November 06, 2006

musings on being deaf

Solitaire Joker said:

Being deaf is something I was born with, it’s part of who I am. It’s the hand that life dealt me. There’s no point in moping about the what ifs of me not being born deaf. My deafness would still remain part of who I am, and it brings with it its lesson that nothing is to be taken for granted, and that hard work brings with it results.

Recommended by lakeside girl: "Frank and inspiring entry of a student coping with deafness in Singapore."

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