This is a fictional novel written by David Lodge. It is about a retired professor of linguistics in England named Desmond Bates. He is having a bit of a hard time getting used to being retired. His wife owns and works in a store selling furnishings while he is stuck being a stay-at-home retiree.
He has another problem too. He is losing his hearing. He needs hearing aids to be able to have a basic conversation with someone. His life gets a little adventurous as a PhD student enters his life. She is a little bit crazy and seems to really like Desmond. He also has an 89 year-old father that lives in London and is a little bit quirky. The story follows Desmond over the course of about 6 months. There are a few instances where not having good hearing is problematic for him. He has some akward moments because of that.
This applies to my life right now as I am studying Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences at UNC. We have observed many clients that have hearing problems in the clinic in the basement of Gunter. I had never really thought about what their everyday life is like though.
There are a lot of things to remember such as keeping extra batteries on hand so you don’t run out in the middle of a Christmas party (which happened to Desmond) or even just remembering to put your hearing aids in when you leave the house. This book will help me to remember what life is like for all of those people I will come in contact with in my everyday life as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
He has another problem too. He is losing his hearing. He needs hearing aids to be able to have a basic conversation with someone. His life gets a little adventurous as a PhD student enters his life. She is a little bit crazy and seems to really like Desmond. He also has an 89 year-old father that lives in London and is a little bit quirky. The story follows Desmond over the course of about 6 months. There are a few instances where not having good hearing is problematic for him. He has some akward moments because of that.
This applies to my life right now as I am studying Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences at UNC. We have observed many clients that have hearing problems in the clinic in the basement of Gunter. I had never really thought about what their everyday life is like though.
There are a lot of things to remember such as keeping extra batteries on hand so you don’t run out in the middle of a Christmas party (which happened to Desmond) or even just remembering to put your hearing aids in when you leave the house. This book will help me to remember what life is like for all of those people I will come in contact with in my everyday life as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
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