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>"as for them not hearing their names...somehow mine do...or maybe my
>hearing ones help them...i do not know...maybe they hear in their heart
>but not their ears?...
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>but really...they are no different than any of the other kids...
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>oh..and i still talk to my deaf ferrets just as if they can hear me...
>which they do...but on another level than with their actual ears...:)"
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>kat
Very well written. I agree so much. They do seem to "hear" or sense
their names.
Being deaf you would think communication would be more of a problem,
but I had a hard time believing my little Ruby was deaf at first. We
DO communicate, I don't know if it is visual or emotional, or what,
but she seems to know what I am saying .
Ruby does so well, I really didn't know she was deaf at first. Granted
she seemed a "bit different", but I didn't know how.
I have tested her with my hand held vacuam cleaner (where she couldn't
feel the vibrations) no reaction. I have clapped, whistled and squeaked
toys. No reaction. Fire crackers go off, dogs bark, no reaction. But,
she is in tune with the others and when I call them she comes running
too.
Also treat time, she knows! That nose is so sensitive!
She really is so visual too, she sees movement and will run to it. I
used to wonder why sometimes she would freeze so still and intensly look
and deep sniff for no obvious reason for sometimes up to a minute. Now
that I know she is deaf, it makes sense.
I used to feel so sorry for her, but now I know... love is the universal
language.
suzi
[Posted in FML issue 4532]
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