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[for challenge #10 -think about a difficult time in your life that actually led to growth]

Journaling Reads:
I was born with a rare disorder of the inner ear and have been loosing hearing ever eince i was a little girl. I always considered myself hard of hearing until this past year. this past year I was told I now have meniere's disease on top of my other ear issues. The meniere's disease has taken a real toll on my hearing and I am now PROFOUNDLY deaf in my left ear (also thanks to a Acoustic neuromam, a tumor of the nerve in the ear that was found around tthe same time) and my right ear is at a moderate to servere rate, and it isn’t going to get any better. On top of all things I swear I have the worst luck The meniere's disease causes horrible vertigo that is like being on a twirling fair ride for hours on end without stopping. I spend days dizzy, off balance and sick to my stomach. It has started to interfer with my daily life. I now rely on hearing aids to hear and without them can not hear a thing in my left ear and only slight noises in my right. I been learning sign language since I know that one day I will have no hearing what so ever left. It has taken me awhile to accept but I now no longer do I consider myself hard of hearing, but I am DEAF.I have learned to love myself and accept what life has thrown at me. I have learned that being Deaf isn’t something bad, yet something beautiful. I am PROUD to be a part of the Deaf community.


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