Paige and her mom Cindy McDonald 

(all photos courtesy of Cindy's facebook page)

Paige MacDonald never dreamed five years ago that she would be playing on a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Volleyball Team, never mind the Team Canada Deaf Women's Volleyball Team in France!  But she did and her team won the Gold Medal in Montepellier France in May 19-21, 2018 for the Montepellier 80th Celebration of Deaf Sports International Competition.  Paige was the only Manitoban on the team playing with women from BC and all the way across Canada to Nova Scotia.  It was a whirlwind weekend with many challenges and great memories to talk about for many years to come.  

 

Here is Paige's account of her trip:

About the Montepellier 80th Celebration of Deaf Sports International Competition and how she made Team Canada:

 

Paige shares about her hearing loss:

 

 

What was it like to win the Gold Medal and some of the language barriers that the team faced:

 

Paige looks ahead to a bright future!

 

Transcribed for the hearing impaired