I have a Roger Touchscreen Mic in the classroom, which my teachers wear all of the time to make sure I can hear everything. My school even organised to have a hearing loop installed in the assembly hall, so I never miss anything.
Recently I was lucky enough to watch my teacher Miss L act as Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’.
Miss L and Mr D from the theatre helped me blue tooth my devices to the system so I could hear them acting and singing to my processors. It was amazing.
I love school and have some wonderful friends. I love Maths, Science, playing basketball and also The Mighty Brisbane Broncos. I was also recently voted student council representative for my class.
Having hearing loss can be frustrating when I have to make sure I don’t get my processers wet. Or if it is noisy, I sometimes miss what my friends say. But mum and dad always say I have superhero ears.
When I am reading at night with Dad, he always says that he wishes he had my ears, so he could switch mum off anytime he likes.
Mum and Dad said if I shoot for the stars and study hard, I can be anything I want to be when I grow up. So, I would love to be a scientist.
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone at Hear and Say for all of their support, Doctor A (my ENT), and all of my wonderful teachers at St Francis School in Ayr.
To my wonderful hometown in Ayr including Mr D for being great advocates.
To all my great mates and to my Mum, Dad and Jax for being my biggest fans.
Thank you for having me this morning'.