Kayla’s Story
Meet Kayla Kayla had numerous ear infections as a child, but it wasn’t until she displayed difficulties in school that led her parents to have her hearing tested. At seven years old, Kayla was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear and needed to wear hearing aids. However, the stigma…
Meet Braylon
Nine-year-old Braylon Stafa is a bright spirit that laughs and jokes, but there was a time when his family thought he would never talk. When he joined the Stafa home at 16 months old, Bryalon was nonverbal and non-ambulatory. After speaking with their case worker at Fostering Connections, the Stafa’s were referred to Columbus Speech…
Client Spotlight: Aubré Battiste
When Aubré Battiste was a young mother working at a call center, she began experiencing pain in her ear. Aubré bounced from doctor to doctor for eight years, trying to figure out what was wrong and how she could find some relief. “I was depressed and felt hopeless,” says Aubré. She eventually learned she had…
Client Spotlight: Calista & Emmaline
Meet Calista & Emmaline Donham In April, we honor our Autistic friends, and this month we want to celebrate a very special Columbus Speech & Hearing (CSH) family, Calista “Coco” and Emmaline Donham. Emmaline and Coco are two girls who look alike but have completely different personalities. Emmaline is a take-charge leader who loves animals….