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SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish
I am deaf. I was born deaf due to a defect. I have three children, two of whom are deaf and were born with the same defect. None of my immediate family are deaf, but I do have a great grandmother who was deaf (she died before my birth...
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Written on May 2nd, 2013
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aharris08
My son is 15 months old. I found out the day he was born he had a profound hearing loss in both ears. He just recieved bilateral cochlear implants and can now hear our voices!!!
Although he will always be deaf and sign will be his...
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Written on July 8th, 2009
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JeNeRegretteRien
We adopted our daughter at birth. When we started looking into adoption, a friend of our came forward and said she knew a teenager who was 14 weeks pregnant and considering adoption. We worked with her through her entire pregnancy, and...
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Written on May 23rd, 2012
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Dreem
My child, he is now 22 years old, was adopted by my ex and me in 1989. He was born in Uruguay in south America. He was 3 years old when he was adopted by us. The first years he was very angry because he had no language/sign language. In...
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Written on March 15th, 2009
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afzeluches
Our son was born deaf, but we found out about it only when he was 9 months old.
He is now almost 13 years old, has hearing aids and goes to a regular school with hearing kids.
Its not easy for him, especially socially but he manages...
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Written on June 4th, 2008
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DeafSocial
Deaf people can not speak.Facts: - deaf to speak. They use their hands instead of their mouth. Sign language is the language and its structure, grammar, and appropriate time to confirm. It can be transmitted, which means that the...
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Written on April 10th, 2012
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