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Deaf News: Indian Deaf woman reunited with brother twelve years after boarding the wrong bus

March 7, 2013

The Daily Mail has reported on an incredible, heart-warming story about a Deaf woman who boarded the wrong bus twelve years ago, and as a result, lost her family until a police officer reunited them. Surely someone from Bollywood is snapping up the film rights? If not, they should be. Read on… Extract: The saga […]

William Mager: An open letter to my son

March 9, 2012

Happy one-month birthday, little man. We’ve figured out a lot in the first 28 days – which nappies work best (Pampers), how to get you to sleep (stroking your forehead), how to burp you (leaning you forward at 20 degrees and patting your upper back), and which music you like (The Singing Detective soundtrack) But […]

Deaf Dad: Finding the monkey

February 29, 2012

I’m slowly settling into the daily routine of being a stay-at-home Dad. In just a few weeks, my life has become scarily organised. I now wash Toddler and Baby’s bottles last thing at night so I don’t need to rush around in the morning. Whenever I get a spare moment, I pile any dirty clothes […]

William Mager: Seeing my son for the first time

February 22, 2012

I’ll never forget the first time I saw my son. I was in an operating theatre, holding my wife’s hand in a death grip. She was staring at me, her eyes wide in fear. We were both listening for a sound, any kind of sound. We could have been listening for a minute, it could […]

Deaf Dad: The first day

February 22, 2012

Today is the first day of Team Dad. After ten months of maternity leave, my Wife has returned to her part-time job, and due to the cost of childcare, we’ve decided that from now on, for three days a week, I’m going to be looking after Toddler and Baby. I already knew my Wife was […]