…Three of us were standing in one of the kitchen stations waiting for the meals to be done so we could serve them. My co-workers and I would occasionally jabber about our personal lives while waiting…

…While I was talking, the 2 co-workers standing next to me began to giggle uncontrollably. I thought they were enjoying my story, but it turned out, they were laughing at me! Within a few moments, our red-faced supervisor came stomping around the corner, held her finger to her lips and spit out an emphatic, “SHHHHHH!!!” in my face! …

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… I was startled and my co-workers quickly dispersed leaving me there to face the wrath of my boss who was quite angry and embarrassed. Apparently, I had been talking loud enough to be heard over the prayer that was being said by the seniors to bless their evening meal. Gulp!….

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…It had been a little over a year since my original hearing loss was first detected and diagnosed. We were all quite surprised and puzzled by this new sudden drop in hearing. It appeared unrelated to the original illness, which was most likely caused by the contraindications of the ototoxic medications given to me while in the hospital. I was not taking any medications during this time, so the new drop in hearing was unanticipated and a puzzle….

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