleus System 4 (now called Freedom.) Implantation was January 24th 2005, and activated on April 12th 2005. And the experience continues... |
| Interests | Reading, gardening, deafness, cochlear implants, cochlear freedom |
| Favorite Movies | Any of the Lord of the Rings movies, Harry Potter, The Princess Bride, The Lion King, My Fair Lady, Shawshank Redemption, Pirates of the Carribean, Kill Bill, Monty Python, Resident Evil |
| Favorite Music | ABBA, Randy Travis, Josh Groban, Joe Diffie, Yanni, Weird Al, Justin Timberlake, Spice Girls, Rick Astley, Beyonce, Lady Gaga |
| Favorite Books | Rebuilt by Michael Chorost, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Cat who, Dune & sequels/prequels, Harry Potter, The Amber Chronicles, The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik |
Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?
No, but I believe sporks are!