You have given me some insights that I could not have had, and I'm very grateful for that. I hope these new technologies can be helpful to you. But it was just so interesting to read your comments as you react to the change in the technology on you, the individual.
for me it was particularly interesting, as I have spent many years of my lfie trying to find products to help people. And with some new medical technologies there is just a very clear positive impact. Like with treating coronary heart disease-- where the patient says "thank you for treating me with this angioplasty and drug eluting stent, rather than cracking my chest open".
but for me, your diary really hit home on situations that are more chronic than acute. Situations where one just lives ones life--the cards are dealt, and thank you it's my life and I'm proud to live it.
reading your diary gave me an insight, admittedly a small one, into dealing with life as it came to you, and living it in a wonderful way, and adapting to new opportunities as they present themselves.
I hope, (sorry but in my faith pray, but with no sense of pity), that these new technologies will be wonderful for you.
The balance for me is my self identity as a deaf person (and not believing there is anything wrong or needing fixing with me), and the need for technology to manage and get through a dominant 'hearing world'.
I won't refuse technology and cut off my nose to spite my face (as a number of Deaf people do) but at the same time I resent the pressure of a society that expects me to change to fit in and be less of a problem for it.
Like you say, a much different situation than for those with acute medical needs. Thanks for commenting :) Ad astra per aspera
