tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post7755287933724842998..comments2023-10-22T05:25:22.810-04:00Comments on The Deaf Sherlock: A CI hitting too close to me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-6208001301897225012008-02-11T08:26:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:26:00.000-05:00I feel as if the person who wrote this is a busybo...I feel as if the person who wrote this is a busybody with way too much time on his or her hands.<BR/><BR/>Your friend does not need your permission to get a CI.<BR/><BR/>My advice? MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!<BR/><BR/>And why is it okay to wear a hearing aid but not have a CI? Isn't a CI just a more elaborate form of a hearing aid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-17871927644216205622008-02-10T22:55:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:55:00.000-05:00Steve, I am so sorry you and your friends are taki...Steve, I am so sorry you and your friends are taking the news hard <BR/><BR/>Just because this person got a C.I. doesn't mean he/she rejects Deaf Community. This person will still use sign language. ASL will still be in his/her world. That won't be changed as this person got a c.i. <BR/><BR/>I know some people who got c.i.s You know what? They are still the same people. They are still very much involved in Deaf Community and never lose their Deaf selves.mishkazenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714824721166601510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-31259046727615596022008-02-10T20:29:00.000-05:002008-02-10T20:29:00.000-05:00Sherlock Steve,To your comment, I said and will sa...Sherlock Steve,<BR/><BR/>To your comment, I said and will say once again -- Amen!notxerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459018977027647768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-20010315778634315292008-02-10T14:54:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:54:00.000-05:00People who drop friends because they get CI's are ...People who drop friends because they get CI's are a bit off the mark. These friends simply got better hearing aids and aren't going to magically change into hearing people. Get over it.Dianrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077219189139398901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-38715167347184198172008-02-10T14:52:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:52:00.000-05:00Steve, I feel for you. I went through something si...Steve, I feel for you. I went through something similar when someone in my local community got an implant. The community was in an uproar for a while. <BR/><BR/>I'm very against implants too. But it is an individual choice. Your friend was wrong to hide it from you until after it was done, and that made me appreciate how my friend was upfront with us in the first place.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, it's done. Yes, your friend is showing him/herself to have a different center than you thought, and that sucks. It feels like you're being betrayed. But is it worth losing a friendship over? Some adjustments would need to be made, definitely, but he/she's still the same person in many ways. He/she still signs and still wants to be a member of the community, right? That's important. <BR/><BR/>Just some gentle thoughts and supportive pats on your back... :) best wishes on your journey with your friend.moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817584645055759394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906751063718382074.post-83375987954649153542008-02-10T14:46:00.000-05:002008-02-10T14:46:00.000-05:00"We didn't know what else to do. But we did ask ou..."We didn't know what else to do. But we did ask our local priest to hold a private mass to honor the loss of our friend's deafness."<BR/><BR/>Wow. Just...wow. Someone said in another blog that your deafness should not define you. It should be a part of you, but not all of you. This person clearly feels deafness is all there is to his/herself and his/her friend. They need to step outside of that mindframe. Their poor friend. The friend does not deserve to be treated like this for making a informed, consensual decision about THEIR deafness. If the person who wrote this letter was a true friend and a good person, and a good Christian, they would not judge. They would accept and support. <BR/><BR/>"If CIs outrank the ASL users, then we can kiss the word "Deaf Community" a good bye and rename it "Hard of hearing / CI Community" ."<BR/><BR/>CI does not equal hearing. CI equals deaf. So you will always have a Deaf community regardless of what devices people may use- aids, CIs, or nothing at all. All that is needed to keep the Deaf community around is acceptance. I can see you, as well as the person who wrote the letter, and even many others in the Deaf community, are having a hard time accepting that CI wearers are still deaf. That's the first step to keeping the community together- realizing that once Deaf, always Deaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com