librarylady
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Hello, I'm a lifelong hard of hearing person from a family that was totally oblivious. As a parent now, I don't want to complain about things that happened so long ago, but my parents were pretty passive about this and I also think they might have been sort of embarrassed about my hearing loss as it was never mentioned while I was growing up. In my twenties I made my own appointment with the audiologist and bought my own hearing aids. Recently I updated to the wonderful world of Bluetooth, streaming, AND!! the remote mic!!
I looked around to find this group because I've got a severe case of anxiety about my work transfer next week to a new position, new town, larger work site. I keep worrying about meeting all these new people and whether I'll be able to hear and keep up in this new job. So, I decided to look around and see if I could find a community of friends who face similar issues and might share some laughs and successes and struggles.
I was so happy to find this group. I have always felt isolated and different, no Deaf or young HOH friends in my small towns. I wish I'd been able to access a group like this when I was in college and struggling to take notes, listen/lipread/body language read. One teacher in all those years magically moved my seat up to the front row. How I adored his class!! Did no one ever ask for help in the 70's and 80's??
Today, I'm a wife, mom, librarian, voracious reader, laundry-avoider, wanna-be gardener, Rotarian trying to live out "service above self" and doing my best to never bluff again. Oh, dear, I think this was a long rant.
Has anyone else changed/started a job and have some good advice for me?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to meeting some new friends and learning about better ways to communicate about being HOH.
I looked around to find this group because I've got a severe case of anxiety about my work transfer next week to a new position, new town, larger work site. I keep worrying about meeting all these new people and whether I'll be able to hear and keep up in this new job. So, I decided to look around and see if I could find a community of friends who face similar issues and might share some laughs and successes and struggles.
I was so happy to find this group. I have always felt isolated and different, no Deaf or young HOH friends in my small towns. I wish I'd been able to access a group like this when I was in college and struggling to take notes, listen/lipread/body language read. One teacher in all those years magically moved my seat up to the front row. How I adored his class!! Did no one ever ask for help in the 70's and 80's??
Today, I'm a wife, mom, librarian, voracious reader, laundry-avoider, wanna-be gardener, Rotarian trying to live out "service above self" and doing my best to never bluff again. Oh, dear, I think this was a long rant.
Has anyone else changed/started a job and have some good advice for me?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to meeting some new friends and learning about better ways to communicate about being HOH.
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