A Song For You.
Ivan called me over to “his” room recently to have me listen, for the umpteenth time, to a song by Leon Russell called “A Song For You”.
Great. Lovely. I’ve heard it about 50 times, at least, and know all of the words, but, when he gave me his ear pieces, and started the song, I heard the piano, all of the piano, in my right ear; my 80% deaf right ear.
Of course I started crying, how could I not? I only hear sounds in that ear that are high up on the scale. I haven’t heard anything like that in almost 10 years. I could hear the song in stereo!!
I have no idea how, or why I’ve lost my hearing in that ear but I have. I try not to make much fuss about it, but it can be quite debilitating at times. It was bad when I was still working, and had my head turned the wrong way, being unable to hear, completely, an order given, a specimen identification needed, or a response to a question being asked. It’s not really much different trying to living with Ivan, and trying to hear him.
I can’t hear well. Not until I heard Leon Russell, and his piano. I had to come immediately to my desk and put down all of this so I wouldn’t forget it.
It was amazing.
I took my hearing for granted, as we, probably, all do, until it started to leave me. I feel it is also at the root of my dizzy spells, and my difficulty with my equilibrium. Oh well. Such is life.
Until next time, stay safe.