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I Am Writing My Second Novel For Children For Simon And Schuster.

There Is Nothing Better Than Being A Parent. It Is The Most Challenging Job One Could Ever Ask For. I Love Being A Mom And I Love Being A Friend To My Children As Well.

I Learned To Speak First, And Then To Sign. I Have Never Really Known What It Was Like To Hear, So I Cant Compare Hearing Aids To Normal Hearing.

During A Visit To California, When A Friend Of My Grandmother's Told My Parents That I Must Be Deaf Because I Was Not Responding To Sounds, My Father Was Absolutely Convinced That I Was Simply Being Stubborn.

I Guess Not Being Able To Hear Just Made Me Adventurous And Daring. And In Most Cases, That Didn't Make My Parents Very Happy With Me.