Riley's Bio

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Astrological sign: Cancer

Chinese Year of the Dragon (according to the placemat)

Current Weight:  A constant challenge thanks to those damn Keebler elves

Shannon recognized she was losing her hearing at age 30. Since then, every day there's a new awkward situation. For the hearing people reading this, imagine not hearing a blow dryer next to your head. If you say "pardon me" using your inside voice, she's not going to hear it. She doesn't hear "s's" either. Combined with tinnitus and Meniere's Disease, every day is a long dizzy day of piecing together quiet-talkers, mumblers and filling in the "s's". In 2019 Shannon joined the Board of Directors for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) West Valley Arizona Chapter 

In addition to this blog, she and co-author Riley enjoy writing a collection of stories about this crazy invisible thing called hearing loss. Working title: Severe to Profound