Small exercise in boasting
I feel the need to boast.
Next Tuesday I will be at my graduation ceremony. I finally decided to go as family and friends wanted to cheer me on, and I think thats great. So this daft old bat, 54 years old, deafened, has an Ontario College Diploma with a GPA of 3.83. Not bad eh?? We came here almost 2 years ago. We've gone through illness, stress, depression, but we have kept on going. My hearing has got significantly worse since we have been here and now I am profoundly deaf. This has made stuff pretty difficult. Stuff being studying and work. I have had to face discrimination, sometimes intentional, sometimes through lack of understanding but whatever the cause its been hellish to deal with. I have spent many hours talking to you lot, and in the main you are a very lovely bunch. Some notable exceptions out there, you know who you are! (actually you probably dont but others will) So, those a**holes aside, thank you all for the entertainment and support. So there, boasting over. |
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Originally Posted by daft batty
(Post 6443424)
I feel the need to boast.
Next Tuesday I will be at my graduation ceremony. I finally decided to go as family and friends wanted to cheer me on, and I think thats great. So this daft old bat, 54 years old, deafened, has an Ontario College Diploma with a GPA of 3.83. Not bad eh?? We came here almost 2 years ago. We've gone through illness, stress, depression, but we have kept on going. My hearing has got significantly worse since we have been here and now I am profoundly deaf. This has made stuff pretty difficult. Stuff being studying and work. I have had to face discrimination, sometimes intentional, sometimes through lack of understanding but whatever the cause its been hellish to deal with. I have spent many hours talking to you lot, and in the main you are a very lovely bunch. Some notable exceptions out there, you know who you are! (actually you probably dont but others will) So, those a**holes aside, thank you all for the entertainment and support. So there, boasting over. |
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congratulations! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
enjoy your graduation ceremony! :cool: |
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Woohoo!!!!!!!
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:Congratulations you.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: |
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Congratulations!:thumbsup:
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I think you have every right to boast - good and proper. Well done you :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
(As an aside, are there any environmental or personal factors that have worsened the hearing loss - or do you think it was due to go that way anyway, at some point - or has it taken you by surprise? OK - so that's very nosey of me, but I am genuinely interested :) ) |
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Originally Posted by ann m
(Post 6443521)
I think you have every right to boast - good and proper. Well done you :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
(As an aside, are there any environmental or personal factors that have worsened the hearing loss - or do you think it was due to go that way anyway, at some point - or has it taken you by surprise? OK - so that's very nosey of me, but I am genuinely interested :) ) Another reason to boast is that I have learned to "lipread" in Canadian. Speech patterns and lipshapes are different here of course and so my guesswork was thrown considerably. The people I was at college with made a huge effort in communicating with me, I really appreciate that. Thank you for being interested, I appreciate that muchly |
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Thank you for sharing. That lipreading lark is no mean feat either, especially with a new twist on the words with the accent (and new vocabulary!) ;)
My brother has often subconsciously used lip reading (never taught anything formally, it just became part of his routine in communication) - but recently his eyesight has deteriorated considerably with a poor prognosis for the future. Life sure throws some shitty difficulties at people sometimes. But hey, things could be worse apparently :blink: ;) Anyway - have a fabulous grad ceremony - do you get to buy a posh frock or a new red lippie ?! :D |
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Many congratulations! :thumbsup:
x |
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You are my hero DB, only another 2 years and Ill be there.
I can only imagine the difficulties you have faced, but good on ya for sticking it out :thumbsup: Mrs M xxx |
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Kudos to you and congratulations!!:thumbup::thumbsup::thumbup:
Yoong |
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Well done Batty!!!! :thumbsup:
On the subject of lip-reading .... I used to work in a Leonard Cheshire Home, where there were a couple of people who were deaf (as well as having cerebral palsy) - incidentally they were married to eachother which made life interesting! :rofl: The guy used to lip-read pretty well, though he had virtiually no speech, by virtue of his deafness and of his lack of voluntary movement control. Sorry ... getting to the point here: I acquired a new assistant, who happened to be Welsh, and he had great difficulty making our lad understand what he was saying. He thought I was taking the micky when I explained that he probably didn't understand his accent! :p Welsh people tend to have a wide mouth and sort of talk behind their teeth without moving their lips much (try it for yourselves). Ozzies and Kiwis have a very definite manner of speech as well, which I'm sure presents difficulties to British lip-readers. So (finally) .... Well done for learning "Canadian"! :thumbsup: |
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:thumbsup: Congratulations on sticking it out and achieving an outstanding GPA:thumbsup: Good luck with the future and whatever life throws at you I am sure your character and determination will see you through to success.
Warm regards David (I'll bet you lot didn't know I could be formal did you:D) |
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Well done Batty, you're a star:thumbsup:
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Hey! Fantastic news, batty! :thumbup:
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