Lipreading class teaches participants to cope with hearing loss

Rhoda Chester, an 89-year-old hearing-impaired grandmother of nine, wants to understand her grandchildren again. "My grandchildren talk so low that I can't hear them," Chester said before a lipreading class Monday.

Arnold Friends Coping with Tragedy

Friends of Sherry Arnold are still trying to deal with the tragedy, and reporter Jessica Roose sat down with a friend and former student of Sherry's, two of many lives she touched.

Endless love: a couple coping with dementia

If you need to see how big a difference early diagnosis of Alzheimer's can make, look no further than Port Elgin residents John Muriel Kirby. Since 2005, the couple has dealt with Muriel's evolving dementia.

Blood drives and other Loudoun County health events for Jan. 19-26

Hearing loss outreach information and referrals. Walk-ins welcome. Thursday 10 a.m.-noon, Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. 703-430-2906. Free. Loudoun CHADD support Led by the group Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Thursday at 7 p.m., Leesburg Town Office, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg. 703-669-2445. Free. Read full article >>

Classes for the hearing-impaired scheduled

Free classes for the hearing impaired to improve their communication abilities will be offered starting Jan. 30.