With the exception of the really bad audio, I am pleased to say the third installment of "Manatees in Crisis" is up, LIVE on YouTube!
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Given that logic, I should be Superman.
I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease in 2004 and slowly it has taken all of the hearing in my right ear and left me with marginal hearing in my left one. Most days now I am unable to hear well enough to talk on the phone. On days like today, I can't even hear myself speak. Meniere's comes with bouts of severe vertigo - the kind that only end with hours in the bathroom, retching my soul out. The disease eroded my balance, too. I can be very unstable at times, which leads to people wondering just how drunk I might be as I stumble through the grocery store. The pain and ringing are constant. My inner ear - the part between my eardrum and my brain - feels like it is full and hurts. The tinnitus remains at the volume of a jet engine all-day, every day, in my right ear. The past few weeks have been rough on me. Meniere's is unforgiving and unpredictable. I want to edit footage. I want to hear the interviews and soundtrack. I want to catch up to a million self-imposed deadlines. But here I sit... in a cacophony of deafness. I'm so sorry that webisode 3 is taking so long. For what it's worth, I can't wait to see it, either. - Rick |