The first moment that I realized that something was wrong was when I could no longer hear my elementary school teacher in class. She would be speaking and I had no clue as to what she was saying. Silent Hearer chronicles the story of Marcia S. Shury as her happy childhood is turned upside down due to the onset of a sudden partial hearing loss and how she rose above the many obstacles and frustrations in school, career and relationships as she resolved to live a normal life.