Listening with My Heart

Heather Whitestone. Her name has become synonymous with incredible determination and unprecedented achievement. In Listening with My Heart Heather tells her own story and the stories of others who have inspired her proving that with hard work perseverance and faith each of us can move mountains. Profoundly deaf since she was eighteen months old Heather strove to live a normal life and refused to listen to the voices of discouragement that many of us so often hear no matter what problems confront us. She wouldnt listen to the doctor who said she wouldnt develop beyond third-grade abilities or to those who said she would never dance ballet or even speak. She did however hear the encouraging spirit of her family and followed the guidance of her own hearts dreams. Struggling through her difficulties she was sustained by every success--no matter how small--and ultimately became Miss America 1995. Though she is disabled her incredible gifts have inspired many throughout the world and in Listening with My Heart she at last shares her life-changing wisdom.