“My name is Jonathan Metet. I am a parent of a deaf child, a daughter who is 20 years old. She is our firstborn and is currently in Form Four. When she was young, she was in and out of hospital. She had a persistent fever. The doctors would run tests, tell us they weren't seeing anything serious, and prescribe antibiotics and quinine.
She wasn’t standing or walking, so we had to take her to a physiotherapist. She was non-responsive when called and only spoke two words — mama and papa. In 2006, a public referral hospital told us she had enlarged adenoids, and that this had damaged her hearing. They recommended surgery to remove the adenoids. After surgery, other symptoms eased but she still was not able to hear. The doctor told us to get her hearing aids. We bought them for Sh66,000. At that time, she was three years old and was in a nursery school in Bomet.
