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akbacchus_BC

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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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get ready to cry. [View all] 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