I Am Deaf and Mute?

Iwould live in my own quiet world!

I find it so hard to imagine how to live with my life if I were deaf-mute. But I should have my way, that's for sure! I am amazed how one deaf-mute student in my Anatomy and Physiology class do it. She has kids and a husband, and she is taking the prerequisite courses for an allied health degree. And I find her to be an intelligent student!! To me, she takes being a deaf-mute not a disability, or any hindrance  to her endeavors. I don't even find her, to my own opinion, wallowing in self-pity. She is a cheerful and happy lady!

We are who we are! Sometimes, we just have to confront with the reality we are in, there is no choice whatsoever. The only option is whether we take who we are or not! Self-acceptance is the only way to be at peace with oneself. This is what I would do. I will use my handicap to be of positive influence to  others who are on the same boat. For I believe I could still leave a footprint, no matter how faint, of my mortal journey called life.