When Deafness Comes Suddenly
We had just moved to Beijing, China, where my husband had been transferred for his job with the State Department. I was still getting used to a new house, a new language, new foods and new friends. I wasn’t feeling well, but I figured it was just morning sickness—I’d recently discovered I was unexpectedly pregnant with my fourth child. I was giving my then-15-month-old daughter a bath one night, wondering why they call it morning sickness when it seems to strike at night....