Nothing is worse than the long-term effects like chemo fog and going deaf. I do think that we need to report these medications and hope research will try to develop treatments with fewer side effects.
PUBLISHED July 23, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
Many of us joke that of all the things we lose, with losing our mind being the worst. Somehow this banter doesn’t seem very funny with chemo fog or being hard of hearing.She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I was born with a severe hearing loss, worked as a rehabilitation counselor and have lots of friends who are deaf or hard of hearing. Several of my friends are also audiologists, interpreters and American Sign Language teachers. I helped to establish a local support group for hard-of-hearing and deaf people through the national Hearing Loss Association of America, which existed locally for over 30 years. I can sign with my deaf friends, so one would not think losing more of my hearing would be a huge blow.
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