Thanks for sharing your experiences, interesting stuff. The deaf community is one those of us who hear don’t often learn much about. Years ago it surprised me to learn many of them want it that way.
I found many of the anti-hearing to be angry little women with chips on their shoulder. I just shrugged them off at the time. All I do today is admit that I don’t understand it. But I have learned that recently they are compromising more... many are embracing the cochlear implant and ALS as a way to live. I think this is good for future generations.