Judy Vardon Responds to Kokonut Pundits

I received a nice response from Judy Vardon who is the deaf mother seen on the very popular Extreme Home Makeover show regarding a question I asked on January 1, 2007 in my blog. The question was about property tax issues after her home was fabuously renovated with lots of yummy technologies as explained in the 2004 interview with Marlee Matlin. Judy is one of the two deaf parents with a hearing (and talented) son and a hearing, blind and autistic son.

The reply was a surprise for me which popped up in the comment box though the Vardon family is still struggling and did get some property tax breaks as explained by Judy as seen below in her response to my earlier question this month.

Hi u catch me !

I am the one in The vardon family it me Judy Vardon.

I enjoyed reading your web site and congrulation .. and I know lot of people kept asking us if we are okay ..well it long story but shortly we okay and our boys growing so fast and Lance playing keyboard yea it will be nice if Lance get baby grand paino like u wanted one !

For as speak for property tax yes very sad for the Llanes family I was there they film us there but did not show on tv oh well . Our property tax was pretty high but not as high as other families because our home so small still under 1000 sq feet .. they increased our tax because of techology and extra space. I told them our techology is our lives not depend on tax for reason I called act of god means that I am deaf I cannot help that if Lance ( autsim ) escaped I cannot hear i need something techology tells me if he escaped .. so ... they reduced my tax from 70 percent to 30 percent .. so better than nothing.

Other wise we still struggle with house payment that we wish that someone on the tv show helped our budget that we spend lot on Lance's medical but there will be interviews sometime in the future cux many people kept wanted to know about us and how we doing .. I appericated for their thought of us ... sorry for my english I had bad headache today (lol).

Also there will be Tv show in the future on PBS that I will be host in around 2008 but hopefully !!! and also I will have my own website sometime in spring 2007 ..

Thank you, Judy! Don't be a stranger and let me know on your progress. Especially that PBS show! And be sure, also, to let me know your upcoming website.

Thank you, again for responding to one of my question regarding property tax on your newly renovated home. You answered a lot of my questions as well as many other people's questions.

There you have it folks! Something to look forward to next year in 2008 when Judy Vardon gets to host a PBS show. Don't know what that will be. Perhaps Judy can give us Kokonut Pundits readers a hint on what the show will be about.

UPDATE: Did some checking around. Apparently it's the PBS show called "Judy’s Deaf Journey" on PBS that was talked about in an interview on DHH-CommUNITY. Apparently I must've missed that one. But I think Judy meant that the show will be aired in 2007, not 2008.

Purpose of the show is to educate both deaf and hearing community about Deaf history, Deaf locations, and American Sign Language the United States. I want to show the world our Deaf history and culture via television with real Deaf people. Also the show will be shown in our own language, American Sign Language.

Guess we'll have to keep an eye out for that show.


UPDATE II: Judy responds again in this blog's comment.

Oh wow I am kinda surprised that u find lot information about me on other website well I guessed we lived in techology world anyway

..oh for my future show will be like my show will teaching deaf people or any are welcome about health issues in ASL with deaf prof , interviews with celebrity , deaf chef, deaf history that will be very postive influnce on deaf people s life like we missed lot learning about deaf history cux depend where u go to school that they teaching u.

My understand that I am not explain about this I just interviews with a person who sharing and give his or her information about that they knew or deaf author etc.. But it will be in Detroit area and Michigan but PBS said for other states yes their station will contact PBS In Detroit to copy whatever .. so .. My goal is to OPEN door for deaf people enter and sharing their wonderful story or anythings relate to education I am JUST only host like " Deaf Barabra Walter " Lol PBS and I get alOT e mail from the world and letter from world and I felt good about this .

And I felt that it good for hearing views to watch this show and hope it will give them more understand about deaf s world and other things too . SO hopefully but the plms is grant as u know it always other issues is money ! But PBS are very excited and really believe in me .. so of course I will let u know and posted u . And thanks for welcome me enter this.

I will read your post every day FOR sure !

Thanks again, Judy. Hmmm...a Deaf "Barbara Walter". Sounds promising! Keep your eyes open for her, folks! Judy "Barbara Walter" Vardon is on the way.