Thank you for a wonderful post. My uncle is deaf and he is now approaching 70 years old. My father took care of his deaf brother and I saw what a toll it taken on my father to really give his brother the best of things in life.

Deaf people are often the most kind and loving people you will ever meet. The sad part is that people often treat them like they can 'catch' their deafness but simply being around them.

Deaf people are not second class people and if you only knew first hand the emotional toll and what they had to go through everyone would have such great respect for them.

I believe there are tons of great athletic kids who are deaf out there. I'm a huge yankee fan and to learn that the last player in the league was Curtis Pride really breaks my heart.

If you know a deaf person I encourage you to make friends with them. You will find the most gentle and smartest people around with giant hearts.

Thank you for bringing so light to people who are deaf like my uncle.