My Eulogy

Growing up was not the funniest time for me, I hated elementary school and most of high school. I went to a very small school so my options of friends was very limited. I hung out with the “cool kids” I’d guess you would say. In the movies everyone wants to be a part of the cool kids, but it was not that great. In elementary, kids would make fun of me, they would call me stupid, would tell me I was not good at anything. As a child that could really affect someone’s confidence level. It started to go to me, but then my amazing mother sat down and had a talk with me. She told me about her childhood and how she was bullied. My mother is legally deaf and has been since birth. So she never caught a break, kids would take her behind a tree on the playground and make fun of her, talk about her hearing aids, teachers would drop comments, her parents did not care about her hearing disability. Finally, one teacher called her parents in for a conference and told them that my mom needed help. It took a while but her parents finally woke up and …show more content…
Chelsea works in a clinic with Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist so not only did I get to see what a Speech Pathologist does I was able to see what a Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist do also. Chelsea worked with children which is one of the age groups I want to work with. We went through her daily life at work, she had patients with Down syndrome, stroke patients, some completely deaf and mute patients, and others. That day showed me how big of an impact a Speech Pathologist can have on someone. The smiles that they kids had on their faces when she walked in the door were so heartwarming. Even the kids that threw a fit and did not want to come, after getting them calmed down they were the sweetest and such an inspiration. When I left my heart was filled with