Hearing Loss Quotes

“Although Thanksgiving comes but once a year, every day should be a day of Thanks. Among all the challenges that we face as people with hearing loss there are certainly brighter moments in every day – moments that deserve to be recorded in our Gratitude Journal.”
― Monique Hammond

“I do think my story is very unique because having a partial disability, you are deemed by society as someone who is born to fail. This alone had made me more determined to succeed not just for myself but for the Deaf community as well. Hence my motto in life is to live a purpose driven life, be an example to the lost in the world and to leave a legacy.”
― Jenelle Joanne Ramsami

“In those long-ago days I saw a daughter with a disability. Now I see a beautiful, engaging person with a different ability, one that has blessed her with extra gifts and special perceptions.”
― Lee Woodruff , Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress

“Believe it or not, my hearing loss does not have me in a constant state of FOMO (fear of missing out). JOMO, the joy of missing out,
is a better description.”
― Tiffany Storrs, Adaptability: A True Story About Transforming Pain Into Purpose

“Mr. Lazar says, "Hearing loss is just that, a loss. It can be just as traumatic as losing a loved one or a pet, and it takes time to move on. So I wonder, have you all really given yourselves, and especially Rayne, enough time to grieve her loss?"
Hardcopy pg. 287”
― Kerry O'Malley Cerra, Hear Me

“What if sign language was just as mainstream in education as any other language?”
― Tiffany Storrs, Adaptability: A True Story About Transforming Pain Into Purpose

“When I climb into bed at night and remove my cochlear implants my entire world stops moving. It is in these quiet moments with myself at night that I find restoration.”
― Tiffany Storrs, Adaptability: A True Story About Transforming Pain Into Purpose

“When you see life’s unexpected events as divine teachers, you begin to notice the blessings and the miracles hidden inside each setback.”
― Tiffany Storrs, Adaptability: A True Story About Transforming Pain Into Purpose

“God kept me on this Earth so that I could be a light for Him, a warrior, a source of inspiration for people struggling. He also equipped me to be a bridge between the hearing and deaf communities.”
― Tiffany Storrs, Adaptability: A True Story About Transforming Pain Into Purpose

“Mishearing is how I love the world.”
― Samantha Hunt, The Unwritten Book: An Investigation