About 2 to 4 of every 1,000 people in the United States are "functionally deaf," though more than half became deaf relatively late in life; fewer than 1 out of every 1,000 people in the United States became deaf before 18 years of age.
After reading this starling statistics I realize that my family was a rarity that is never talked about. I realize that what I do on a daily basic and the reason I feel so tired at night is really a miracle in itself and I thanked God! I woke up thinking about how yesterday went for me, not just in business but in life. After reading that statistics up above I realized that the need to tell my story is something will never go away until its told. My name is Sabrina Davis, and I was born Deaf/hard of hearing. That sounds like the beginning of an AAA meeting but truly it’s the beginning of me taking a stand. It’s the beginning of me putting together a legacy that my children can follow because they need whatever I can leave behind for them.
Deaf/hard of hearing is hereditary. At least for my family. I have never heard of this happening to anyone else and at this very moment in my life, I have a strong desire to understand it, embrace it and change how the deaf/hard of hearing community is viewed here on this earth.
I am a TABOO, I CAN NOT HEAR, but yet I talk, I CAN GET HIT BY A CAR, but I DRIVE ONE. Anything over 3 FEET AWAY, is null and void. If my BACK IS TURNED, you just wasted your breath. I have three children, and two are deaf. God does not mess up………….
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