Edward and I will be moving in a few weeks to go back to Arkansas. This is not something Edward wants to do, but he’s going to do it any way.
Yesterday we had a little get together or picnic sort of as a going away party. Most of Edward’s close friends from his job were there. Everyone hates to see him leave.
One of his very close friends surprised me. I asked him if he could write print. He told me he could so I explain how to do print on palm. Then he signed his name. I was like, “wow….you can fingerspell?” He only did a few things when I couldn’t understand what someone was trying to say and I didn’t know where Edward was. But, I had no idea that Mike could fingerspell.
I do not want to sound ungrateful for anything . Having the gathering for us was very nice. But, once again, I was in my own little world. Edward was busy talking to his friends, doing stuff, getting things for everyone. He was not beside me to tell me what people were saying, or even who was there.
I am completely clueless about who was there, what people were doing, what was being said, etc. All I know is what me and Isaiah were doing, and Edward occasionally.
Gatherings are not really much fun for a deaf-blind person unless they have someone telling them everything that is going on. If you stop and think about it, would you have fun at a party or gathering if you had no idea who was there, what was going on, what was being said, or even if people were around you or had walked off? This is my world. I have to be told these things, and if no one tells me, then how am I supposed to know?
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