Hearing Disaster!

For anyone who doesn't know that I'm severely deaf.. I'm severely deaf!
My left hearing aid is broken, I took it out last night and the connecting of the 'elbow' and tube has snapped off and now it doesn't work. *boohoo* Luckily I rang up Audiology and they said they could fix it this afternoon, so yay!

Here's some History:
When I was small my mum always thought there was something wrong with my hearing, though the tests they done when I was a baby wasn't anything like they are now; so it went undetected. So when I first joined school, the teachers started to notice that I was falling behind and not answering questions correctly, simply 'cos I couldn't hear them.
When I was 6, I had a real bad case of chickenpox, and was off school for a month. I had them in my ears which made my hearing worsen still. I recieved my first hearing aids when I was 7.

I wouldn't be anything like I am today without my hearing aids, they're a massive part of my life and have helped me every step of the way of my growth and learning. Also, I wouldn't be anywhere without the constant support of my family and my amazing Teachers of the Deaf, Julie and Susie. (They were my godsends in school!). I'm also very close to Julie, and I still see her now for meet ups.
Although, I would be lying if I said that if I could have 'normal' hearing, I would.. I'd wave that magic wand and wouldn't have hearing aids. But I'm here and alive, I've lived with it for nearly 21 years and hope to be for at least another 21 years.