I’m Brad Dell, a 26-year-old, deaf, lung-transplanted dude with cystic fibrosis. When not working to amplify rare disease patient voices at BioNews Services, I'm volunteering in church ministry.
Author: Brad Dell
Lost Wallet, Lost Temper
I think I’ve led some people to think that I’ve been playing it completely cool the past few months despite what’s been going on. But if you saw me a couple nights ago, you’d know that sometimes the negative emotions …
Learning To Be Deaf
I spent hours and hours staring at this deaf guy in my history class a couple semesters ago. I sat in the very back row and he sat in the front across from a man and a woman who took …
Hungry for Appetite
I’m taking a personal risk and posting some writing from a class I took on writing about chronic illness. I was told my weight is “perfect” (143 lb.) at my last doctor appointment. I don’t recall ever hearing that before. At …
Perfect Chaos
This is “supposed to be” the scariest phase of my life, but I haven’t felt so at peace in years. I promised to write a blog about the crazy cool signs that God has given my family to assure us …
Get Action
The past few months have had me repeatedly saying, “I can’t wait to ______ when I’m no longer deaf and have new lungs.” I’ve had this weird mindset that everything in my life needs to be put on hold while …
Love Smells Great
I woke up smiling on June 22nd. It was the day of admission to the hospital to prep for my cochlear implant surgery. After three months of deaf isolation, I would soon be able to join the world again. A …
We Made It! We’re Making It!
This blog won’t be so grand, ’cause I’m typing it hurriedly on my phone before embarking on another day of great adventure! Please excuse the rambling, disorganized nature of this post. But I figured the blog needing updating in light …
