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Listening With My Eyes: A Journey Through Art and Illness

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In her memoir, *Listening With My Eyes*, Maryanne Raphael tells the story of her journey of coming to terms with her deafness and finding new ways to connect with the world around her. Raphael was born with normal hearing, but she began to lose her hearing in her early 30s. By the age of 38, she was completely deaf.

Raphael's journey through deafness was not easy. She struggled to accept her new reality and to find ways to communicate with the hearing world. She also experienced depression and anxiety. But through it all, she found solace in art.

Listening With My Eyes: An Abused Horse. A Mother With Alzheimer's. The Journey To Help Them Both.

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Raphael has always been a lover of art, and she found that art could help her to express herself in ways that words could not. She began to paint and to write poetry, and she found that these activities helped her to process her emotions and to connect with others.

In *Listening With My Eyes*, Raphael shares her story with honesty and humor. She writes about the challenges and triumphs of living with deafness, and she shows how art can be a powerful tool for healing and connection.

*Listening With My Eyes* is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with loss or disability. It is a powerful and inspiring story that will remind you that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope.

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Maryanne Raphael is a writer, artist, and advocate for the deaf community. She is the author of several books, including *Listening With My Eyes* and *Deaf Culture, Deaf Lives*. She has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post. Raphael is a passionate advocate for the rights of deaf people, and she has worked to improve access to education, employment, and healthcare for deaf people.

*Listening With My Eyes* is a powerful and inspiring story that will remind you that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope.

Listening With My Eyes: An Abused Horse. A Mother With Alzheimer's. The Journey To Help Them Both.

4.8 out of 5