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It Takes A Village...

It Takes A Village…

We’ve heard the phrase “it takes a village” many times in recent years, but what makes a village?

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CopyEdit/Proofreading/Writing Rates and services

Speech

CopyEditing: $50

     Writing: $150

College/University

Term Paper: $35

Dissertation: $75

Book Editing:

    Poetry Compilation: $75

    Short Story (up to 75 pgs): $100

    Short Story Compilation: $200-300

    Novella: $300-400

    Novella Compilation: $400-500

    Novel: $450-600

    Novel Series: $500/novel

Website:

    $35 per 1000 words…

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D/T Interviews: Robaire Beckwith

D/T Interviews: Robaire Beckwith

Today, we meet a man from across the pond (England), a reader of this blog and someone who contacted me, saying how much he enjoys it. I came to find out that he is like myself, deaf and has Tourette Syndrome.   (more…)

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Catching Up: When Your Loved One Hears Again

Catching Up: When Your Loved One Hears Again

  One of the things I’ve had to get used to after getting my CI was learning about the things I missed out on when I wasn’t able to hear any longer. Everything from music to the sound of my son’s voice. I even had to become used to hearing the sounds and voices I had heard for years before like my big brother’s voice or the sound of a creaking door or the drip of water.

Hearing these sounds and…

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Dating a Someone Who is Deaf/HoH

Dating can be tough, but what if you elect to date someone who is deaf or hard of hearing?

Dating is a tangled web of guesses, tries, do-overs and misses. It’s messy and a rush to be involved with another living being. But what about when not only language but the ability to hear is an impediment? (more…)

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D/T Interviews: Daniel Ferron

Hi all! We’re talking today with Daniel Ferron, the creator of the new documentary “My Life, My Story, My Tourette’s”.

I met Daniel at the Brad Cohen Tourette Syndrome Conferencein 2013 when he struck up a conversation with my good friend, Char Matthews, founder of Tourette Fellowship. From there, after speaking with her, and then with me, we became part of his journey that is his documentary.…

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Fatherhood Tales: Deafness, Tourette's and Becoming a Father

Fatherhood Tales: Deafness, Tourette’s and Becoming a Father

I’m sure for all fathers-to-be, the prospect of actual fatherhood is both a joyous and scary proposition. As well it should be. But it was fraught, for me, with worries that my son would experience some of the same pains I did by inheriting my Tourette’s or become deaf. (more…)

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Can the Deaf/HoH Sing or Enjoy Music? Yes!

Can the Deaf/HoH Sing or Enjoy Music? Yes!

I’m sure some of you have gone to a concert and seen a sign language interpreter transliterating the songs and probably thought to yourself, “Why are deaf people here? They can’t hear anything.” (more…)

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When Your Friend, Loved One or Relative Has Tourette Syndrome

When Your Friend, Loved One or Relative Has Tourette Syndrome

We often empathize with people with who have it rough, but what many of us consider ‘rough’ is usually something like a terminal illness or homelessness. Things easily understandable. But what happens when a close friend or family member is diagnosed with something that isn’t easily understandable? (more…)

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Fatherhood: Raising a Normal, Hearing Son

Being a father is an amazing thing in and of itself, but helping to raise a child with the challenges I face is a rewarding experience and one I wouldn’t change for the world. (more…)

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Getting Personal: Hearing Loss, Tourette's and Depression

Getting Personal: Hearing Loss, Tourette’s and Depression

Depression, as little as it is talked about in general, seems to come with hearing loss and Tourette’s like sweat and exercise. At least some of the time. (more…)

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Tourette's and Relaxation

Tourette’s and Relaxation

Tourette Syndrome is a very difficult condition to get a handle on. From issues of control to where you’re ticcing and how to mask it. (more…)

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Movie Night: My Life, My Story, My Tourette's

Movie Night: My Life, My Story, My Tourette’s

The most famous documentary about Tourette Syndrome is Twist and Shout that’s told from a largely non-personal point of view.

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Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation Conference coming to Atlanta in 2016

Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation Conference coming to Atlanta in 2016

2016 TOURETTE SYNDROME CONFERENCE “Breaking Down the Barriers Conference” SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!! MORE INFO COMING SOON!!!!!!! June 4, 2016 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Hotel

TENTATIVELY FEATURING: SHEILA ROGERS DEMARE ( INTEGRATED MEDICINE), JAYLEN ARNOLD (JAYLEN’S CHALLENGE), DYLAN BRADY (THE BRADY BROTHERS) , KELLIE HAINES (CHILDREN’S VENTRILOQUIST), ELAINE TAYLOR-KLAUS (IMPACTADHD…

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From English to ASL to English

From English to ASL to English

For a newly deafened teen or adult, learning American Sign Language (ASL) can sometimes be daunting. It is new language to learn that shares the words and spellings of English but totally different grammar. (more…)

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The Cussing Disease: Embarrassed by Coprolalia and Copropraxia

In Tourette Syndrome, there are many symptoms that do not apply to everyone who has it. (more…)

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Settling Into Deafness

It’s a frightening prospect, losing your hearing. It invites a sense of unease and (more…)