37
Thankfully I was still
able to hear this
time
38
But it came with
complications
39
I had to occasionally
go to speech therapy
inside and outside
of school
40
It would be intimidating sometimes
to engage in converstion with others
41
I got misunderstood so many times
and I would get sent to the
principal for stupid reasons
42
Sometimes my
head would "spin"
and everything
seemed "warped"
I needed to
brace and hold
myself up
43
Growing up I would visit the
hospital for minor ear
surgeries
23 surgeries
TOTAL
44
The cochlear implant
definetely
has its challenges
growing up...
45
Medically
Socially
+
Mentally
46
But along with
those challenges
came...