Emily Tranchina

Emily Tranchina shares her story regarding life with cochlear implants.

“When I was 6 months old, my parents suspected I had a hearing difference.”

Jade Cotton – Part 2

Jade in her white coat

“A month before college started, my mom suffered a heart attack. She had complications that forced her from a nursing home to the hospital and back again. My first day of classes, I got a phone call that she had suffered a stroke.”

Jade Cotton – Part 1

JAde in her white coat

“Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I really didn’t know that our situation was unique until I got older and realized that most people had two parents. As for my dad, I eventually learned that he was a sperm bank donor, carefully selected by my mom based on hobbies and education from a sheet of donor information.⁣”