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AllaN01Bear

(29,805 posts) Sun Apr 11, 2021, 09:52 PM Apr 2021

get ready to cry.

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get ready to cry. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 OP

So beautiful and yes I am moved to tears. sheshe2 Apr 2021 #1

My best friend's parents were both deaf from birth. I saw many of their struggles firsthand. nt Progressive Jones Apr 2021 #3

I am not deaf, yet hard of hearing. sheshe2 Apr 2021 #5

That was beautiful. summer_in_TX Apr 2021 #2

I can relate. One of my Dad's brothers became deaf at 17 years old akbacchus_BC Apr 2021 #4

sheshe2

(98,465 posts)

1. So beautiful and yes I am moved to tears.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 10:13 PM

Apr 2021

It is not an easy world for the hard of hearing. I know.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

3. My best friend's parents were both deaf from birth. I saw many of their struggles firsthand. nt

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 12, 2021, 01:13 AM

Apr 2021

sheshe2

(98,465 posts)

5. I am not deaf, yet hard of hearing.

Reply to Progressive Jones (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 12, 2021, 01:24 AM

Apr 2021

It is hereditary in my family. My dads side.

My grandparents, dad, his sister...me , my brother and sister and now my niece all includes ringing in the ears.

summer_in_TX

(4,277 posts)

2. That was beautiful.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Mon Apr 12, 2021, 01:06 AM

Apr 2021

I wish I could say that I'd considered the barriers those deaf have every day and everywhere before.

But I see now.

Thank you!

akbacchus_BC

(5,830 posts)

4. I can relate. One of my Dad's brothers became deaf at 17 years old

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Mon Apr 12, 2021, 01:21 AM

Apr 2021

after getting a penicillin injection. He could read our lips but most times, we used paper and pen to communicate. We have progressed a lot now with sign language.

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