QUOTE(Gnappster @ Mar 12 2007, 12:25 PM)
Hey, welcome.
Sorry to pry, but what exactly is Rubella. For some reason I think they have a vaccine for that now but I might be thinking of something else.
So as far as being born vision and hearing impaired, did it improve over time or did you just learn to deal with it. Obviosuly you can see boobs so you must be doing alright

Well to be specific Rubella is a disease that anyone can get. It's more popularly known as German Measles. My mother contracted it within her first trimester and so I was born with Congenital Rubella Syndrome. (CRS) CRS can lead to serious birth defects which I was unfortunate to contract.
I was born with vision impairment, hearing impairment, low birth weight, (in fact for most of my life i've been extremely thin but have improved by leaps and bounds in the last 3 years) heart murmer (I had a hole in my heart soon after birth) and eye defects as I had cataracts in both eyes.
To top it all off I was born about 3 weeks premature. Some symptons that need to be watched as I age are developmental delay, (which did happen as I didn't begin to talk til I was 2 and really walk around til I was 3 1/2) learning disabilities, (i'm proud to say that while i was originally diagnosed as never being able to make it to HS from a learning and developmental POV I did beat the odds and graduated HS) diabetes (i'm on the borderline and can get it at any time) and finally Glaucoma which sadly I contracted a few years ago in my left eye.
Even though this all sounds doom and gloomy I can say with confidence that i'm just a typical guy who can do a lot of your typical things. I just can't drive and in loud places will need ppl to speak up a little louder.
Oh and don't worry about prying into my personal life and such. I've got an open book policy. I feel that one shouldn't be ashamed or scared to talk about the difficulties in life because then when one talks about the joys and happiness it just lacks the full perspective that such happiness brings.