Little did my parents realize that both of them were carriers of a genetic condition known as Usher’s syndrome, which is characterized by congenital deafness with progressive visual loss.
لم يكن والداي يعرفان انهما كليهما يحملان حالة وراثية تُعرف باسم متلازمة آشِر ،‏ التي تسبب صَمَما خِلْقيّا وفقدانا تدريجيا للنظر .‏