Doctor called me Deaf and Mute when I was Little Boy
18 03 2007ASL Vlog - Approx 1:50 Minutes Long
Grant Laird Jr discussed about his deaf father who got upset at doctor — he wrote "deaf and mute" on paperwork back in 70s. What my dad is request nicely to remove it — doctor refused. He got upset and tear paperwork…
I was maybe 5 or 7 years old at this time. I can’t help it but I still remember it after 30 years later.
Grant W Laird Jr.
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com
One question, in your text below video you said doctor wrote “Deaf and Dumb” but in Vlog you said Deaf and Mute? I m little confused
I would not get upset or cry if my doctor wrote “deaf-mute.” When seeing me for the first time, the doctor wrote, “deaf-mute.” He was impressed with my ability to read and write even though I am deaf-mute. I would not cry if a nurse puts on my wrist a bracelet spelling out “Deaf-Mute. Use pen and paper to communciate with Jean Boutcher.” Once nurses and doctors see my bracelet, they would grab pen and paper instead of talking talking talking to the wall.
JB
I understand what you mean.. I don’t like to say mute.. Mute mean can’t talk..
Dumb is mean lacking the power of speech , silent and stupid.
I would say remove mute if you can talk that is fine… i know many people really sometime insult to deaf and mute…They don’t know what mean different between words dumb and mute is different ..
I am glad you can say something to remove mute.. I guess some doctor are dumb too!!
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DCABlogs: Thanks for letting me know. I corrected it
of course! u r proud of ur father! great story!
I don’t blame your dad….When I was younger, my mom said that the audiologist was being clod for bawling at her for letting me take off my hearing aid each day I got home from school.
Wwowowow!! Good for your father!! I am Deaf. Medical professionals still use “hearing impaired” and “she can lipread” (true) on my medical chart. It is better than deafmute! Everyone is unique with unique preferences. smile
When I was in Puerto Rico, our deaf group was riding in a church van that said something like “…Iglesia Baptista del Sordos” (…Baptist Church of the Deaf). Anyway, I lipread 2 people who were looking at our van and they said, “Sordo Muto” which means Deaf Mute. Interesting. Thanks for sharing your vlog.