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Juliet England: My deafie diary part 18 – my cochlear implant switch on

January 4, 2021

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It’s the morning of the big switch-on, my nerves are already ripped to tatters, and I’ve barely left home before […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 17 – undergoing cochlear implant surgery

December 16, 2020

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Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – in lockdown The evening before my cochlear implant surgery, […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 16 – life in lockdown

December 7, 2020

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Here we go again, then. Lockdown Part 2, the sequel, has ended in tiers – Déjà Flu, as some wags […]

Juliet England: First football Zoom-in launched for Deaf people

November 30, 2020

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“People had got tired of doom,” says the head of Cambridgeshire Deaf Association (and former Limping Chicken writer) Andrew Palmer. […]

Juliet England: Why does sorry seem to be the hardest word?

November 17, 2020

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The friend turned to me, sighed and said, quite casually. “I know you can’t help it.” That crash you may […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 15 – life in lockdown

November 2, 2020

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The date for my cochlear implant operation has come through. More accurately, it’s the second date. I had two immediate […]

Juliet England: Is it still OK to call someone ‘hearing impaired’?

October 19, 2020

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I’ll be honest. I’ve never given ‘hearing impaired’ as a term much thought before. It was OK to use it, […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 14 – life in lockdown

October 8, 2020

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The staff member at Pret finally rebels by pulling down her face mask to complain. “I can’t hear anything, either!” […]

Juliet England: My cochlear implant diary Part 2

September 23, 2020

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The second part of Juliet’s journey towards having a cochlear implant It is halfway through the night (OK, OK, maybe […]

Juliet England: My deafie diary part 13 – life in lockdown

September 18, 2020

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Continuing Juliet’s experiences of daily life with a hearing loss – as virus restrictions continue I was going to start […]