It took nearly a year for administrators, psychologists and audiologists to discover that it was her severe hearing loss and not a lack of mental acuity that impeded her speech and language development. Kathy, who regularly performs before audiences of 2,000 to 3,000 people, has appeared on countless television shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Entertainment Tonight. She is also a tireless performer on behalf of numerous charity organizations including the House Ear Institute. But Kathy's particular type of hearing impairment was too complex to be corrected by the hearing aids of the day. Although Kathy works to entertain people of all ages, her heart belongs to children.
Every single child deserves to have a real childhood.
And they should have role models to show them that people care about them deeply. Then, through advancements in hearing aid technology, Kathy's dream of hearing children's voices came true.