Deaf Like Me

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Deaf Like Me is an emotional tale of developmental hardship. In more ways than one the story carried me on an emotional roller coaster. I was upset through most of the readings, but there were parts when I could not stop laughing. Throughout the book Lynns's parents struggle to make their deaf child seem "normal" in a world where speech is "normal", Lynn was not a speaker.

In the beginning, I was sad to learn that Louise was pregnant and had been infected with German measles. She knew that German Measles could affect her child in many ways. The child could have been born, blind, deaf, without some body part, arm, leg, fingers, toes, or all of the above. Knowing that information, Louise made a difficult choice to continue her pregnancy. Though she asked questions about aborting, she did not pursue it. That brought such a relief to me. It was a tough decision to make and one I have never faced. I was glad she looked to her husband for reassurance before making a mistake. After Lynn was born, everyone including the doc

Lynn's parents did what any parent would do to help their child communicate in this discriminating nation. I was so proud, in the end when Lynn learned to sign and became a great communicator. It seems as though it took forever. I didn't think she was ever going communicate. I also felt like her parents were a little too harsh on her at times. They wanted their child to be "normal" and to be able to function on her own. In the end, Lynn's triumph was that she was excepted as being who she was, a deaf child. Lynn was able to get through all of that and it made me smile all over.

When Louise and Bruce were preparing Lynn for her birthday party, It was so hilarious. I loved how Bruce was patient with her in trying to blow the whistle. I thought it showed how loving her sibling was to her. It did not seem to bother him that much that she was deaf. When Louise kept practicing with her on blowing out the candle. It was so touching and loving. I thought that was the point where everyone was starting to accept her the way she was.

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Approximate Word count = 721
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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