‘If I knew then what I know now’
Day 16: ‘If I knew then what I know now’
Welsh translation: Petawn yn gwybod bryd hynny beth rwy’n ei wybod nawr
Angie Aspinall is the founder of #HearingLossHour – an online peer support group for people with hearing loss. She launched #HearingLossHour in 2015 after feeling isolated following her own experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
#HearingLossHour takes place at 1pm on the first Tuesday of the month on Twitter/X. People join in to share support, experiences, and tips about living well with hearing loss. @HearingLossHour now has over 3,000 followers on Twitter/X.
On 2nd January, we will be getting creative with a challenge which we will launch during #HearingLossHour live on Twitter/X. Join us!
There is so much I know now (about living with hearing loss, about communication skills, about technology, and being a self-advocate) that would have made my life so much easier if I’d know it when I first experienced hearing loss.
I hope that by encouraging people to share their knowledge and experience about a life-changing experience with ‘their younger selves’, they can help people who are where they once were.
Ideally, I would like to collect the stories relating to hearing loss and create a book to help others.
https://Twitter.com/hearinglosshour
Angie Aspinall yw sylfaenydd #HearingLossHour – grŵp cefnogi cyfoedion ar-lein ar gyfer pobl sy’n colli eu clyw. Lansiodd hi #HearingLossHour yn 2015 ar ôl cyfnod o deimlo’n ynysig wedi ei phrofiad hithau o golli clyw synwyrnerfol yn sydyn. Mae #HearingLossHour yn digwydd am 1pm ar Ddydd Mawrth cyntaf bob mis ar Twitter/X. Mae pobl yn ymuno i rannu cefnogaeth, profiadau, a syniadau am sut i fyw’n dda wrth golli clyw. Mae dros 3,000 o bobl bellach yn dilyn @HearingLossHour ar Twitter/X. Ar yr 2 Ionawr, byddwn yn gosod her greadigol fydd yn cael ei lansio yn ystod #HearingLossHour yn fyw ar Twitter/X. Ymunwch â ni!
https://Twitter.com/hearinglosshour
Do
Think about a challenge or negative experience that you have overcome or come to terms with.
Write a survival guide for your younger self or for others who are where you once were.
What are your ‘top tips’ for survival?
Perhaps it’s a survival guide to losing some – or all – of your hearing or sight; being bullied; facing a scary diagnosis; losing a loved one; having long covid; or experiencing a relationship breakup.
You could illustrate your words and create a road map to getting where you are today – highlighting key positive experiences, information gathered, and people who helped or influenced you.
Meddyliwch am her neu brofiad negyddol rydych chi wedi ei oresgyn neu ei dderbyn. Mae goresgyn profiadau anodd yn amrywio o berson i berson, gall gynnwys colli rhywfaint o’ch clyw neu eich gallu i weld neu’r cyfan; cael eich bwlio; wynebu diagnosis brawychus; colli rhywun annwyl; dioddef covid hir; neu brofi tor-perthynas. Ysgrifennwch lythyr, ebost, canllaw goroesi, map meddwl neu fideo i fersiwn ifanc ohonoch chi eich hun gyda chyngor, arweiniad a syniadau, fel rhyw fath o fap i allu cyrraedd lle’r ydych chi heddiw.
Think
What do you wish you’d known sooner?
What do you know that you think would help others?
Beth ddysgoch chi? Sut wnaethoch chi ymdopi? Pwy oedd yno i’ch helpu a’ch cefnogi? Beth fyddech chi’n hoffi bod wedi ei wybod ynghynt, a sut fyddai hynny wedi’ch helpu chi?
Share
Share your survival guide with someone who may be where you once were so they can benefit from your wisdom.
Or share it with those who helped you along the way to let them know how much you appreciate their support.
If your challenge was hearing loss, you can send your letter/guide to us @HearingLossHour and we will share it for you!
#TheJanuaryChallenge
Read our top tips for accessible sharing on social media.
Rhannwch eich canllaw goroesi gyda rhywun sydd efallai mewn sefyllfa debyg i sut oeddech chi’n teimlo, a allai elwa o’ch doethineb. Neu rhannwch gyda’r bobl a’ch helpodd chi ar hyd y ffordd i adael iddyn nhw wybod eich bod yn gwerthfawrogi eu cefnogaeth. Os mai colli clyw oedd eich her, gallwch anfon eich llythyr/canllaw aton ni @HearingLossHour a byddwn yn ei rannu!
#TheJanuaryChallenge
