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Hurricane Irma shook the Southwest Florida community. The storm caused so much damage and destruction to families and individuals. Yes, we are still feeling Irma’s effects. Many are still without power, and we continue to boil water and experience food and gas shortages. However, as these aspects of daily life improve, we look back on the events of the past …
If you want to have the best Labor Day OF YOUR LIFE, do just one thing today. Just one thing — that’s all we ask! Please read this Labor Day poem: Oh, Labor Day, we’ve been waiting for you! We say goodbye to Floridian summer and bid the sweltering heat adieu! We celebrate in a patriotic way with red, white, …
“So, who do you like?” I often ask single friends in a dramatic, sing-songy voice. “Well, there’s this guy…” and my girlfriend begins to talk in detail about the new relationship in her life. Aren’t relationships are so exciting? Falling in love is one of the great joys life offers us! Pursuing the Ideal Relationship The prospect of a romantic …
Need help navigating the intricacies of health insurance? You’re not alone! Figuring out your health insurance may seem as complicated, endless, and futile as navigating a super Walmart or as terrifying as Frodo’s journey through Middle Earth. Health insurance seems to serve up never-ending stresses. But it’s not impossible to figure out, especially when it comes to hearing aids and …
Culture changes more rapidly now than ever before, making it nearly impossible to stay up-to-date on current trends. Therefore, you may (wrongly) assume that becoming “cool” is out of reach. WRONG! You can be a very cool person. And you can wear cool hearing aids. Read to find out how. How to Be Cool So, you want to be cool. …
Did you know Disney World has won an award for advances in media for deaf and hard of hearing? Several years ago, Walt Disney World received an award from the National Association of the Deaf for their use of sign language interpretation at their parks, along with other programs. In fact, Mickey and Minnie’s use of sign language at Disney …
Want to channel your inner Taylor Swift? I mean, who doesn’t? Taylor doesn’t wear fabulous hearing devices (yet). However, she is young, beautiful, and seemingly carefree! T-Swift lives in an over-the-top apartment in New York, wears drool-worthy handbags, and draws on her personal life to write simple, sweet songs about previous relationships. And, in one of her most popular songs …
What would you do if you could be invisible? If you knew no one could witness what you were doing? If all your actions could be done under a Harry Potter-esque cloak of invisibility? What would you wear? What would you eat? Where would you go? How would you dance? If You Were Invisible Self-awareness often provides a suitable boundary …
What do you know about new technology as it relates to hearing aids? The majority of adults over the age of 70 require hearing devices, and yet 7 out of 10 people who require a hearing device don’t have one. So, I’m going to assume that chances are, you don’t know that much about the newest, best, brightest technology available …
Happy 4th of July! If you’re like most people in Southwest Florida, you’ll be spending today and tomorrow enjoying festivities around town — the Naples July 4th parade, maybe the Moes 5k Run (or maybe not because running is horrible), a barbecue with friends and family, and fireworks! To have a successful holiday, might we suggest doing your best to …