KellyC
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Hello, I am looking for some advice. I have a deaf aunt (my father's sister) and she lives across the country so I did not have many opportunities to see her while I was growing up. Then, her relationship with my parents became estranged when my grandfather died years and years ago, so it has been a long time.
When she would visit us, I always thought she was such an amazing person, so fun to be around. She sketched phenomenal drawings at lightening speed! She was not born deaf, but became so when she was very young. She did go to an all-deaf school, but never embraced sign language and relied on reading lips and writing notes instead. I am not sure why.
I am 32 now and am starting to lose hearing in my left ear due to otosclerosis. I feel like my right ear will shortly follow because I can hear crackling noises, etc just like on the left side. I am scared of the possibility of becoming deaf late in life, after relying entirely on verbal language. I want to try to find my aunt to ask her for advice, but I feel like that would be selfish since I haven't been in touch since her falling out with my parents. What do you think? Would she be offended if I contacted her? I don't even know if i could locate her, I heard that she has moved to a new state.
Thanks in advance for any help.
When she would visit us, I always thought she was such an amazing person, so fun to be around. She sketched phenomenal drawings at lightening speed! She was not born deaf, but became so when she was very young. She did go to an all-deaf school, but never embraced sign language and relied on reading lips and writing notes instead. I am not sure why.
I am 32 now and am starting to lose hearing in my left ear due to otosclerosis. I feel like my right ear will shortly follow because I can hear crackling noises, etc just like on the left side. I am scared of the possibility of becoming deaf late in life, after relying entirely on verbal language. I want to try to find my aunt to ask her for advice, but I feel like that would be selfish since I haven't been in touch since her falling out with my parents. What do you think? Would she be offended if I contacted her? I don't even know if i could locate her, I heard that she has moved to a new state.
Thanks in advance for any help.