Shiny Happy Deafie

As you may or may not know, I recently started a postgraduate course, which means I've had to apply for Disabled Students Allowance to pay for interpreters. The last time I was a uni student was 10 years ago, but not much has changed since then...

Last week I got a letter from my GP to confirm I do indeed "suffer from profound deafness." I found this hilarious as I hadn't noticed I was meant to be suffering... even wondered if I should go back to the GP and explain that I wasn't suffering at all, I liked being Deaf, and would they change the letter to say that? But I couldn't be bothered.

Then, today, the uni assessor asked me if I wear hearing aids:

"No."
"Never?"
"Never... I used to but not for over 10 years, no."
"Oh. OK."
"Well they didn't work!"
"Ah!"
(Assessor writes on form: Used to wear two hearing aids but does not wear any more because they did not work.)
..."Do you lipread?..."

*sighhhhhhhhh* What's the point of all that, other than to make me feel as if I'm about 18 again?!

And the best part is I have to go through it all all over again next year, just to make sure I'm still suffering from profound deafness and all that...!! Ha. Am sure I will be(!)