Is it possible for a turtle to run?
These days, I am feeling rather like a turtle that just wants to get to the finish line ... yesterday. But my little turtle legs simply will not run fast enough.
What does the finish line mean for me? This is my hearing wish list:
- Understanding speech without lip reading. Easily, without effort - no matter who is speaking, and whether or not I am concentrating.
- Being able to talk on the phone without panicking.
- Understanding and appreciating music. Being able to make out the lyrics the first time I hear a song, without having to memorize the words and play it again and again.
- Auscultation of lung sounds (listening to breathing with a stethoscope).
- Improved speech (I am self conscious of my "deaf accent").
