Lines of Communication

In November 2014, CHC threw the 21st annual Feast fundraiser. The event’s activities—a culinary array provided by 22 NYC chefs, assisted by 26 local newscasters; silent and live auctions; and a moving program—raised over $730,000! All proceeds are benefiting people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. Earlier we shared excerpts from the program’s speeches, from 93-year-old Mr. Fred Nives and his wife, Donna, in the post “What does severe hearing loss feel like?”. Her

CHC provided the emotional support we needed to confidently make the important choices we faced as parents of a hearing impaired child. Aidan’s Story Aidan with his younger brother Aidan was three years old. He wasn’t talking like friends his age. We were told not to worry—that he would catch up—but we were concerned. We knew something was wrong, but we were sure it couldn’t be his hearing. Although Aidan had failed his newborn hearing test, when our pediatrician retested him