Listen!
“Chapter Two Reporting As a child, Roma often spoke for her deaf mother. Most strangers could not understand Mam’s voice. But Roma could understand every word Mam spoke. Hers was the first voice Roma ever heard.
Roma also became Mam’s ears. As soon as she could talk, she told her mother what was going on.
She told Mam when footsteps walked up to the front of the house.
When someone knocked at the door.
When Mam’s dog raised his head and began to bark.
What the minister said in church.
When the p...hone rang, Roma picked up the receiver. She listened to the caller’s voice and passed on the message. She told the caller Mam’s reply.
Roma was always in the middle. Listen and tell. Tell and listen. She became her mother’s ears and voice.
When the kitchen sink leaked, Roma phoned the plumber.
“I am four years old and my mother is deaf,” Roma said into the phone. “Our sink is broken and we need a plumber.”
She gave the plumber the house address. At an early age, she had to memorize her address and phone number.MoreLess
Roma also became Mam’s ears. As soon as she could talk, she told her mother what was going on.
She told Mam when footsteps walked up to the front of the house.
When someone knocked at the door.
When Mam’s dog raised his head and began to bark.
What the minister said in church.
When the p...hone rang, Roma picked up the receiver. She listened to the caller’s voice and passed on the message. She told the caller Mam’s reply.
Roma was always in the middle. Listen and tell. Tell and listen. She became her mother’s ears and voice.
When the kitchen sink leaked, Roma phoned the plumber.
“I am four years old and my mother is deaf,” Roma said into the phone. “Our sink is broken and we need a plumber.”
She gave the plumber the house address. At an early age, she had to memorize her address and phone number.MoreLess
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