Deaf lifeguard offers his perspective
William Monday is deaf and "that just might make him better at his job as a lifeguard at Waterloo Pool" in Denison, Texas.
image from KTEN video report
Monday doesn't have implants anymore. He told KTEN-TV :
"The cochlear implants didn't work for me, so I decided I don't want to use them anymore. I prefer to be deaf."
Watch the video report below or read the story here.