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Tracey is the glue that holds the family together. Standing in the observation booth at the audiology clinic, she worries for their future as the girls play in separate rooms, unaware of the differences that set them apart from other kids.

The girls rode their bikes in circles around the house, screaming and getting upset every time they got stuck. Eventually Kacey’s bike fell over and she burst into tears. Tracey sat on the couch signing to ask if she was hurt.

School therapist Pattie O'Brien makes the sign for “bug” with Lacey during one-on-one tutoring. O'Brien has been working with the twins since they received their implants, helping to teach them sign language and develop their hearing…

Kacey Sellers, 4, kicks Hercules, the family German shepherd. She and her identical twin sister, Lacey, were born deaf and they take out a lot of the angst that comes from being misunderstood on the family animals. “He’s already attacked three…

Kacey throws a fit at the Grover Center Audiology lab as her mother, Tracey, tries to strap on the processor for her daughter’s implants. Tracey finally had to sit on Kacey to hold her down. Because of various concerns – both for the gear and the…

Exhausted after enduring two hours of temper tantrums and escape attempts at an Ohio University basketball game, Jesse still struggles with his daughters’ disability. “I didn’t know how to accept it. To me, it just hit me real hard. I blame…

A van carries the coffin of a deceased elderly person from a hospice.

An ederly patient sleeps beneath a poster depicting baby twins and the slogan 'Healthy Long Life.'

Ms. Fan speaks in to her mother's ear during a visit to the hospice.

Ms He, 88, is carried to bed by an attendant.