For those of you who haven't met Leigh, Summer says she is "very deaf." Leigh is hearing but for Summer to say this makes us giggle every time we bring it up. Summer has a clear understanding that it doesn't matter what your audiogram says, what you are makes who you are. Leigh is fluent in American Sign Language and is on her way to Gallaudet where she is pursuing her Masters in Early Childhood Education with a focus on Deaf Education.I met Leigh last year when she was one of my advanced students. Not only our teacher/student relationship ended when the semester was over, I invited her to become a Nanny to my two children. Leigh blends in perfectly with our little family. We often remind her that we are her Deaf family and that she will always have a place in our hearts. Here is Leigh with her boyfriend, Nick, who stopped by our home last weekend on an impromptu trip from Chicago. Summer and Forrest are counting the days until Leigh makes her way down here to be our "very deaf" Nanny again this summer.
