While his in my Mother womb
I am 3 years old that time when my parents conceive a boy after having a two daughters.the first and second trimester is good and no problem at all,but when the third and last trimester came all the unforseen things happen.theres a time my mother accidentally slipped in our staircase but thank God nothing happened her and to the baby in her tummy,also she got a chickenpox while pregnant that make us worry more,we learned that having that while pregnant is a serious matter it can be out of hand and life threatening to all the complications my mother and my brother facing.
Despite of all the things happen during the pregnancy, January 22 ,1991 my Mother gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The first two years is normal the development is like on any others baby,but when he comes in 3 years old we noticed the problem,first is the talking we thought that he is just a late learner but nah no words came like mama,dada or ate,just making a sound but not a word and I know it's so heartbreaking for my parents especially when we learned that also his hearing is impaired.after so many years faced we are informed that his condition is due to the chickenpox my mother have while pregnant to my brother,it said having that can have birth defect to the baby,and as my brother it's his hearing that's impaired also lead for being mute,cause how will you talk if you doesn't hear anything.
The Growing years
that's him my handsome brother,he is 22 year's old now before he get to that age all the bullying he face the things he try so hard to do,to learned and trying to fit in and having a friend.not be able to go a normal school like us, there's one time that never leave in my memory always teary eyed when I remember because it's heartbreaking for my part who can't do anything for his brother,he always see when we get ready going to school,so there's one morning I already ready just waiting for a ride going to school he is saying something by sign language that I can't understand,because I'm getting late I just nod my head so the conversation will end even I don't understand what his saying he's just 3years old that time,after a minutes as I'm going to ride the tricycle I saw ayan running in my back with his shoes untie,so it dawned in me what he's trying to say later that day, he also want to go to school with me,and I sign no he can't so he run back to our house crying and believe me I almost cry that time seeing my brother that time frustrated. if there's one thing that I'm thankful in his situation,he doesn't get to hear all the bad things in this world,somehow that isolate him in this harsh world.sign language is our means of communication but it's not the right sign language I must say it's just the things we make for ayan to understand,we try to enrolled him into a school who offered the education that fits for his need, maybe for a month we able to make it, but reality hit us we cannot afford it, you see we are four siblings all are going to school that time,my parents is just an average worker even if they are both working it's still don't enough,to make it short he have no proper learning. nevertheless he is witty in his own way he gets way to tell us what he wants, this conversation is an example :
that's me telling to him to cook our food and clearly he doesn't want saying he is sleepy. In my every prayer I always include my brother because as his older sister worrying his future is always in me,when times comes and we are old I wish I still be here to guide him. I still hope that in near future we can bring him in experts to his condition,cause I think hearing aid will work, I can tell because there a time when we shout so loud he notice it and sway his head when the music is at blast.good things I hope for him and to all out there who have same thing as my brother who is Deaf and Mute.
thank you for the time reading this one,knowing that there's someone read what I wrote is a big thing already feels like I matter, Good day and be safe.
