DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have nine beautiful grandchildren, and beginning this year, I will attend high school graduations for the next several consecutive years. My issue is that I am so hard of hearing that I cannot understand the speakers at these ceremonies. For me, it is as though the speeches are in a foreign language. I applaud when others applaud, but don’t laugh at the humor nor feel touched by a sentimental story. I simply cannot understand what is being said. (Yes, I have excellent hearing aids, as well as a microphone I can use when out with a friend. However, these tools are not suffi…
