My dad was “hard of hearing” for about as long as I can remember. Obviously, I could deduce that it was a result of being around loud noise, but I wasn’t ever exactly sure of the diagnosis.
In this medical record it says, “History of noise exposure includes heavy artillery beginning in 1948 and being a loader on 90 mm. guns up until 1953.” This is what one of those “guns” looks like:
And here’s the medical record:
Also for as long as I can remember, my dad had — sometimes debilitating — back pain. Not that there’s anything funny about back pain, but I had to laugh when I saw this note about prescribing PT for him, because 3 times a week I do 8 exercises to strengthen my core and my back, and those 2 exercises are part of my routine!
I see this research as an act of love
Thank you, Patrick!
It’s either love, or to satisfy my desire to get rid of old paperwork that’s never been looked at or used for any purpose, and isn’t likely to anymore. That, and could use some extra room in the 2-drawer file cabinet that we recently downsized from a 4-drawer. 😜
With that said, thank you for your sentiment, Patrick — and for reading and engaging with my writing! 😍