There are some things in life we can control, and others that we can not no matter how hard we try.
My life has been turned upside down by NF2. First from losing my sight. I adjusted to being blind and still tried to lead a normal life.
Now I have lost my hearing as well. This frightens me more than I can say. I am fairly certain it frightens me so much because of the unknown.
We all fear the unknown. I don’t know how to be completely deaf and blind. Can I do it?
That’s the scary part. If you ask anyone what they would do if they lost their vision, they would say that they would be scared and not know how to go on.
I know that I can get through this, I am just not sure how at the moment. Will I just adjust like I did with my vision? Or will I have to relearn things?
I know that this hearing loss is something that I can not change, so I am trying to figure things out right now so that when I become fully deaf blind, it won’t be such a shock to the system.
Acceptance finally came to me one night while I was on Facebook. My
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Aunt mentioned something about accepting it. She’s right. I have to ask God to grant me the strength to accept what I can not change.
Once I accept it completely, I’ll be able to move on, but not until then.
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