The drive home from Children’s Hospital was the worst. It was a rainy day about thirteen or fourteen years ago, my mother was sobbing talking on the phone with my father. That was the day I was diagnosed with Autoimmune hearing loss in my right ear. To this day I can still remember that drive in the rain, seeing the old cookie cutter Busch Stadium and asking my mom what was wrong in an effort not to cry. Having autoimmune hearing loss has led to me developing my work ethic, me being in constant fear of losing the rest of my hearing, and me not being allowed to play the sports I have wanted to play.
Being deaf in my right ear has helped me develop my work ethic. As a result of being partially deaf, learning how to play baseball was always …show more content…
Having an autoimmune hearing loss, means that my autoimmune system can attack my ears at any time. Anything from being sick for a little bit can cause my immune system to attack itself. A few years ago I was sick for about three or four months, then when I got better my ear was constantly ringing. On a trip to Wisconsin I was always asking my mom to repeat what she was saying multiple times, my mom became concerned about it so, when we returned I had my hearing tested. That test had confirmed my worst fears, I was beginning to lose my hearing, so I was put on methotrexate, which is a drug that is used to suppress my immune system. Before I went in to get my first tattoo, I was concerned that the ink that was going into my skin would cause an immune response .As a result, I called my immunologist to make sure that my immune system would not attack itself because of the tattoo. And most recently I had a really long case of dry eyes, and I was very concerned about my autoimmune system attacking my eyes. There has always been and always will be a concern that it will attack another part of my immune system. Constantly being in fear is something that I would not wish on anyone, not even on my worst enemy. In the end, I know that whatever happens is in God’s hands and I will accept whatever
Being deaf in my right ear has helped me develop my work ethic. As a result of being partially deaf, learning how to play baseball was always …show more content…
Having an autoimmune hearing loss, means that my autoimmune system can attack my ears at any time. Anything from being sick for a little bit can cause my immune system to attack itself. A few years ago I was sick for about three or four months, then when I got better my ear was constantly ringing. On a trip to Wisconsin I was always asking my mom to repeat what she was saying multiple times, my mom became concerned about it so, when we returned I had my hearing tested. That test had confirmed my worst fears, I was beginning to lose my hearing, so I was put on methotrexate, which is a drug that is used to suppress my immune system. Before I went in to get my first tattoo, I was concerned that the ink that was going into my skin would cause an immune response .As a result, I called my immunologist to make sure that my immune system would not attack itself because of the tattoo. And most recently I had a really long case of dry eyes, and I was very concerned about my autoimmune system attacking my eyes. There has always been and always will be a concern that it will attack another part of my immune system. Constantly being in fear is something that I would not wish on anyone, not even on my worst enemy. In the end, I know that whatever happens is in God’s hands and I will accept whatever