HearAgain Part 2

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On the upside you become very observant. You can read moods and expressions from across the room. You intuitively know when something is bothering someone. Body language speaks volumes. You know when your children are doing something they shouldn’t or when they don’t feel well. You can watch your husband walk up the driveway and know whether he’s in a good mood or a bad one. You can see the sad little faces of children whose parents are ignoring them in restaurants. The sparkle in her eyes and the smile on her face speak of a young bride’s love for her new husband as eloquently as her words might.

Even the most observant of hearing impaired people though can’t compensate for the lack of sound totally. And just as a blind person can’t really understand the color blue

HearAgain

A journey from hearing loss….

Some background … From the time I can consciously remember I have always known that hearing loss was going to be a dominate part of my life. My grandmother was totally deaf from her early teenage years. My mother began wearing a hearing aid before I was born, so I’ve never known her as a hearing adult. She told me recently that she even considered not having children because she was afraid the condition was hereditary. She visited a hearing ‘specialist’ in Atlanta who assured her she couldn’t pass it along to her children. Ah well. As it turns out two of her four children ‘got it’. Me and my younger brother. I am grateful for that specialist though. If not for her I wouldn’t be writing these words and you would never have had the chance to read my story.