my story i was 6 months old became deaf

i was born hearing. i was 6 months old became deaf. i have cytomegalovirus (CMV). i learned ASL at 8 months old. i was 5 yrs old. my father wanted me hear again. they tried get me to cochlear implant. i had exam ears. but my both ears are failed. i cannot get cochlear implant. they gave me hearing aids. i had them for many years. i getting used with them. i hated them. i lost them in 2005. i decide get new hearing aids in last year. because my family force me to learn how to talk with mouth. i thinking about cochlear implant. i have appt on August 5 2010. i hope i could keep hearing aids or not. i not want getting cochlear implant. i care myself be proud deaf. i hope my family accept me be stay deaf.

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[yollie1976]

be proud who you are no matter what people say your death and thats apart of you they have to accept it lol

[luvergirl1798]

be proud of who u r