Hearing people struggle too! I have a bit of a hangover this morning, but I’m happy. I went to the pub last night; Rob wanted to take me out for a birthday drink and I just thought – ‘hell, I have to try harder really.’ On the way there I was surprised how calm I felt really. I hadn’t […]
Staying calm You probably never thought of TypeTalk as an anger management tool? There are not many things that anger me, but insurance companies are one of them. I always get annoyed whenever I have to renew the car or house insurance. Anyway, this time I rang them because I’d landed the car in a big ditch and […]
Dan’s a world class Marathon runner Dan’s family has a history of profound deafness, with close family members reliant on their hearing aids. He therefore understands the importance of hearing protection, particularly in noisy environments, and often wears ear plugs when out at bars and clubs as a precaution. He says, “Sometimes [hearing loss] is unavoidable for people and they sadly […]
Tracy’s London Marathon moment Tracy Clarke-Wolfe, who works with predominantly special education needs students, decided to fundraise for Hearing Link to raise more awareness of our services as we are ‘a very worthwhile cause’. She has hosted a number of different fundraising events this past year from baking cakes to hosting fundraising nights at restaurants and scouting the area […]
Hearing Link volunteer wins prestigious Heather Jackson Award Scottish Hearing Link volunteer, May Wood, has been announced as the winner of the Heather Jackson Award 2017. Everyone at Hearing Link is delighted with this news recognising May’s contribution to our organisation. Her work on the Helpdesk in particular is noted, not just by the members of staff and other volunteers, but also by […]
Thank you fabulous London Marathon runners! Congratulations to our phenomenal team of Virgin London Marathon runners who took on the 26.2 mile challenge to raise vital funds in support of our work. Tracy Clarke-Wolfe, Dan Harrison, Ben Raven and Antonia Woodbine all took on the Virgin Money on Sunday 23rd April to raise more than £5,500 (so far!). We asked our […]
Rocking the boat People react very different ways when you tell them you are deaf. Some believe you can’t possibly be completely deaf and start shouting, just as many fancy someone who is deaf must automatically be fluent in lip reading or have some other way of understanding what they say without any effort from them. The other […]
