I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.

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.

I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations.