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Greetings from Alley!

Hi, I’m Alley, and I’d like to tell you a little bit about me.

I am ten years old, and my best friends are Hannah and Lydia. The important part is that I got a cochlear implant in my right ear when I was three.

I remember some about it, and it was downright scary. I got meningitis, and I was rushed to the hospital with the prediction that I might die. I can tell you this - I was not happy. To me, the world was a haze. To me, scary people in masks stuck tubes in my arm, and long needles, too. The drugs they put me on made me as angry as a wasp. But, I survived with my hearing lost and my balance a little off.

Send a comment or letter, and I’ll have a new entry soon!!

-Alley

Alley’s Alley Coming Soon

Alley is a busy student. Look for her first post soon (perhaps over Christmas break).