Recent content by charlene

I am told I lost my hearing as a baby when I had a 105-106F fever caused by Red Measles. I lost enough hearing that when I should have started speaking, no one could understand me. Even though my father was a city schools administrator/math teacher and my maternal grandmother was a special...

Oh where do I begin? I'm new here and may get around to the introduction forum, but this thread got my attention first. When I explain myself the most common response is the joke, "What?" accompanied by laughter. Doing all the work listening to a person relate a long drawn out joke...