Deaf Tourette
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Advocacy and Education of Deaf Culture and Tourette Syndrome. Shawn Jackson was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at the age of 15 and also lost his hearing at 21. His ultimate goal is to show that there is no limit to what one can do as either a Deaf person or as someone with Tourette.
Deaf Tourette
5y ago
This poem was written because I was inspired by a woman who spoke so eloquently about her own battle with Anxiety and I recognized myself in every word she said.
So I’d like to share this new, personal creation with you:
Anxiety on the Edge of Forever
By Shawn Jackson
It seeps into my dreams and thoughts
Painful visions and silent sounds
And I feel like all is for naught
The fears that sting, the tears that drown
The hopeless abandon of confidence
The weakened, lost and unjust betrayal
Of a heart that’s jumped the fence, hence,
Why I cannot keep on the str ..read more