Sheila M - Cochlear Volunteer

No, no! I didn't sell all my belongings and buy a Porsche. Heck, there would be no profit from that kind of sale to even make ONE monthly payment on such a car!!

Last Friday I had to drive to work instead of taking the bus because I was going to a movie with a friend after work. As I exited the interstate and pulled up to the first traffic light, I glanced to my left and saw a shiny black Porsche Carrera with the top down which happened to be driven by a nice Italian Stallion looking dude!

Without hesitation, I pushed the button to lower my window and said, "Hey, you wanna swap?" He looked my way and said, "What??" I repeated using hand gestures to signal swapping, "You wanna swap cars?" He just laughed. I said, "It's beautiful." He humbly smiled and said, "Thank you."

The light turned green, and we both drove side-by-side for three more blocks. He turned left while I turned right, and we lived happily everafter...separately <sigh>.

Then it dawned on me that when I wore hearing aids (for 30 long yrs.) I would always avoid eye contact regardless of whether I was in the car, department store, restaurant, or an elevator at work. I was so afraid someone would speak to me, and I would not understand the words. It was like being paranoid or something. I would worry that I would misinterpret what they said and realize it when their expression would change. Ugh!! 

So...thanks to my cochlear implants I got my mojo back, and I'm an extrovert again. I got to flirt with a Porsche! Actually, I believe I would rather have the Porsche than the guy