I can agree fully about the need to grieve. I had a sudden hearing loss that created permanent deafness. I lost music. I lost communication with friends, and especially children. And the price of trying to buck up and be a "good" deaf person immediately did not remove the missing grief, but prevented me in the longer run from creativity in this new life. I still struggle with this sudden change from being a hearing person to a deaf person and the isolation of being a full part of either community. I have learned a lot from this major change of my abilities, but I still feel the isolation.
On Jul 23, 2024 MaryJo wrote :