Category Archives: Personal

The Lonely, Only Voice (Updated!)

Posted on March 7, 2016 by DMW

For several weeks, but in particular the last ten days, I have been consumed. I feel drained, exhausted, both mentally and physically, frustrated and like I am in a constant state of shock. Last week I wrote an open letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, lifestyle, Personal, Thoughts | Tagged "hard of hearing", "hearing aids", "hearing loss", activism, activist, advocacy, audiology, community, deaf, discrimination, false advertising, faulty product, GN ReSound, GN Store Nord, made for iphone, MFI, negative attitude, one voice, open letter, poor treatment, ReSound, standing up, the right thing | 1 Comment

An Open Letter To ReSound: False Advertising a Dangerous Product; Mistreating and Taking Advantage of People With Hearing Loss… NO MORE (Updated)

Posted on February 29, 2016 by DMW

Summary: For two months I have tried to work with ReSound to fix an issue with its hearing aids’ interface/compatibility with Apple, which results in physical harm to people wearing ReSound’s Enzo 2 hearing aids. I have been stonewalled, blamed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, lifestyle, Personal, Thoughts | Tagged "hard of hearing", "hearing aids", "hearing loss", activism, advocacy, audiology, community, deaf, discrimination, false advertising, faulty product, GN ReSound, GN Store Nord, made for iphone, MFI, negative attitude, open letter, poor treatment, ReSound | 5 Comments

A Bad Dream

Posted on February 25, 2016 by DMW

I woke up feeling the heavy weight of panic in my chest as my head jerked quickly to the right. I saw the back of my husband’s head and our dog, Angel, sleeping between us, her butt against my husband’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Life, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged "mental health", advocate, anxiety, assault, bad dream, crime, nightmare, PTSD, survivor, trauma, victim | Leave a comment

Valentine’s Day 2016

Posted on February 18, 2016 by DMW

You know those annoying, sappy Valentine’s Day posts about how much the writer loves his/her spouse and what they did on Valentine’s Day? Well be warned… this is exactly that. 😛 This Valentine’s Day was special. I mean every Valentine’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love, Personal, Relationships, Romance | Tagged "day trip", "romantic dinner", "valentine day", "Valentine's day", chocolates, date, flowers, marriage, sentimental, surprise, Valentine | Leave a comment

Work (For) IT!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by DMW

This past Christmas, I received a generic Christmas card from my father, the same one that was sent out to everyone else. I smiled that I actually received a card and quickly dismissed the passing, “That’s it?” I have never … Continue reading →