There’s two ways I could go about this first post.
Option one would be to begin as if I’d been here all along and you know exactly what to expect and you’ve found me here to get the scoop on my latest goings on. I’m not going to start that way.
Option two is to give you at least a tiny bit of background and let people know what to expect. Mind you this goes against my very nature. My motto is a favorite mangled idiom: “We’ll come to that bridge when we cross it.” Which is pretty much what’s going on now, for me personally, but I don’t need to bring y’all down with me.
Here’s the ten-cent synopsis. (I hope you didn’t pay more. Sorry no refunds.)
As a teen I was diagnosed with NF2, a genetic condition marked by bilateral acoustic neuromas. Despite the name it’s not related to NF1. So I’ve had just over half my life to prepare for total deafness. Instead, I started this year. Out of necessity. As my hearing crossed a threshold from “eh?” to “can you write that down?”
As I’ve negotiated the brave new world of alphanumeric goodness — TTY, IP-Relay, ASL, CART, 2LVCO, ADA, JAN — I thought it might be helpful to share this information. Seek feedback from others. Put the whole Web 2.0 thing to use. Cos the information is out there, it just needs some sorting.
I’m smart enough. I’ll figure it out, but it would nice if maybe the next late deafened adult didn’t have to do so much work.
And with that I begin: Inaudible Nonsense
I hope its not all work. That’s funny and irreverent and veers wildly off topic into other things that interest me. Just because I can.
