How I Cope And Enjoy Life As a Deaf & Blind Person | Being Me
Heather Lawson was born deaf and as she grew up she started losing her sight. She could cope as a blind person but wasn’t sure how she could cope with being deaf and blind. This is her story and how she not only copes with her disabilities but how she makes the most of life.
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Okay I'm sitting here trying to comprehend this person's plight… how would it be to be alive in a body you can't see… to grow up kind of in your own head. When someone grabs your arm it's jolting.. I'd imagine it's like existing in a void with a body… extremely interesting. These people need to go on to teach us about truths we cannot being to comprehend… they have insight we can't imagine
@lalaraeray777
does she need to open her mouth and sound like a dementor?
it's creepy and I don't like it.
@apricotAfterglow
No offense, but why would it be turned on for use if most people are not of either 1 nor both of those maladies, and it is ON as the default and even then comes on inadvertently by some error, or glitch and may take some time, hours? even to turn it off, since it isn't or should not be on by default but is anyway? IT SUCKS WHEN IT ISN"T OBVIOUS HOW TO SHUT DOWN narrative, TALKING ETC Thanks, again, but, no offense. BTW, cataracts are up and coming my way as a veil darkening is slowly descending over my reality; I did donate not so long ago, not even in years ago, but to assistance dogs training(which I hope helps animals, too, and it's happy all around but only maybe because I felt bad for the many whose ability to continue gets sharply curtailed even felt to then really be abrupt as their major sense of seeing is abated, which seems to be the case rather than a born with a non condition to then learn about. Good luck, and to you I offer Peace and LOVE and thanks for the teachin. You are a GEM, a polished one,of the variety of having been perhaps a bit eroded and becoming a smoother stone in the process, and is that not how diamonds' brilliance is realized.
@rash1221
I’ll pray for you Jesus can heal you
@Boarskiesrus
I've always wondered, are blind and deaf people nicer & kinder than sighted & hearing?
@VEE-rd7cu
Or something beautiful that just makes me teary eyed about fully trusting another human being with your safety
@GHOSTOFREICH
I can't imagine the level of anxiety I'd have.. she is amazing
@MEmememememee241
This is as brilliant as it is sad.
@shamkraffl6050
Wow what an incredible woman!
@downfall1991
I know that in heaven these people will see God and hear heavenly music 🎶
@elizabethmcnamara6548
Not buying it. She could see when the man turned and looked at her because she immediately signaled that she wants to go across the street when she SAW that he turned toward her. She obviously knew when her niece was walking around then pretended to not see her.
@terraint3697
As someone losing hearing under like UsHERs (I have the gene nd dad had Ushers) but my sight isn’t acting like RP yet. I am sorry yet happy to find another Usher patient. I am 52. I Comes now read with glasses. I hve a Cochkear bone implant on my left ear…lost that hearing immediately🎉ly in 2008. Since then I developedANOTHER RP shortened illness … this time relapsing polychondritis. That disease destroys the cartilage in my cancel and it is robbing me of m remaining good hearing. I rem in mental destroyed by these diagnoses. When my dad was diagnosed in mid forties, it roomed my entire childhood. I lost my dad after he was diagnoses.
@Familylawgroup
How do they learn language?
@santanuguha8408
What an amazing woman. Makes me ashamed to think how I moan about stupid little things. I wish I could tell her how inspirational she is.
@thomasina1041
That is Messed Up to have such Conditions Blind and Deaf is the Worst Like you are A whole other Species. But Glad she Did not Know it any other way because that would be worse to life with.
Strong People!!
@Jakkaribik1
Wow I feel so bad for her
@sayuas4293
How anyone in her condition could actually enjoy anything is beyond comprehension. Crikey! Audience wishes her all the best. Cheers!
@LectronCircuits
Heavy.
@Mister_Dokter
You cant read, you cant listen to music, watch movies, or play video games, what do you do all day??
@3aster
It's fascinating to see how resourceful humans can be. Our species is very diverse and resilient throughout.
@RomeroRomeral
How amazing! She's so lucky to be born in a developed country. As a colombiana, I imagine there must be many folk in Latin America who have these disabilities but don't get the help they need.
@IRosamelia
It's awesome that she keeps pushing on and never gives up fighting to live and to get rights and more accessibility for other people dealing with the same struggles. I hope that globally our society can become more accessible for all people!
@skatardrummer1
This woman is so incredibly brave, I really admire and respect her so very much!!
@mk5294
No one in this family, should be allowed to have children.
@hughjassol2072
I k ow what you’re thinking. How does she k ow when to stop wiping
@hughjassol2072
There are levels to how deaf and blind you are. If she was in grade school and could still hear and see people. Then she is not on Helen Kellers level. She’s was more like an elderly person.
@hughjassol2072
Their are many people in the world with such a condition .
We normal people should learn from these special people whenever we are loosing in our life .
Well she is lucky to get grt supportive opportunities in Australia their are many who can't get such.
@hpande744
Their are many people in the world with such a condition .
We normal people should learn from these special people whenever we are loosing in our life .
Well she is lucky to get grt supportive opportunities in Australia their are many who can't get such.
@hpande744
What an incredible video and lady. Thank you. Blew my mind.
@alexwilding1