Total Communicator Finds Language Beyond Speech
Carol Lemon, a 23 year old SIU Carbondale student and interpreter, bridges deaf and hearing worlds. Growing up in Palatine with deaf parents shaped her into a total communicator using sign language, eye contact, facial expressions, and body language. She translates for students and at campus events, tailoring signs to each person while preserving meaning. Lemon explains two sign patterns English Language and Amslan, noting that Amslan conveys meaning more vividly. She studies communications and public relations while earning a motorcycle license and driving a Yamaha 400. Interpreting brings satisfaction when clients understand, though some days grow monotonous and her intense style can unsettle others.
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Cindy M. Kosydor
Southern Illinoisan
Oday
Carol Joyce Lemon
Lomon
Palatine
Chicago
Loman
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Lemon
Amslan
SIUC
Dear Ann readers share open talks on terminal illness
A letter from a reader recalls a father’s terminal diagnosis and urges honesty with the patient and family. Another writer describes a teen’s battle with bone cancer, choosing a death with dignity, planning his funeral, and thanking parents for honesty, urging families to speak openly.
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Ann
Dad
A Mother S Letter On Facing Illness Openly
A reader urges printing a moving open letter from a terminally ill patient and notes the comfort found in truthful, shared emotion. The writer praises the patient's remarkable parents and cites other readers who advocate honest, open talk about death and dying.
Stuttering Prevention Clinic Aims to Help Young Speakers
Temple University speech pathologists Woody Starkweather and Sherry Gottwald run a Stuttering Prevention Clinic for ages 3 to 5. They urge parents and pediatricians to act on early signs, noting that rapid speech and parental reactions can worsen dysfluency. Families are videotaped to guide therapy and improve communication. Contact SIUC Clinical Center at 453-2361 for assessment and treatment.
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Temple University
Woody Starkweather
Sherry Gottwald
Temple
Starkweather
Starkweather and Gottwald
Siuc Clinical Center
When is a toddler ready to jump from height
A Tampa mother asks if her 22 month old is ready to jump from a 3 foot sandbox platform. Karen advises most children need six months to a year more, citing balance and depth perception. Suggest easy practice jumps with supervision to build confidence without forcing fear-inducing activity.
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Karen
M.F
Tampa
Fla
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