health
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It’s Never *Just* a Brain Tumor
It feels like getting a life changing diagnosis like an acoustic neuroma brain tumor should mean you get a pass on other drama in your life. Unfortunately, that is just not the case. It can be a lot to manage life, brain tumor diagnosis, and fight through the health care system all at once. Continue reading
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Balance at the Beach
Is it obvious that a day at the beach is a huge balance challenge? I did not think of that in advance- but my vestibular system promptly told me it was working hard on the beach. Continue reading
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Hearing Loss When You are the Boss
Leadership is all about communication. Hearing loss creates a disruption in communication. It’s been an interesting journey, learning how to cope with hearing loss as the boss. Continue reading
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Ear Plugs vs AirPods for Hearing Protection
Hearing protection is incredibly important, and I have found it critical for my hearing loss life to find options that meet my needs. I have used both ear plugs and AirPods Pro 2 for hearing protection, and I wanted to share my likes and dislikes for each system. Continue reading
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When Your Body Initiates Self Destruct Mode
I have struggled with feeling betrayed by my body in the wake of my acoustic neuroma diagnosis. Some days it can feel like all my body does is let me down. I have worked on different mindsets to combat these feelings. Continue reading
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Self Advocacy is Exhausting
Self advocacy can be grueling but its importance cannot be overstated. I hope this encourages you to keep on putting in the hard work to be your own advocate. Continue reading
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Parenting and Brain Surgery Recovery
While multitasking brain surgery recovery and parenting is no small feat, it is possible. I found I benefited from my child’s presence and she also learned positive life lessons from my experience. Continue reading
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Making My World Quieter Improves My Life
I recently found a small way to quiet my home and it was such a game changer and improvement to my quality of life. This reminded me how important it is to audit the sound in my world to see how I can adjust things to make my life more comfortable and ease communication. Continue reading
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Favorite Hearing Loss Finds
Sometimes the perfect find can help me feel seen or give me the tools I want to represent myself. Other times, it can be just the item I needed to solve a problem. These are some of my favorite hearing loss items I have come across. Continue reading
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Doctor Appointments with Hearing Loss: Recording Visits
I find recording important doctor visits extremely helpful. It cuts down the stress of having to catch and remember every single word, which can be extremely challenging with hearing loss. Health is too important to play the fill in the blank game. Continue reading
About Me
Emily was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 27 and decided to make that experience worthwhile by paying it forward to other brain tumor warriors. She is passionate about supporting people and advocating for hearing assistance around motherhood and running a family business.
The "Lucky" Brain Tumor 