Family
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Disability and Religion
On what subject(s) are you an authority?Living with A Disability and Religion While I’m quite eclectic in my academic knowledge. There are two subjects that I would consider myself to be an authority. Although I use that term in a lenient manner. Having lived with a number of disabilities since birth and childhood, I’m an Read more
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My Grandma (Grundy)
The person who had the most impact on my life was Grundy. Grundy was my grandma’s name to my brother and I. As the story goes, my brother who is older than me could not say grandma and it came out Grundy, so that was our name for her. Grundy had an awesome sense of Read more
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Five Everyday Things That Bring Me Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? My faith in God gives me strength and gratitude. I’m grateful for the life that God gave me and continues to give to me. I have learnt a lot about self-care and the importance of putting myself first in life. Each day I grow more and Read more
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To Go or To Stay
I was born Deaf. My Mum realized I was Deaf before I was two years old. She taught herself about speech therapy for Deaf children using resources from the library. My speech therapy began before I was three years old. It was exhausting and frustrating. I had some residual hearing but not enough to be Read more
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Unwanted
I was born Deaf into a family that was both hearing and Deaf. My birth family placed me up for adoption prior to my birth, as my birth mother did not have the developmental capacity to raise me alone. However, after I was born, I was considered non-adoptable by Children’s Services Adoption Agency, due to Read more
Dr Kelly Fleming 