Annika Goodbrandson lost her hearing as a child, but she isn't letting that stand in the way of her hoop dreams. The Selkirk high school student and basketball player was recently honoured with the Lena Wenke Courage Award for becoming a star player while dealing with challenges from her hearing impairment. "Everyone has different challenges in their life, so I think it's just really important to recognize that, in fact, everyone does have their own story." Goodbrandson said she never let her hearing impairment get in the way of her passion for basketball. The acoustics of a gym setting make it very hard to use her cochlear implant, which mean she often uses lipreading while playing, Goodbrandson said.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2021 21:45 UTC