Living without HEARING
‘If anything, it’s made me more successful’
Daniela Messenger, 42, is a revenue accountant from London.
As my mother is deaf, I had a 50% chance of being born with hearing issues. But, initially, it was thought I could hear normally. It was only when I was seven, and doctors realised I couldn’t hear certain high-frequency sounds, that anyone realised there was something wrong. Until then, my teacher had branded me as lazy and even made me wear a dunce’s cap
