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You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

What is Normal for You? You are not alone. Hearing loss affects one in ten Americans. Your hearing loss not only affects you but it also impacts your loved ones. Because most hearing losses come on very gradually, family members are often the first to recognize...
What is Normal for You?

What is Normal for You?

How are you?  Truly, how are YOU?  Just when you think it could not get any crazier in our world, it does. So much is going on; so much no longer feels normal. Will we ever return to a simpler, safer and more peaceful time?  Resilient people make the best of crazy...
How do you take refuge?

How do you take refuge?

Dear Friend of Avalon, Just when we think that things could not get crazier, they do. It feels that we are having a dark night of the soul, collectively. Sometimes I feel angry. Frequently, I feel afraid. Most of the time, I feel anxious and downright, weary. But what...
May You Be Abundantly Blessed

May You Be Abundantly Blessed

Ten years ago, this month, we moved our practice from the Hurley Way side of the building to the Fulton Avenue side. Now, that was an interesting move…literally walking boxes and furniture around the building! Only the massive sound booths had to be...
Taking First Steps

Taking First Steps

My closest friend, Patricia, became a grandmother in October 2019. Her first grandchild arrived unexpectedly, six weeks early, and despite his tiny size, he was healthy. Thank goodness! Fast forward ten months, Patricia recently described her grandson’s attempts at...